This infographic will help you decide whether to buy or rent industrial equipment like hydrovacs, waterblaster and industrial vacuum loaders. There are pros and cons to both renting and buying, and you will need to weigh these to your own situation.
For Vactor, operator safety is a basic engineering philosophy. Take a look at the infographic to see how Vactor hydrovacs keep operators safe.
STREATOR, Ill. (Jan. 31, 2019) – Vactor Manufacturing, Inc., a subsidiary of Federal Signal Corporation and an industry-leading manufacturer of sewer and catch basin cleaners, and vacuum excavators, today announced the introduction of TRUVAC™, a brand of premium vacuum excavator trucks designed specifically to satisfy the safe-digging requirements of businesses or organizations that locate and verify underground utility lines and pipes. The TRUVAC brand will focus on vacuum excavation, while the Vactor brand will continue to focus on equipment solutions for cleaning and maintaining sewers and catch basins.
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.
Nathan Medcalf | November 22, 2018 The Westech Wolf is a hydrovac truck designed “Alberta tough” by Westech Vac Systems, based out of Nisku, Alta. The company has been serving Alberta’s oilfields for more than three decades with full-sized hydrovac trucks that are designed for the harshest environments. “For the Westech Wolf design, our primary
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
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,
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.
By Nick Bruhn Printed with permission from Damage Prevention Professional Magazine, Summer 2018 Issue Vacuum excavation is a combination of two non-mechanical sources to excavate soil and can range from small trailer-mounted systems to large truck-mounted equipment. The first source is pressurized water or air, which is used to loosen soil. Once the soil is
JJE proudly hosted two sold-out Regulatory Update Information Sessions at the 2018 Truck World Show in Toronto. Sponsored generously by Western Star, and presented by Joe Lynch with the Ministry of Transportation, the audience was provided an in-depth...
