Inside the October 2017 Issue of Pumper
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![Pumper Bill Leppala Explains How to Scratch Out a Living in a Sparsely Populated Winter Wonderland](https://cole-pumper.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pumper.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Ftula_43.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=75&ixlib=php-1.1.0&q=75&w=75&s=e10dd7952548ec058a3ccfe9be11c336)
Cover Story
Chain up the tires, keep the valves heated and wear a good pair of boots to keep pumping while Mother Nature does her best to make life miserable in the north woods.
![Don’t Read Farther If You’re Satisfied With Portable Restroom Revenues](https://cole-pumper.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pumper.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fjim_kneiszel_2009_180212_132159.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=75&ixlib=php-1.1.0&q=75&w=75&s=c6aa3407c3d400735948b9569dbc0bb1)
Reading Between the Lines
Take a critical look at the portable sanitation side of your pumping business. Could you be doing better?
![Portable Restrooms Take the Lead for New York Pumper Yvonne Hoover](https://cole-pumper.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pumper.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fsuburban20.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=75&ixlib=php-1.1.0&q=75&w=75&s=5442bd7f017362fce709c2e037130111)
Profile
Through three generations of family ownership, the emphasis has switched from septic service to portable sanitation for New York’s Suburban Septic & Excavating Services.
![10 Tips to Boost Your Productivity on the Job](https://cole-pumper.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pumper.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fp-10-17_building_the_business_-_jeff_haden.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=75&ixlib=php-1.1.0&q=75&w=75&s=71b8e599ded92288ec430ed87edab2c5)
Building the Business
Stop spinning your wheels with wasted effort and tasks that don’t build the bottom line. Then be prepared to ramp up the revenue!
Massachusetts Septic and Drain Cleaning Licensing Proposals Viewed as Burdensome
Rules and Regs
![Diversification Is Great … As Long As You Do It the Right Way](https://cole-pumper.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pumper.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Ferik_gunn_2010_180212_132155.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=75&ixlib=php-1.1.0&q=75&w=75&s=a38f48eb4e53a4a7a30a0d5ce4d9885f)
Money Manager
Adding new services takes the right equipment, workers who know how to use it, and market demand. Hit on all three and you can find success.
![19-Year-Old Pumper Cole Leister Was Inspired by Dirty Jobs Reality TV Show](https://cole-pumper.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pumper.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fpum_10-17_pumper_interview_cole_leister.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=75&ixlib=php-1.1.0&q=75&w=75&s=6600d337c6a41d3cd5688a4481e2ead6)
Interview
Leister took over an older septic service company and is modernizing it with high technology, Google marketing and youthful energy.
![Win the pH Balancing Act](https://cole-pumper.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pumper.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fanswer_man_-_jim_anderson_180212_132152.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=75&ixlib=php-1.1.0&q=75&w=75&s=779435d41efbd229d687f640e563714b)
Septic System Answer Man
Choose your septage or grease waste stabilization material carefully and then follow appropriate safety procedures to prepare loads for land application or disposal at a the treatment plant.
![Making Sense of Alternative Fuel Choices](https://cole-pumper.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pumper.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fpumper_-_larrytowner_-_truck_corner_180212_132151.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=75&ixlib=php-1.1.0&q=75&w=75&s=ffc4b9712b957b0eb1a7b31cbaeeb47d)
Truck Corner
Straight diesel and gasoline engines are no longer the only way to go for your fleet of trucks. But are they still the smartest answer?
![Would You Accept Eggs, Chickens and a Hog for Payment?](https://cole-pumper.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pumper.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fpum-10-17_states_snapshot_-_rob_brown.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=75&ixlib=php-1.1.0&q=75&w=75&s=13a57f79ea7be3a5f20f9e0421fb895a)
States Snapshot
Iowa’s Rob Brown has some interesting stories to tell about his customers, his favorite equipment, and his hopes for a more professional industry.
![Classy Truck - October 2017](https://cole-pumper.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pumper.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fclassy_tim_wheeler_septic.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=75&ixlib=php-1.1.0&q=75&w=75&s=428f0ea4e9d535f5ad14abe69a4e3844)
Classy Trucks
![Classy Truck - October 2017](https://cole-pumper.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pumper.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fclassy_a-team_3.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=75&ixlib=php-1.1.0&q=75&w=75&s=b34961bd7dc0bee1c13b8ff3094c9dc1)
Classy Trucks
![Vertical pump fit for dewatering applications](https://cole-pumper.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pumper.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fproduct_spotlight_screenco_patz_3333.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=75&ixlib=php-1.1.0&q=75&w=75&s=a32b5b81cb09c83dc0e4ddce8d7b3cfa)
Product Spotlight
![SJE-Rhombus NEX Series duplex control panels](https://cole-pumper.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pumper.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fsje_nex_series_duplex_panel.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=75&ixlib=php-1.1.0&q=75&w=75&s=bb9269aff5cd94ca20837df30b9106c4)
Product News
Industry News - October 2017
Industry News
![Data entry software allows company to save time](https://cole-pumper.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pumper.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fservicecore_case_study.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=75&ixlib=php-1.1.0&q=75&w=75&s=4963249b6c4d454bb41230b428efd9df)
Case Study
Product Focus - Office Technology and Software - October 2017
Product Focus - Office Technology and Software
Product Focus - October 2017
Product Focus