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How Vacuum Trucks Work - Coleman Vacuum Systems Inc.

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Coleman Vacuum Systems Inc. A vacuum truck or vacuum tanker is a tank truck that has a pump and a tank. The pump is designed to pneumatically suck liquids, debris, or the like from a location (often underground) such as a dry well or sewer into the tank of the truck . The objective is to enable transport of the liquid material via road to another location. Vacuum trucks transport the collected material to a treatment or disposal site, for example a sewage treatment plant. A common material to be transport is septic liquids (or more broadly: fecal matter) which is human excreta mixed with water, e.g. from septic tanks and pit latrines). They also transport sewage sludge, industrial liquids, or fecal matter from animal waste from livestock facilities with pens. Vacuum trucks can be equipped with a high pressure pump if they are used to clean out sewers from sand. Vacuum Truck Pumps  They generally use a low-volume sliding vane pump or a liquid ring pump to creat...

Reasons for High Quality Truck Parts - Coleman Vacuum Systems Inc

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High Quality Parts Such as Those Found at Coleman Vacuum Systems are Extremely Important for The health & Safety of All Drivers For Many Reasons   THE SAFETY HAZARDS OF USING POOR QUALITY TRUCK PARTS Many truck accidents are caused by the driver's negligence. However, there are also a significant number of accidents caused by defective parts on a commercial truck, from fuel tanks to lighting. Below, learn more about some of the most common defective truck parts that cause accidents. BRAKES AND BRAKE SYSTEMS Brakes are one of the most important components of a commercial truck. Air brake systems create and maintain compressed air that transmits pressure to the brakes, which can help stop a truck quickly. If an emergency arises and a truck must brake suddenly, functioning brakes help prevent a collision. Sometimes brakes are defective because of the way they were manufactured. In other situations, brake problems are the result of poor maintenance. Regular brake ...

Coronavirus | Covid-19 & Law Changing Circumstances for The Trucking Industry Delivering Goods

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Coronavirus COVID-19 Update Courtesy of Coleman Vacuum Systems Inc.  The most dreaded event of the year for many truck drivers has been put on hold for the first time ever, thanks to increasing demand for them as the Coronavirus pushes shoppers to panic buy and hospitals to load up on more supplies. The International Roadcheck, typically scheduled for early summer, has been postponed "to later in the year," the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance announced recently. The CVSA is an intergovernmental agency with local, state, and federal commercial-driver safety officials from Mexico, Canada, and the United States. Each year, the CVSA conducts a 72-hour "blitz" in which 13,000-plus inspectors pull over truck drivers and assess them for following key points of safety laws for commercial drivers. In the US and Canada, the CVSA said the 2019 blitz saw 67,072 inspections uncovering 12,019 critical vehicle problems and 2,784 driver violations. Truck Driver Update...

Covid 19 | Coronavirus & The Trucking Industry - Coleman Vacuum Systems Inc.

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Trucking on the Front Line in Fight Against COVID-19 - Coleman Vacuum Systems Inc. As an increasingly aware United States mobilizes to contain the spread the new Coronavirus that causes COVID-19, the trucking industry is uniquely positioned to help in the containment effort – or further accelerate the spread of the pandemic. As the importance of containing the virus hits home, many fleets are stepping up to educate drivers on being safe , while scrambling to meet the run on consumer items that is happening in some areas of the country as people try to prepare for a worst-case scenario. “The Coronavirus has definitely thrown us a huge curve ball. We are seeing some crazy spikes right now with our customers that are shipping paper products, water, and even beer,” Olivia Young, director of marketing and national sales manager for Navajo Express, Denver, Colorado, told HDT in an interview. "We have to figure out where do we need to adjust our capacity? Where do we ne...