News And Events

With the lifting of Covid restrictions and the return of conferences, trade shows and classroom trainings, we are busier than ever in 2022.

Here are some cities we’ll be at this year: If you are even remotely nearby, please look us up!

• Miami (convention)
• Honolulu (trade show)
• Buffalo (live class)
• Anchorage and Fairbanks  (live classes)
• Phoenix and Tucson (live classes)
• Spokane (live classes)
• Guam (live classes)
• Pittsburgh (national tanks conference)
• Las Vegas (trade show)
• Lexington (conference)

Check out our schedule webpage for exact times, dates and locations.

Want to schedule a meeting with Ben Thomas at one of these cities? Call 866-301-8265 or email [email protected].

We are excited to announce that the Kentucky UST Branch (USTB) has approved our online Class AB operator training course. Now Kentucky operators have access to our nationally recognized, motivational, and down to earth lessons about how to be a great UST operator.

Check it out!

As a Class A/B UST operator, if you are a serious UST regulations geek (like us, at UST Training) this essential list of Federal regulatory interpretations of UST rules is a must:

Underground Storage Tank (UST) Technical Compendium about the 2015 UST Regulation

Periodically we get requests about preventing thefts at convenience stores. This very helpful article shared by the Colorado Division of Oil and Public Safety and re-shared by our friends at the Colorado Wyoming Petroleum Marketers Association (CWMPA) is really worth passing on to people who are concerned about theft.

This was news to us: thieves somehow electrically isolate certain dispensers from the main point of sale system and pump $50,000 worth of fuel without being charged.

From CWPMA:

Our friends at OPS reached out to provide some courtesy information relative to the publicized fuel theft incident that occurred in Aurora.

Please see below and thank you to Mahesh, Zach and the OPS team.

I’m sure you heard the news story about gas theft in Aurora:

https://kdvr.com/news/local/50000-gas-theft-caught-on-camera/

Apparently $50,000 worth of gas and diesel was stolen by “remote control” at the retail dispensers on March 14th. I want to share what our inspectors found so you can do the same with your members to prevent this from happening at their stores.

More: 

Presented by Titan Cloud.  Ben Thomas, President of UST Training will be one of the speakers for this super helpful and insightful FREE webinar.

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Apr 12, 2022 01:00 PM in Central Time (US and Canada)

There’s a lot going on in the news right now, and most of it directly affects convenience stores–on top of the changes in regulations and requirements that have long been on the horizon. But these challenges don’t affect all convenience stores in the same way.

Small operators have unique challenges that require unique solutions. That’s why we’re teaming up with industry experts Wes Rowe (owner/operator and wholesaler) and Ben Thomas (from UST Training) to discuss the current state of the industry and how they’re staying ahead of the competition.

Since we rolled out our new learning platform called LearnSavvy we’ve had very supportive feedback from our customers.

We survey everyone after each course and we love the feedback so far.

Mahalo,

Ben Thomas
Senior Trainer
866-301-8265
[email protected]

Hello Washington Class A/B UST operators. We recently learned that the Washington Department of Ecology (DOE) is notifying UST operators via email about what’s expected of them for their upcoming compliance inspection. This is very helpful.

(For inspectors in other states, consider this approach to help you be more efficient with your time. Here at UST Training, we are a big fan of advanced warnings to reduce stress and enforcement follow up by letting operators know in advance what’s expected.)

Need WA Class A/B training to get ready for your next inspection?

Sample email from WA DOE. They even provide hyperlinks for all the necessary forms.

UST Training is excited to be attending our first NECSEMA (New England Convenience Store & Energy Marketers Association) 2022 Expo in Springfield MA on March 16.

Stop by Booth 126 and say hi to Ben.

Learn how UST Training can help New England UST operators meet operator training requirements, whether you have one or a thousand operators. Our online Class C UST operator training course is approved or accepted in all New England states and our online Class A/B UST operator training is approved and available for Connecticut and Vermont operators.

More about the show here

Want to schedule a meeting in advance with Ben? Contact him at [email protected] or 866-301-8265.

Do you have UST systems in multiple states? You probably know this by now but each state requires its own unique certification for UST operator training. The days of reciprocity are pretty much over.

But good news: we just added Delaware, Vermont and South Dakota to our list of “AB” states online offerings.