Vacuum and straight Tankers

A vacuum truck is a tank truck with a heavy duty vacuum designed to pneumatically load solids, liquids, sludge or slurry through suction lines typically 2-4" in diameter with 3" being the norm. The typical pump used in the industry is the rotary vane vacuum pump. The truck can be configured to be a direct PTO/belt or a PTO/hydraulic drive system. There are two different ways to mount the pump either directly on the truck with PTO drive or on the trailer with a pony motor. Each application has different handling characteristics.