Inside the December 2020 Issue of Pumper
![Sodergren Septic Pumps Up Homeowner Interest With a Fresh Approach to Marketing](https://cole-pumper.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pumper.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fsodergren_septic_stills-24.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.56&h=75&ixlib=php-1.1.0&q=75&w=75&s=48027b7b18b30f2f68384c5ffebd0c24)
Michigan’s Ryan Carey brings smart diversification by adding septic service to his busy forest products and excavating company.
![When Disaster Struck, This Michigan Pumping Crew Jumped Into Action](https://cole-pumper.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pumper.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fpum-12-20_between_the_lines_-_sodergren_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=41504800bab4deb748c34f1561079ea6)
Pulling up and seeing the service truck mangled and resting on the river bottom was a pumper’s worst nightmare.
![Connecting With Customers Through the Keyboard](https://cole-pumper.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pumper.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fpum-12-20_building_the_business_-_kate_zabriskie.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=902bd7715d87f550c7d4f38ed483c358)
Don’t let your fingers get ahead of your brain if you add a chat service to your website.
![Help us choose the Classy Truck of the Year](https://cole-pumper.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pumper.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fpum-12-20_classy_-_january.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=904459e8f1fe07f1c8ff075ef96c121b)
The 2020 Classy Truck winners help septic service contractors amaze their customers and maintain professional standards in the field.
The rules aim to help employers keep workers on the payroll while ensuring that employees do not have to choose between a paycheck and public health measures.
![Product Focus - December 2020](https://cole-pumper.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pumper.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fclarus_environmental_fusion.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=5ff909f37cb8ee146297adade009acce)
![Case Studies - December 2020](https://cole-pumper.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pumper.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Feljen_case_study11.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.485&fp-y=0.34&h=75&ixlib=php-1.1.0&q=75&w=75&s=5f02145f17feeb5c73a4b3879ffacc3c)
How slow is too slow when effluent starts to enter the clogging zone?
![Promoting Professional Training and Certification in Manitoba](https://cole-pumper.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pumper.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fmb_-_2.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.505&fp-y=0.51&h=75&ixlib=php-1.1.0&q=75&w=75&s=f11f21589dd583df15fb0af9cc135093)
Installers and pumpers want to play an important role in writing new provincial wastewater policy.
![Classy Truck of the Month - December 2020](https://cole-pumper.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pumper.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fclassy-_miller__sons_7-19.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=ed29e953f35341745209672460782d02)
We feature Dale Miller & Son Inc., Fawn Grove, Pennsylvania.
![Product Spotlight - December 2020](https://cole-pumper.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pumper.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fproduct_spotlight_subsite_electronics_utiliguard_2.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=bae2de37c090c3034fa2eaa2cc1771b1)
![Product News - December 2020](https://cole-pumper.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pumper.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fcoxreels_pc10.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=5e746aebd9be01554e7090614446f60e)
![Industry News - December 2020](https://cole-pumper.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pumper.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fjosh_gable.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.525&fp-y=0.485&h=75&ixlib=php-1.1.0&q=75&w=75&s=e3095d84050697492e8d8048879277ce)