Richard Davis of Quick Response Septic Service, Grass Valley, Calif., sent in these photos of his 2000 GMC Topkick vacuum truck, which suffered a collapsed tank while performing emergency service for the city of Roseville in northern California. Working with about 30 other pumpers to prevent sewage from going into a nearby stream, Davis was on flat ground, with a hose in a manhole taking on sewage when he heard a loud bang. He returned to the truck to find major damage. The 2,000-gallon steel tank with two baffles had to be scrapped. Davis is replacing it with a tank
