2004 Combination Vacuum Truck

A close-up view of a dry, empty well with a rough, circular border and soil at the bottom.

The collection crew will clean the sewer main line using a hydraulic jetter, to accumulate debris in a maintenance hole – in this case, grease.  The debris is ready to be vacuumed out of the maintenance hole.

Two workers in orange safety gear operate a vacuum truck, handling a large hose or pipe in an urban setting.

The truck is positioned and the crew attaches the vacuum tubes.

A vacuum truck and workers in orange vests operate near a manhole, surrounded by traffic cones.

The overhead boom is extendable, giving crews more room and accessibility to the maintenance hole.

Workers in safety gear manage equipment next to a truck, surrounded by traffic cones, under an overpass.

The controls for the boom, vacuum and hydraulic jetter are all placed on front reel.

Two workers in orange safety gear with helmets and ear protection, near equipment and an open manhole on a road.

The truck holds a variety of tube sizes; crew determines how many are needed to reach debris.

Workers in orange gear, inspecting or cleaning a sewer, with equipment and an open manhole nearby.

Often, crews combine to perform multiple tasks on a given section of pipe. This image shows one vacuum crew, one rodder crew, and one television inspection crew.

Workers in safety gear handling a large pipe near a manhole and utility truck on a street.

Vacuuming begins.

A metal pipe inside a circular, concrete manhole or sewer opening with water or liquid at the bottom.

Looking better already!

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