North American Sweeper Magazine

New Philadelphia, OH – Vacall’s new AllJet truck-mounted jetter is specifically designed for quick-response jetting, with easy startup and simple operation to accommodate municipal emergencies. Like all Vacall jetting and vacuum machines, the AllJet is manufactured by Gradall Industries and designed to provide a long service life with only minimal maintenance. The hydraulically powered triplex […]

The new Xtreme Vac by ODB debris collection machine, DCL800SM, with a three axis hydraulic boom was introduced at the ODB Spring Equipment Show held in Raleigh, NC on April 24th. This value added street maintenance equipment provides advancements in debris collection requested by our customers. ODB president, Greg Heyer, said, “ODB is very excited […]

Prairie Truck Sales (De Forest, WI) specializes in southern clean, municipal owned, reconditioned medium and heavy-duty trucks. Their inventory consists of close to 75 used tandems and single axle trucks in a variety of sizes lengths and specifications. As high-tech as the competition, Prairie Truck Sales is a family operation that goes the extra mile […]

Global Environmental Products have achieved their vision of street sweepers that clean your streets with a high-performance, heavy-duty sweeping system, as well as being affordable, reliable with cutting-edge innovative technology – doing it all while producing ZERO EMISSIONS. Introducing the Global M4 SUPERCHARGED Class 7 Street Sweeper The First and Only 100% Electric Drive, Rechargeable […]

Before 2007, David Powell was just a hard-working guy, an unassuming industrial plant services worker. His job was putting up scaffolding, sometimes up to 400-500 feet high, so that would seem to make him a relatively daring type, as far as plant services workers go. But, he was looking for another kind of excitement. He […]

Although most people do not enjoy conflict, experienced managers know that some level of disagreement is inevitable, and can even be beneficial, in the workplace. Groups make better decisions when they consider differing points of view rather than agreeing on everything. Employees need to be able to express discontent and concern, or they may become […]

Curbtender Sweepers LLC, a manufacturer of street sweeping products, announced it has added ten new partners to its sales and service network. The growth in network size will allow the company to expand sales and service of its street sweeper products into 15 new states. In total, the company is now represented by 25 businesses […]

Frank Gutierrez bought his first parking lot sweeping truck in 2012 and established a DBA named FJG Property Services. FJG are his initials. He says he lacked creativity, so he decided to go with that name while he was waiting in line with his registration paperwork. Gutierrez later changed the name when he incorporated the […]

In last month’s article, we discussed some of the key components of project management. Perhaps nobody in your organization has the official title of “project manager,” but it is nonetheless an important part of running a business. From time to time, we need to divert resources from daily operations to address short-term issues, develop new […]

This is the second part of a two part series on buying used sweepers. Part one in the last issue of North American Sweeper educated the reader on what to look for when buying used. In this month’s edition part two will discuss other factors to consider including the original manufacturer, access to OEM parts, […]