209 questions across all categories.
After nine years driving a vacuum truck, I see the same issues with first-time renters. The most common mistake is underestimating the need for good…
Operators are passing increased disposal fees to customers through direct surcharges or higher base rates. The cost to dump a gallon of waste at a…
We run a working ranch and have a standard portable toilet on a long-term rental for our seasonal hands. It sits in a pasture about 30 yards from the…
Yes, a rental company can move your standard unit mid-rental for a concrete pour. This is a common request during remodels. You do not need to end…
Yes, you can rent a standard portable toilet for one month during a bathroom remodel, and most rental companies offer these short-term contracts for…
Sixteen years driving a vacuum truck, and I thought I'd seen it all. Last week, on a Monday morning service run at a downtown construction site, I…
We have a standard portable toilet on our jobsite for 15 guys. The rental company comes every Tuesday. This week, right after the service visit, the…
I have a residential addition project in a suburb with a long gravel driveway that turns into a mud pit after heavy rain. We have one standard unit…
Give the rental company the gate code and a superintendent's phone number, and confirm they will service before 6pm. The driver needs the code to…
We have a concrete pour crew of 15 guys working on the 15th floor of a high-rise in Phoenix. The job will last eight weeks. The elevator core is in,…
Our wedding is on my parents' property in Charleston next spring, from 4pm to 10pm with 100 guests. We're renting a standard unit and an…
Yes, you rent a standard portable toilet for a landscaping crew of five or six for six weeks. The OSHA construction sanitation standard, 29 CFR…
I run a ranch out of Bozeman. We have seasonal crews, a hunting camp and a guest cabin with no septic. My first rental was for a three-week elk hunt…
I run a ranch and have dealt with portable toilets for seasonal crews and hunting camps for years. My driver makes a 40-mile trip each way to service…
This is my first winter running a vacuum truck up here. I'm servicing standard units, a few ADA-compliant units, and one restroom trailer at a…
I drive a vacuum truck on a summer route with 40 to 60 stops a day. Most are standard units on construction sites, some are deluxe units with sinks,…
Yes, a driveway standard unit can freeze up when nights sit in the teens. The holding tank liquid can thicken or gel, and the hand sanitizer jug can…
Two standard units plus a hand wash station held up fine for a reunion we ran around that size, as long as both toilets stayed open all afternoon and…
Bump the service visit to twice a week while the heat sticks. Weekly is the usual baseline on a quiet lot, but a dozen people in August will cook the…
We're mid-remodel and the only open spot for a standard unit is the side lawn, not the driveway. It rained hard twice last week and that grass turns…
Sixty to eighty feet is usually within reach for a normal service visit as long as the hose can walk a clear path to the unit.
Call them before the pickup date on the calendar. Rental companies do not assume you want to keep a driveway standard unit past the original term. If…
Most yards make up a missed weekly service visit within a day or two once the truck clears the backlog, not a full week later.
You do not need to be home for a driveway drop if the pad is open and marked.
We have a ranch with seasonal crews and a guest cabin, no septic. The only spot for a portable toilet has a noticeable slope, maybe a 10-degree…
