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Interested in providing higher blends of biodiesel and ethanol, but concerned that your UST equipment is not fully compatible? The Federal government is offering incentives to improve and upgrade existing UST systems to handle higher blends of biodiesel and ethanol. I pass along this great incentive program for all of our Class A/B UST operators.
The purpose of the HBIIP is to increase significantly the sales and use of higher blends of ethanol and biodiesel by expanding the infrastructure for renewable fuels derived from U.S. agricultural products. The program is also intended to encourage a more comprehensive approach to market higher blends by sharing the costs related to building out biofuel-related infrastructure.
Any of you attending WPMA Expo 2023? If so, make sure to connect with Ben and Tammy. We’d love to hang out with you and talk about operator training. If you haven’t registered yet, please do so here. It’s going to be another great year and we’re looking forward to seeing you.
Want to schedule a meeting with Ben or Tammy in advance? Email us and we can set one up.
Western Petroleum Marketers Association
WPMAEXPO 2023
February 21-23, 2023
Las Vegas, NV
Stop by our booth 1205 and say hi
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Our 2023 UST webinar series continues…
UST Training is proud to host a live webinar discussion with Mark Barolo, Deputy Director of EPA’s Office of Underground Storage Tanks on the State of the UST Nation: What we’ve done and where we’re going.
Tuesday, March 7, 2023
10:00 AM Pacific Time
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Mark will share his nearly three decades of policy making experience with the national UST Program, providing an overview of the major milestones the UST program has achieved preventing groundwater contamination, as well as forecast what to expect in the near future. Anyone interested in the Big Picture of UST’s– whether you are a UST owner, operator, inspector, service, provider, policy, maker, or compliance manager– will find this an insightful discussion. UST Training’s President, Ben Thomas, who has known Mark since 1997 will moderate the session. Have a question for the nation’s top UST regulator? Now is your chance!
Here at UST Training we love to help people connect with UST equipment in real time. Now you can literally go underground and check out an UST system from the bottom up without leaving your home or office. Check out this awesome interactive webpage from OPW.
Ben Thomas, President of UST Training, will be presenting an exciting one hour talk at the M-PACT trade show in Indianapolis about automatic tanks gauges or ATGs. Please attend!
With so many ATG’s out in the market, it is sometimes difficult and confusing to understand all the functions of an ATG system. During this training, participants will learn why one should use an ATG system for release detection, types of ATG Systems, and functions of an ATG including how to respond to alarms, how to read and interpret reports, and other valuable information. Please join Ben Thomas of UST Training as he discusses the in’s and out’s of ATG systems.
Thursday, April 6, 2023
10:00 am – 10:50 am
Stop by our Booth 1115 and say hi and learn why UST Training is the nation’s leader of online Class A/B and C UST operator training.
Don’t forget to hit the Subscribe Button on our TankSavvy minute video series on YouTube. And look for new ones in 2023.
Have a topic you’d like to see us cover? Let us know at [email protected].
Ben Thomas, President of UST Training, has been selected to lead the SIGMA group on Maintenance and Environmental issues.
SIGMA is America’s Leading Fuel Marketers national trade association representing fuel marketers and convenience store chain retailers in the United States and Canada. Their approximately 260 corporate members command nearly 50 percent of the petroleum retail market, selling approximately 80 billion gallons of motor fuel each year.
The overall goal of SIGMA’s Maintenance and Environmental Share Groups is to use focused discussions to create synergy and develop ideas that can benefit SIGMA members, which ultimately benefits the UST industry in general.
According to Ben, “I’m extremely honored to have been chosen to lead this Share Group. I’m looking forward to sharing my networking history and facilitating some exciting discussions about contemporary UST maintenance and environmental issues facing SIGMA members.”
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Whether you are a UST operator, service technician, or inspector, PEI is the definitive resource library for UST experts nationwide.
As always, the start of a new year brings new resolutions. Why not make a resolution to ensure you have the most up-to-date PEI Recommended Practices? PEI’s Recommended Practices are heavily researched, peer-reviewed technical documents addressing the biggest operational issues facing the industry. They are reviewed and revised on a regular basis to reflect the latest technologies and industry trends.
Recommended Practices reviewed and revised in 2022:
Recommended Practices to be reviewed in 2023:
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Happy New Year! We’re excited to launch our 2023 UST webinar series. Join us every Friday for conversational talks with Ben Thomas and other UST professionals around the country. Also look for a guest speaker and tank savvy topic each month this year.
Virtual Tank Savvy Talk with Ben
Most Every Friday, 10 -11 AM Pacific Time
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Meet Tank experts. Build your network of UST professionals. Share and learn about UST compliance. Drop in for this weekly 60-minute live video chat on Zoom with UST Training’s Ben Thomas and hear about what’s going on with USTs nationwide. It’s free! Watch and chat from any computer, laptop, tablet, or smart phone with a camera and mic. No experience required.
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The Veeder Root TLS 300/350 is being phased out. What can you do to prepare?
FREE Webinar (in case you missed the last one)
January 24, 2023, 10:00 to 11:00 AM PST
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The most important webinar you will attend this year: The Veeder Root TLS 300/350, which makes up the majority of automatic tank gauges in North America is at the end of its sales and service life and is being discontinued by Veeder-Root in the foreseeable future. Veeder-Root announced last year that it will be no longer manufacturing the TLS-300 and TLS-350 systems. They indicated sales cycle where manufacturing the products is no longer feasible due to obsoleted components and increased costs for older technologies.
Hear from UST Training’s special guest speaker Lee Girard of Veeder Root about why the transition is happening, why it’s actually a good thing, and what you can do to prepare for the future. Also hear about the many benefits of the TLS 450 Plus and why the transition makes good business, security and compliance sense. This webinar is limited to the first 500 attendees so sign up today.
Create an Effective UST Compliance Program
FREE Webinar
February 8, 2023, 10-11 AM Pacific Time
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If you are a UST inspector or compliance manager for your company, achieving effective UST compliance can be a challenge. Learn from former regulator and national UST training expert Ben Thomas about how you can improve your government agency or company UST compliance program. Drawing from 34+ years of experience amongst thousands of UST operators and hundreds of inspectors nationwide, hear (and see) Ben explain the eight secret ways to change behavior to improve compliance.
Suggested reading before joining the webinar: “I Don’t Train, I Enforce!” by Ben Thomas, LISTLine Bulletin 46
Stay tuned for more great speakers and topics!
The beginning of a new year is a great time to reflect on previous accomplishments as well as plan future goals. Here at UST Training, as the name implies, we strive to be the nation’s best provider of online Class A/B and C UST operator training. Being literally first in the industry, we’ve trained more operators and more states for longer than any other third party provider.
See the “Class A/B” map above.
Green. We are currently approved in 31 states for Class A/B UST operator training. Plus we offer Class A/B for Indian Country UST operators as well as Texas Class A/B in Hindi.
Yellow: In 2023 we plan to get approved and offer Class A/B training in the remaining states that permit third party vendors.
Orange: We’d love to provide Class A/B training in those states but cannot due to various restrictions. However we do link to the best option available in each of these states, even if they are not ours.
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