AI for Septic Services

My Buddy Rick’s $400-a-Month Mistake (And What I’d Actually Buy Instead) My buddy Rick runs a two-truck septic operation out of Morton, just east of Peoria. Last spring, a software salesman in a polo shirt talked him into dropping five grand on a setup fee for some fancy “all-in-one platform.” Six months later, Rick’s dispatcher was still using a dry-erase board, his drivers were still getting lost between Washington and East Peoria, and he was burning $400 a month on software that functioned basically as an expensive calendar. He called me from the cab of his pumper truck, stuck behind a combine on a two-lane road, absolutely furious. “Kai,” he said, “I thought this thing was supposed to handle my routing.” I laughed. Then I felt bad. Then I spent three weeks digging into reviews, watching demos, and talking to actual septic guys about what works and what’s bullshit. ...