Since 1970, Phelps Honey Wagon, Inc. has grown from a campground owner’s practical answer to a local sanitation-equipment business in Dillsburg, Pennsylvania. The company builds mobile sewage-handling wagons for campground operators and other customers who need a hands-on way to manage waste on site. Current owners purchased the business in 2005 and continue to offer factory-direct support, including custom wagon work.
Lang Specialty TrailersLang Specialty Trailers is an American manufacturer shaped by the practical experience of its parent company, Windswept Entertainment and Events, which began using portable restrooms for outdoor events in 1991. After seeing where purchased units fell short, the company opened its own Pennsylvania manufacturing facility in 2017 and became known for durable, operator-friendly mobile restroom trailers. Its designs are built for rental businesses and organizations working in demanding or remote settings.LATROBE, PA
GapVax IncBorn from a 1977 flood cleanup in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, GapVax builds vacuum and jetting trucks for sewer, stormwater, industrial and excavation work. Rose and Gary Poborsky began with a used septic truck, then started welding their own equipment after manufacturers ignored their ideas; today, the family-owned manufacturer builds customized trucks at its Johnstown facility. Each truck is documented, individually painted for corrosion protection and tested for about 20 hours before leaving the factory.332420JOHNSTOWN, PA
HalenHardyEnvironmental cleanup has been part of HalenHardy’s story since the 1970s, when founder Donny Beaver’s devotion to protecting the outdoors became the foundation for the family venture he later built with his sons Josh and Troy. Since taking the HalenHardy name in 2013, the Bellwood, Pennsylvania, company has focused on helping mobile outdoor workforces handle spills in wet, punishing conditions through practical response products and proactive cleanup planning.313230BELLWOOD, PA
Thompson FabricationFounded in 1993, Thompson Fabrication manufactures waste containers at its 65,000-square-foot facility in Wheatland, Pennsylvania. The company says all manufacturing is done at its six-acre site, where its team builds roll-off and hooklift containers and developed its rolled-bottom design to address rust in container bottoms.WHEATLAND, PA