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Infographic: How do Vactor Hydrovacs Keep Operators Safe?

For Vactor, operator safety is a basic engineering philosophy. Take a look at the infographic to see how Vactor hydrovacs keep operators safe.

Hydrovac Equipment: Safety Procedures and Best Practices

Hydrovac equipment can be utilized as a best practice for all infrastructure projects, whether they be safe excavation around utilities, debris removal, trench digging or backfill restoration. Commercially, hydrovac equipment is often used to safely dig up portions of roads and highways that require resurfacing. When used for trench digging, hydrovac trucks will efficiently locate or install utility lines by digging precise holes to various depths and sizes with ease. No matter what the project, it is important to take into account safety procedures and best practices when using hydrovac equipment.

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JJE’s No Dig Hydro Excavation Technology Reduces Utility Strikes, Saves Time and Money

The amount of money wasted on costly utility strikes is staggering. According to the CGA (Common Ground Alliance) utility strikes have resulted in $1.7 Billion in property damage, 1906 injuries and 421 deaths. Hydro excavation technology was developed primarily for the oil and gas fields in Western Canada, but when it was brought to urban

Staying Safe When the Job Site Puts You on the Roadside

Vactor hydrovacs or combo sewer cleaners are inherently designed to prioritize operator safety on a job site. By having to complete work on the non-traffic side, a Vactor is designed to protect operators from on-coming traffic with the body of the truck and puts them out of harms way. When working on a job site,

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A Weighty Concern: Why a Smaller Hydrovac Truck Isn’t Necessarily the Best Choice to Maximize Performance

The use of hydrovac trucks has become popular in urban areas in Canada, not just in the oil and gas sector. This powerful and efficient equipment has proven to play an important role in allowing for safer excavation where the presence of underground utilities can pose real danger to those digging with mechanical earth-moving tools, and to the public.

Why is Hydrovac Weight an Issue?

Hydrovacs were developed in a number of different applications simultaneously - ranging from the oil and gas industry, where they were intended to work off-road and usually on leased roads, to the mining and utility markets. Weight was...

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Vactor Showcases Next-Generation HXX® Vacuum Excavator Concept at 2017 ICUEE

Reprinted from Vactor Manufacturing Vactor, the industry leader in vacuum excavators and sewer and catch basin cleaners, has unveiled the successor to the legendary Vactor HXX® vacuum excavator at the 2017 International Construction & Utility Equipment Exposition (ICUEE) Show October 3-5, 2017, in Louisville, Ky. The concept vacuum excavation truck made its first public appearance

Westech Vac Systems Introduces Westech Wolf Hydroexcavator

By Trenchless Technology Staff  on March 3, 2017  Taken from: https://trenchlesstechnology.com/westech-vac-systems-introduces-westech-wolf-hydroexcavator/ Westech Vac Systems introduces the Westech Wolf non-code certified hydrovac truck for oil and gas customers working in extreme conditions. Developed in collaboration with Federal Signal’s Environmental Solutions Group, the Wolf hydroexcavation truck is the first new product launched by Westech since the company’s acquisition by

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