United States
US 21987052 | Procurement

Vacuum Excavators in the US Procurement Price, Data and Insights

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IBISWorld Research Department
Analyst New York
Vacuum excavators are trucks equipped with heavy-duty vacuums used to extract liquids, solids, or sludge from sewers, tanks, roadways, excavation sites, drilling sites, and other work areas. They can filter a variety of liquids, clean up industrial sites, provide tanks of water for fracking, or preserve underground structures during the excavation process. They can also contain and transport hazardous materials. Common buyers include municipalities, industrial manufacturers, refiners, power generators, airports, harbors, sewage treatment facilities, and chemical manufacturers.

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IBISWorld's research coverage on the Vacuum Excavators procurement and pricing environment in the United States includes market dynamics, buyer power scores, supply chain vendors with pricing trends and forecasts.

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About this Market

What’s this procurement report about?

This procurement coverage of the Vacuum Excavators market in the United States includes Hydro Excavator Truck, Air Excavator Truck, Trailer-Mounted Vacuum Excavator and Combination Vacuum Excavator Truck. Standard coding in this coverage includes HS-8429-Bulldozers, Graders, Levellers, Scrapers, Angledozers, Mechanical Shovels, Excavators, Shovel Loaders, Tamping Machines And Road Rollers, Self-Propelled, ISIC-2824-Manufacture of machinery for mining, quarrying and construction, NACE-28.92-Manufacture Of Machinery For Mining, Quarrying And Construction, NAICS-333120-Construction Machinery Manufacturing and UNSPSC-22101524-Mobile excavators.

What common market terminology is included?

Common market terminology included in the Vacuum Excavators procurement coverage includes Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (The maximum operating weight/mass of a vehicle as specified by the manufacturer.), Gully Emptiers (A specialized vacuum truck that sucks wastewater, mud and sludge out of hollows and street gutters.), Horsepower (The measurement of the mechanical power output from an engine.) and Spoil Tank (The container in the vacuum excavator stores debris, water and other materials.).

What companies are included as top suppliers?

The top companies covered in the Vacuum Excavators procurement report as suppliers are KeeVac Industries Inc., FS Solutions Group, National Vacuum Equipment Inc., GapVax Inc. and Alamo Group Inc..

Opportunity Assessment

What’s included in the Opportunity Assessment chapter?

The Opportunity Assessment chapter provides a comprehensive market analysis of the Vacuum Excavators market in the United States category, including buyer power scoring, market pricing trends, vendor landscape, cost structure, and strategic negotiation levers.

The market pricing trends include the Market Price (2026) per truck, a five year price forecast and a supply chain risk score. Vendor coverage includes a market share and cost structure breakdown.

Analysis includes a comprehensive SWOT analysis of and recent developments impacting the Vacuum Excavators market environment.

Buyer Power Score

What’s included in the Buyer Power Score chapter?

The Buyer Power Score chapter assesses key components impacting Vacuum Excavators procurement including the recent price trend, forecast price trend, availability of substitutes, switching costs, product specialization, average vendor risk, market share concentration, supply chain risk, price driver volatility and recent price volatility.

These components generate a Buyer Power Score that ranges from -5 (strongly favoring sellers) to +5 (strongly favoring buyers) plus a recommended strategy for procurement specialists.

Price Environment

What’s included in the Price Environment chapter?

The Price Environment chapter covers detailed pricing analysis and datasets on Vacuum Excavators market environment. This includes insights into market pricing Market Price (2026), price forecasts, volatility, specialization, substitutes and switching costs.

Datasets in the Price Environment chapter include vendor cost structure, breakdowns of wage rates by geography and specialty, key external economic and labor drivers impacting the market and market pricing models.

Supply Chain & Vendors

What’s included in the Supply Chain & Vendors chapter?

The Supply Chain & Vendors chapter covers the concentration, risk and diversity of the Vacuum Excavators market. This includes datasets on the market’s top suppliers, detailed analysis on the key sourcing risks and supply chain dynamics, with environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations and scores.

Business Requirements

What’s included in the Business Requirements chapter?

The Business Requirements chapter covers vendor relationships, qualifications, service level agreements and key performance indicators. These inputs provide insight into the planning process through the buying lead time, vendor relationship and vendor qualifications. The sourcing process include key RFP elements like an organizational overview, project budget, selection criteria, project schedule, proposal format, inventory control, cost containment, regulation, quality control, distribution and key contract clauses.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the current market price for Vacuum Excavators?

The 2026 benchmark market price for Vacuum Excavators is $303020 per truck. Prices have declined at a CAGR of -7.14 from 2023-26.

Who are the top vendors in the Vacuum Excavators market?

The top vendors in the Vacuum Excavators market include KeeVac Industries Inc., FS Solutions Group, National Vacuum Equipment Inc., GapVax Inc. and Alamo Group Inc..

What industries supply the Vacuum Excavators market?

The top industries supplying the Vacuum Excavators market are Automobile Engine & Parts Manufacturing in the US, Automobile Metal Stamping in the US, Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing in the US, Power Tools & Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing in the US, Electrical Equipment Manufacturing in the US, Ferrous Metal Foundry Products in the US, Steel Rolling & Drawing in the US and Iron & Steel Manufacturing in the US.

What is the supply chain risk for Vacuum Excavators?

Concentrated vendor landscape increases exposure to supply-side disruptions. With high market share concentration and low supplier diversity, buyers face elevated risks of price hikes, supply delays, and reduced leverage in negotiations during periods of capacity constraints or operational disruptions. Buyers should proactively cultivate relationships with secondary sources, implement dual-sourcing strategies, and maintain higher inventory buffers to protect against supply interruptions.

What factors affect the price of Vacuum Excavators?

Energy cost and consumption significantly affect the pricing of vacuum excavators, as their operation relies heavily on fuel and electricity for powering the vacuum systems and supporting machinery. In markets where fuel prices fluctuate, such as the oil and gas sector, companies may see increased costs that are passed on to consumers, while energy efficiency ratings can also affect demand and pricing strategies for these excavators.

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