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MARCH 2022

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MARCH 2022 | VOLUME 17 | ISSUE 3

CONTENTS

F E AT U R E S 8

DTG Recycle Enters the Pacific Sweeper Market with Professionalism

14 Giving Back to Good Causes 16 Two Big Growth Problems To Overcome in 2022 22 6 Helpful Tax Tips for Street Sweeping and Paving Contractors 25 World of Asphalt Show & Conference 30 Index of Advertisers/Classifieds

CEO & PUBLISHER Gideon W. Smith

CREATIVE DIRECTOR Melissa Kennelly

SENIOR EDITOR Katherine Nolan

EDITORIAL MANAGER Heidi Karpinich

ADVERTISING Tracy Rodean

CIRCULATION Noah Aiden

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DTG RECYCLE Enters the Pacific Sweeper Market with Professionalism

S

ometimes the new kid on the block isn’t exactly new.

Which is exactly the case when it comes to DTG Recycle.

As one of the largest commercial recyclers in the Pacific Northwest, the company is no stranger to helping customers while keeping an eye on environmental impact.

Which is why it only made sense for the firm to make a lateral move to sweeping last fall. “We were sweeper customers ourselves,” explains Ryan Jackman, Chief Growth Officer. “The service was something we needed as part of our stormwater management plan for our facilities and a big part of being a good neighbor to the communities surrounding our nine facilities.”

But that’s when they noticed trouble with the providers they were using. “The services we were getting were not good,” explains Jackman. “Not only were they expensive, they would come through and really do a half-hearted job. It wasn’t up to the service standards we expect when we do a job, which was a real problem.”

And that’s when an idea was born. DTG Recycle decided to purchase a couple trucks and handle the service in-house, which would save time and money over using an outside provider.

Things only progressed from there. “We had a couple customers ask if we could take over their sweeping. And we thought, why not? So, we went out and bought eight more trucks,” says Jackman. “It just made sense.”

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“As a sustainability company, we saw adding street sweeping as a part of giving our customers a comprehensive service to meet their needs,” Jackman explains. “We want to be a one-stop shop for those who need our services. For example, if you go to a construction site we’re servicing, you’ll see a dumpster, portable toilets, and a sweeper truck. We do all of it.”

Despite the problems they’ve personally experienced with local sweeping companies and challenges associated with the industry as a whole, Jackman stresses that their goal is to provide the best service possible.

Further, the company wants to angle themselves as the most dependable and cost-effective in the Pacific Northwest. “Our team strives to have nice

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and courteous drivers, excellent service, and professional

...the team at DTG Recycle knows that hiring

equipment. Which is really what

experienced staff is the key to success in any

our customers have come to know

new expansion.

with our company and expect from us,” continues Jackman.

They currently run six Elgin trucks, including Broom Bear, Broom Eagle, Crosswinds, and RegenX models. They also have two Schwarze models as part of their fleet.

Another area where DTG Recycle works to give customers the best service possible is to keep scheduling reasonable and not overbook.

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transfer station, the company has grown to have 200 trucks and 350 employees. “Primarily, we deal with construction, demolition, and industrial manufacturing recycling,” says Jackson. “But we do some curbside recycling, too.”

How did they get their start? As the story goes, founder Dan Guimont was the owner of a hauling company near Seattle when he pulled up to a local transfer station. The attendant was so rude that he pulled off the scale and left—opting to start his own company instead of continuing to receive horrible service. It is a theme that really rings true to all that they offer and how they look at expanding into new

Although they are new to the region, DTG Recycle’s

territory or offering new services.

Innovating and sustainability is really the heart of everything they do, as well. DTG Recycle also recently

dedication to innovation,

inked a twenty-year exclusivity deal with Shell to take

sustainability, and superior

into oil for future plastic production. It’s the first time

customer service is unmatched.

plastics that aren’t recyclable and turn them back something like this has been attempted at scale in the country and will take care of approximately 50% of Washington State’s plastic waste.

local providers in the industry for over a decade.

“We have to give Sheldon all the credit when it comes

So, how does this affect the sweeper side of things?

“Most companies that generate this type of plastic

to the success of the sweeping program,” says Jackman.

are required to sweep at least twice a year, but a

“He really reached out and found the best drivers and

lot do more than that to be great stewards of the

guided us on how to put together the best possible

environment. Since we already work together, we want

sweeping program for our customers.”

to be their first choice for the additional services our

“With his attention to detail, knowledge of the

company provides,” Jackman explains.

industry, and focus on customer service, we could

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not have had a better guide in making this division

Although they are new to the region, DTG Recycle’s

possible. We could not have done it without him,”

dedication to innovation, sustainability, and superior

Jackman continues. “He’s amazing and really set us up

customer service is unmatched. “We might not be the

for success.”

most expensive or the cheapest,” concludes Jackman.

WHO IS DTG RECYCLE AND WHAT ELSE DO THEY DO?

“But our customers can count on the fact that we’ll be

Founded in 1999, the tradition of making changes to

there to do the job on time and our staff will always

better an industry is nothing new for DTG Recycle.

offer the best customer service possible. It’s really what

With early days rooted in a single bad experience at a

sets us apart.

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TO GOOD CAUSES With so much turmoil in the world, we sometimes look around and wonder how we can make a difference. Many things are out of our control, but our businesses can be a great force for good if we keep our eyes open for opportunities to serve.

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ou may have heard of or read about “corporate

a partnership with the Disabled American Veterans

social responsibility.” “CSR” refers to business

Foundation, a national nonprofit that supports over

activities that pursue benefits to both the business

one million veterans and their families each year.

itself and society. The scale to which an organization

The DAV Foundation assists veterans in accessing

might engage in CSR varies tremendously. A company

healthcare, employment, education, and other

might participate in a one-time event, like a charitable

necessary services to successfully transition to civilian

5k race, donations to disaster relief, or collecting

life. NiteHawk makes donations to DAV on behalf of

for a holiday toy drive. Larger companies have

customers who purchase a special DAV wrap on our

ongoing service partnerships. Costco, for example,

Osprey II and Raptor II sweepers. We also recently

has partnered for many years with Children’s Miracle

released a special edition NiteHawk DAV shirt,

Network (CMN), a nonprofit that raises funds for

available for purchase on our Parts Store, the proceeds

children’s hospitals. During the month of May, all

for which are donated to the DAV.

Costco warehouses fundraise for CMN, holding fun

In addition, to company wide support like the DAV,

events for their employees and the community. CMN

Seattle Children’s Hospital, and refugee relief, we have

reports that in their course of their partnership, Costco

many employees that engage in local or national

has contributed more than $274 million dollars.

charities. Many of these are familiar like the Susan G.

NiteHawk Sweepers is proud to support causes we care about. Since 2011, NiteHawk has engaged in

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most are just benefits we know. Giving makes us feel

Giving makes us feel good, improves life satisfaction, strengthen bonds in our communities, reduces stress..

good, improves life satisfaction, strengthen bonds in our communities, reduces stress, and contributes to a positive company culture. Regardless of the organization or charitable cause you choose to support, making CSR a part of your operation is about communicating your values to your employees, your customers, and your community.

communities like Bloodworks Northwest, a blood bank and medical research institute headquartered in Seattle, Washington that serves 90 hospitals in western Washington and Oregon. Regardless of what, who, or how your organization or an individual participates, the intrinsic benefits are awesome.

Some are quantifiable, like statistical increases in job satisfaction, longer employee tenure or the activation of the reward center in our brain, but

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TWO BIG GROWTH PROBLEMS TO

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OVERCOME IN 2022

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SPOTLIGHT

Entrepreneurs are masters of juggling all the elements for business success. You know how to be it all and do it all for your company and customers. But, many small business owners struggle due to two often overlooked business marketing management and planning needs. Here is some general guidance for exposing obstacles to success by meeting these two fundamental necessities for small business growth in 2022.

NUMBER ONE: UNGROUNDED MARKETING STRATEGY

and pricing models. This approach lets you surgically

One major business problem in many small

with precision. You can conserve precious time and

businesses is a lack of solid marketing groundwork.

energy and marketing dollars this way. How? By

What does that mean? Rather than rapid launching

acting as efficiently as possible to plan and execute

into ad blitzes and aggressive social campaigns on

only actions targeted at out-delivering your market’s

multiple platforms, start with the less sexy basics

strongest competitors in the particular areas of their

to build a program for ongoing success. For

performance that currently exceed yours.

example, first:

zero in on your business’s specific competitive needs

So, first, perform a competitive market analysis

CAREFULLY EXAMINE YOUR COMPETITION.

to give you a clear picture of what all your key

A thorough study of what you’re up against will

competitors are doing and how it’s impacting their

supply you with invaluable data and intel needed

bottom lines. Include their comparative product

to excel above your competitors’ established service

and service descriptions, pricing, genuine customer

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reviews, and many other useful details. Consider

to investing marketing dollars, time, and energies for

conducting a competitive employer market analysis

any size business.

too, to understand how they measure up to your

NUMBER TWO: WEAK ONLINE PRESENCE

employer brand and why.

The internet is the virtual marketplace of the 21st

Armed with this foundational information to ground

century. It’s where you spread brand awareness.

your marketing strategies, you can undertake a

It’s the place of unparalleled opportunity to share

clearly defined and simplified marketing mission —

your business with your audience. But, there’s a

to exceed your most successful competitors on the

new big problem it brings — web congestion. This

key metrics. That is the winning formula for superior

is the density of competitors struggling to be best

brand building and marketing.

recognized in your industry and market area on the

INTERNAL MARKETING AND SALES

web. This can seem like an insurmountable obstacle

You can expect much of what you’ll need to correct

to success for a new entrant to the arena of local competition in larger

to match and exceed your best competitors to be in the area of passive internal service value adds coupled with upgrade sales and referral programs that focus diligently on customer retention.

After all, external advertising is one thing. It has its use, place, time, and cost. Today’s

Your strong presence in the online marketplace draws new opportunities to you in your local market. It is your vehicle for expanding your prospect base.

markets.

This is indeed where the proverbial rubber meets the road in modern marketing. It’s where many entrepreneurs come to that moment of great enlightenment, discovering the following truth of the mystifying web sphere: Web

effective channels include

content cannot be dismissed

all the standards. You need

as simply some obligatory

a business website, pay per click, social pages, social

yet throw-away garble with some large fonts and a

display ads, and an email marketing system. TV, radio,

15-second video tacked on. And, social is not just a

popup locations, public events, and digital signage

Facebook page with three photos of your sweeper

are all helpful. Even classic newspaper displays,

trucks and a few blurbs about internal training and

external signage, and telemarketing have their place.

awards.

You may need a combination of these, depending

Your strong presence in the online marketplace

on your market size, location, and your business’s

draws new opportunities to you in your local market. It

ancillary service channels.

opens up new markets for ancillary service channels, if

But, in any case at all, internal passive marketing to

you’re so inclined. It is your vehicle for expanding your

current customers for repeat sales, additional services,

prospect base. To reiterate that: The web is everybody’s

and referrals is the time-proven universally most

communications and shopping tool now, including

operationally efficient and cost-effective approach

people browsing their B2B service options. So, it’s the continued on page 14

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single most convenient and cheapest resource for you to

managing your web marketing. You can get most of

reach the most prospects. There’s no more economical

what you need through downloads, such as campaign

tool or program for you to grow a much bigger potential

analytics, contact database, channel management,

customer base.

event-triggered actions, content management, email

MAXIMIZING PROFITABILITY OF YOUR WEB RESOURCES

marketing, lead management, and much more. Through

Neglecting the web or treating it as a necessary nuisance

these and other applications, you can track reactions

can create one of your biggest problems for your small

to your ads and posts and even read the signals of

business. So, by all means, focus quality time and energy

undulations of web responses to competitors’ activities

on building your online presence and getting your

parallel to your own.

business noticed on the web. Once, you’ve come to

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terms with the need to embrace the web and make the

Yes, you can do it all with the right web marketing

very most of it as a marketing resource for your business,

tools, but the question is how well you can do it, how

you have two options for web management — DIY or

efficiently. If it’s not cost-effective to learn and do it all

professional service.

yourself, then that’s not the path to maximum profits.

DIY WEB MASTERING

Frankly, it’s likely to be a more practical option for

If you’re going to manage your digital business interests

most small and growing sweeping businesses to take

entirely in-house, you’ll need to become educated on

the easy way out and pay the fee for an experienced

the array of web marketing tools (many are free) for

professional service to do the work for you. This route

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Celebrating

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Sweeping Excellence

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frees you and your team to do what you do best,

that makes it all worthwhile for highly talented

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entrepreneurs pursuing their passion.

exceptional customer service on the customers who

As such, you’re undoubtedly one of the nearly 90% of business owners who know by now that customer

support your business.

A web management service will optimize your

experience is the driver of customer retention.

website to attract organic visitor traffic from Google

And, you’re probably one of the 100% who are well

searches, minimize bounce rates, and maximize first

aware that effective time management is critical to

visit conversion rates. They’ll publish enticing content

sustainable success business management.

A S SinO C I AT ION INSIDER So, it’s not a big leap to the

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marketing service will gauge

Conquer these two in early 2022 and, all other things

the market and ensure your business is taking full

being equal in terms of service quality, time and

advantage of all marketing and branding and savings

money management, staff retention, etc., you can

opportunities. Through all their efforts to boost your

expect good results from turning your attention to the

business’s web success, they’ll generate leads and

marketing fundamentals we’ve discussed here.

usher them into the top of your sales funnel.

SHINY NEW MARKETING TOOLS

The road to business success can sometimes seem more like an obstacle course with barbed hurdles and a swampy section of murky waters filled with perils to profitability. The miles through 2020 and 2021 were far more treacherous. Fortunately, we’ve learned that U.S. American entrepreneurs in the pavement sweeping

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industry and so many others are naturals for adroitly fielding such challenges as they keep coming.

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for Street Sweeping and Paving Contractors SPOTLIGHT

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If you work full-time as a contractor

1. REPORT ALL OF YOUR INCOME

for street sweeping or paving, you’re

1099-MISC forms every year if you work

Working as a contractor can result in receiving several

probably well aware of the benefits

a lot of separate jobs. However, there might be

that come with contract work. It

the total payment you received was

an instance where you didn’t receive a 1099 because

allows you a sense of freedom that

under $600. If that’s the case, remember that

other employees don’t get with their

safe than sorry!

you’re still required to report all of your income. Better

work. However, we understand that

2. CONFIRM WHAT TO FILE UNDER

while there are lots of benefits that

under Schedule C as part of your Form 1040 return each

If you’re an independent contractor, you probably file

come with being a contractor, it can

year. But if you find that you’ve had a slower year than

also get a little stressful when it’s that

which is a more straightforward process. Qualifications

usual, you might be able to file with Schedule C-EZ,

time of year for taxes. If filing your

include using cash rather than accounting and not

taxes leaves you more anxious than

are under $5,000.

having inventory or business expenses that

anything else, read on for six helpful

3. GET FINANCIAL SOFTWARE

tax tips to get you on the right track!

taxes, but you’re also a little clueless when it comes

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Essentially, these programs will give you a more efficient way to track your income and even file your taxes straight from the software.

4. TAKE ADVANTAGE OF TRAVEL EXPENSES As an independent contractor, one of the biggest benefits is that you have the ability to write off any of your business travel expenses on your taxes. Business-only trips can be entirely deducted, but remember that any personal travel needs to be removed from that amount.

5. TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR HEALTH INSURANCE Something a lot of independent contractors might not know is that you can deduct all of your health premiums without actually itemizing them. This means that your

to bookkeeping, consider trying some online financial

gross income will be reduced because you can take an

software for a simpler tax filing process. Not only will this

above-the-line adjustment to your health insurance

help with filing taxes every year, but it can also offer a

premiums. What’s more, you can even deduct the costs

method of tracking billing and invoices for clients. If you

of your dependents’ health insurance premiums as well.

want, you can even access financial reports to help with

6. GET A RETIREMENT FUND

your sales and marketing. Essentially, these programs

Because you might not have an employer who can set

will give you a more efficient way to track your income

up a plan for retirement for you, it’s your responsibility to

and even file your taxes straight from the software.

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you plan on retiring in the future. However, that doesn’t

Benefit from more helpful tips to grow your street

necessarily mean you can’t get something out of tax

sweeping or paving business by checking out the North

season when it comes around! If you’re a self-employed

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independent contractor, you can take your net earnings and contribute over 20 percent of it into a Simplified Employee Pension IRA. These SEP plans can help provide a significant source of income when you retire by allowing you to set aside a portion of your income into retirement accounts. Bonus: it doesn’t cost as much as a conventional retirement plan to set up and operate!

Ease Your Mind by Applying These Helpful Tax Tips It takes a lot of effort to learn how to run your business, and you aren’t alone if handling your taxes as an independent contractor is stressful. That’s why it helps

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to learn easy tips throughout the process that can ease your mind and help you focus on your work. We hope this advice can help keep your head on straight in time for tax season!

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Operator friendly controls.

Freightliner M2 chassis. Fuel Efficient and low cost of ownership.

The Sweeprite S3 is PM-10 and California Rule 1186 Certified.

VERSATILITY RELIABILITY - POWER - AGILITY 1-877-511-9400 www.meritsweeprite.com Visit Sweeprite at NPE 2022 Booth # 1916 2 4 NORTH AMERIC AN S WE E P E R MA R C H 2022

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FEATURED EXHIBITORS BUFFALO TURBINE LLC Buffalo Turbine has been manufacturing the most powerful turbine style blowers and sprayers since 1945. The diverse product line provides its customers with the ability to choose a product that best suits their application and various budgets.

Booth #1765

ELGIN SWEEPERS Elgin Sweeper Company is the leading manufacturer of sweepers for municipal, contractor, airport, and industrial sweeping needs.

Elgin Sweeper offers the world’s broadest selection of street sweepers including mechanical, vacuum, and regenerative air models. Booth #2956

SCHWARZE INDUSTRIES Schwarze Industries has been committed to providing an exceptional level of customer support, offering one of the most comprehensive sweeper lines in the sweeping business, including models for parking area cleaning, industrial sweeping, mall and shopping center sweeping and stormwater runoff management. Booth #3120

SUPERIOR Founded in 1964, All Superior Tire & Rubber Corp.’s product offerings are proudly engineered and produced in the USA on state of the art processing and machining equipment, overseen by quality management systems registered to ISO 9001. Superior Tire & Rubber Corp. also owns multiple patents on many innovative products that have become new industry standards. Booth #3157

KEYSTONE PLASTICS

TYMCO

Keystone Plastics is a leader in the manufacturing of replacements brooms and brushes for street sweeping and road cleaning. Keeping our roads safe and free of debris is what we have been doing for over 50 years.

With a state of the art manufacturing process, we offer a variety of replacement brooms for all major brands of sweepers.

TYMCO Manufactures of Regenerative Air Sweepers. Environmentally friendly sweeping on paved or concrete surfaces. This true Regenerative Air System is equally efficient in wet or dry conditions. TYMCO’s are designed for low maintenance. This allows them to maintain your sweeping schedules. Booth #3460

NESCON

UNITED ROTARY BRUSH CORPORATION

Nescon has been innovating Road maintance equipment for over 30 years. Beginning with our CRMX-2 Cold in place asphalt recycle unit and expanding to the XBroom Mechanical Street Sweeper. With over a decade of XBrooms on the road sweeping and the first units ever produced still in operation today, we have secured our standing in the industry. Booth #3848

United Rotary Brush Corporation is a manufacturer of municipal, contractor & airport runway brooms.

We have over 30 years of experience in rotary broom design, manufacturing and setting the industry standard for quality, value and service. Please stop by our booth #1319 to find out how we can help you. Booth #1866

Booth #3228

ODRA ROAD SWEEPERS At ODRA, we manufacture chassis mounted mechanical road sweepers.

These road sweepers are robust and reliable machines that feature high fuel efficiency and low operational cost. Our sweepers have shown extensive success with both municipalities and private contractors as being reliable, simple build, easy to operate and very versatile. Booth #3068 w w w. na sweeper.co m

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AVAILABLE COVERAGE

• Power sweeping

4 Auto Liability 4 General Liability 4 Umbrella 4 Workers Compensation 4 Property/Equipment 4 Health Insurance 4 Employee Benefits 4 Payroll/HR Services

• Line striping • Sealing coating/ crack repair • Pavement resurfacing • Porter service • Catch basin service

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INDEX 1-800-SWEEPER..........................................................................19 1800sweeper.com Bensink.........................................................................................18 704-658-1333 / buchermunicipal.com Bucher Municipal.........................................................................13 704-658-1333 P R O D/ buchermunicipal.com U C T W AT C H Buffalo Turbine.............................................................................26 716-592-2700 / buffaloturbine.com Carolina Enviromental Services...................................................26 800-239-7796 / cesrefuse.com Eagle Eye Tracking.........................................................................9 855-338-7225 Elgin Sweeper Company................................................................7 elginregenx.com Global Sweeping Solutions............................................................2 909-713-1600 / globalsweeper.com KeyStone Street Sweeping Brooms............................................21 800-635-5238 / kpbrush.com Multihog........................................................................................28 443-852-1842 / multihog.com Nescon............................................................................................7 480-505-0001 Nite-Hawk Sweepers................................................................6, 15 800-448-9364 / nitehawksweepers.com Nomad.........................................................................................BC 450-530-9873 / balaisnomad.com Oakmont Capital Services LLC......................................................3 320-844-8800 / oakmontfinance.com ODRA Sweeper.............................................................................10 844-888-6372 / odrasweeper.com Pat’s Pump & Blower....................................................................18 800-359-7867 / patspump.com

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The ODB Co..................................................................................31 800-446-9823 / www.odbco.com Safety Vision.................................................................................28 800-851-4764 / safetyvision.com Schwarze Industries Inc.................................................................5 800-879-7933 / schwarze.com SEALMATE....................................................................................23 sealmate.com Sharpco Sweeper Shoes................................................................4 313-343-4328/800-372-5007/sharpcosweepershoes.com Skavin’jer Street Sweepers..........................................................21 888-652-2137 / skavinjer.com Stewart-Amos Equipment Co........................................................4 800-482-2302 / stewart-amos.com Street Smart..................................................................................29 888-653-6800 / streetsmartrental.com Superior Tire & Rubber Corp.........................................................9 800-289-1456 / superiortire.com Sweeprite......................................................................................24 877-511-9400 / meritsweeprite.com Sweeper Parts Sales......................................................................6 877-695-3060 / sweeperpartssales.com Trinity Highway.............................................................................26 888-323-6374 / trinityhighway.com Tymco............................................................................................11 800-258-9626 / tymco.com United Rotary Brush Corporation..................................................3 800-851-5108 / united-rotary.com World Insurance...........................................................................27 866-793-9999 Xpress Sweeping Inc....................................................................30 401-523-6116 / xpresssweeping.com

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