McRae’s Environmental Services Ltd

  McRae’s Environmental serves all British Columbia and Alberta with a fleet of specialized Vacuum Tankers operated by skilled, reliable, and certified Vac Truck Operators. Vacuum Tankers and vac trucks have always been essential in the oil & gas industry. Now they are used in many markets including municipal infrastructure work, marine transportation industry, emergency spill-response, and many processes that generate liquid waste not suitable for discharge to sewers. Using state-of-the-art vacuum tanker equipment, McRae’s can safely pump, haul, & dispose of most liquid wastes including, industrial liquids and sludges, contaminated water, sewage, and hazardous wastes with our Vac Trucks. All in compliance with all local, provincial, and federal regulations.   McRae’s is committed to delivering superior customer service. Our service professionals are trained through a proprietary certification process and a nationally standardized program, that enables them to provi...

 Although there are several methods for excavating land, vacuum excavation is one of the least harmful. For delicate digging operations, vacuum trucks, sometimes known as "hydrovac" trucks, are frequently used in hydro excavation.  Since 1955, McRae’s Environmental Services ltd. has used innovative, state-of-the-art technology to deliver cost effective hydrovac truck services  Vancouver and Vacuum Truck solutions to a broad customer base, all while setting the highest standards in safety, equipment, and employee practices. Benefits of hydrovac Excavation Cost-efficient – hydrovac excavation is faster than traditional digging methods because it employs heavy-duty equipment, as opposed to manual digging methods. It is also efficient because it only requires the hydrovac excavation truck and no hand digging tools or a second dump truck. The land is excavated by experienced crew members who drive the truck. Because of the reduced time, the project can be completed at a low c...

  What Is Vacuum Excavation Used For? There are  numerous ways to excavate land , but few are as non-destructive as vacuum excavation.  Hydro excavation , which is performed using  vacuum trucks  or “hydrovac” trucks, is a popular choice for sensitive digging operations. What exactly is  vacuum excavation , and  what is a vacuum truck ? We have the answers to these and other questions below.   What Is A Vacuum Truck? You’ve probably seen a  vacuum truck  before driving around Vancouver because they frequently clean  clogged drains . They, however, do much more than that. Vacuum trucks in Vancouver  have a unique set of tools onboard, including a compressed air lance, waste storage chamber, vacuum suction, and twin or triple air vehicle fans. The ground is then  broken up and dispersed  with the air lance during excavation work, and then vacuumed into the truck’s waste storage chamber to be contained for later safe dis...