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Knight Division TacticalDoes KDT provide vacuum trucks?
Vacuum Trucks
Yes.
KDT provides vacuum trucks, from standard liquid vac trucks of about 70–130 barrels to air movers and combination units, dispatched with drivers and operators who hold the licenses and training the load requires.
Typical configuration
- Tank capacity
- About 70–130 bbl (roughly 3,000–5,500 gal), with 80 and 130 bbl common
- Vacuum pump
- About 300–1,000+ cfm on liquid units; 3,000–5,000+ cfm on air movers
- Hose
- Typically 3–4 in suction hose, with extensions for reach
- Tank build
- Carbon steel standard; stainless or lined tanks for corrosives
- Hazmat units
- DOT 407 / 412 cargo tanks where the product requires it
- Crew
- Driver-operator per truck, with a helper on larger jobs
A vacuum truck is a tank on a truck chassis with a powerful vacuum pump that sucks liquids and sludges through a hose into the tank. On a spill it's the workhorse for picking up pooled oil, emptying skimmer storage, pulling contaminated water from ditches and sumps, and moving product to frac tanks or a disposal facility. Air movers pull much more air and can pick up solids, sorbents and debris; combination units add a high-pressure water jetter.
KDT sends the truck with a driver and operator. Who can haul what depends on the load: crude, fuel, oily water and hazardous waste each have their own rules, so the drivers carry the CDL endorsements and HAZWOPER training the job and jurisdiction require, and tank trucks hauling hazardous materials meet the DOT cargo-tank requirements for that product.
We schedule trucks around the operation so recovered liquids keep moving, track loads and volumes for the waste and planning sections, and decon the trucks before they leave the site.
Available as
- Standard liquid vacuum trucks (70–130 bbl)
- Air movers for solids, sludge and sorbents
- Combination units with high-pressure jetting
- Hydro-excavation trucks
- Stainless or lined trucks for corrosive liquids
- Septic and gray water pump trucks for camps
What's included
- Truck with driver-operator
- Hose and fittings for the job
- Load and volume tracking
- Transport to frac tanks, a staging site or a permitted facility
- Truck decon before leaving the site
Where it's used
- Pickup of pooled oil and recovered product
- Emptying skimmer storage and bladders
- Contaminated water from ditches, sumps and excavations
- Floodwater and sewage removal after a hurricane
- Pit, tank and containment cleanouts
Questions, answered.
Does KDT provide vacuum trucks?
Yes. We dispatch liquid vac trucks, air movers and combination units with driver-operators who have the licensing and training the load requires.
How much does a vac truck hold?
Most liquid vac trucks hold about 70 to 130 barrels, roughly 3,000 to 5,500 gallons. For larger volumes we pair them with frac tanks on site so the trucks can cycle.
Can a vac truck haul hazardous waste?
Yes, when the truck, the driver and the paperwork are right for that waste. Hazardous loads move in DOT-spec cargo tanks with properly endorsed drivers and a manifest, through licensed haulers as required.
How many vac trucks do I need?
It comes down to recovery rate, the distance to storage or disposal, and how long each round trip takes. Give us the volumes and the site and we'll work out the number and the rotation.
Need it on your incident? Say the word.
Add it to your request with anything else you need, then send it all at once. We'll come back with what we can put where, and when.