The wide use of vacuum trucks has led to the development of the general safety guidelines in this publication. These guidelines are recommended as good operating practices for those in the petroleum industry who use vacuum trucks. These guidelines are not applicable to pneumatic-conveyor equipment (see foreword).
API PUBL 2219-1986 history
1999API PUBL 2219-1999 Safe Operation of Vacuum Trucks in Petroleum Service (Second Edition)
1986API PUBL 2219-1986 Safe Operation of Vacuum Trucks in Petroleum Service (First Edition)