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The Many Firsts of UST Training

May 28, 2025

When you purchase Class A/B or C UST operator training from us, you may not realize how long we’ve been in the business and what sort of contributions we have made to the UST leak prevention industry. Here is a list of our “first” accomplishments over the last three decades.

1996   Created and launched one of the nation’s first state UST web pages in Alaska.

2003   Taught the first-ever State approved Class A/B course in the nation in Oregon.

2004   Designed and created the first ever state online training UST program in Montana.

2007   Created and taught first UST class A/B UST operator course in Kansas.

2009   Created and launched the first commercially available online training for class C operators nationwide. UST Training Class C online courses

2009   Created and taught first ever class A/B UST webinar and first-class AB UST operator course in Colorado.

2010   Created and taught the first Class A/B course in US Virgin Islands.

2010   Created and taught first Class A/B UST operator course in Wisconsin.

2011   Created the first Class A/B UST operator training course in Puerto Rico and first taught in Spanish.

2011   Created and taught the first UST Class A/B UST operator training course taught in West Virginia.

2012   Created and taught the first UST Class A/B UST operator training course in Guam and CNMI.

2013   Helped create KY TOOLS (Tank Operator Online Learning System) in Kentucky.

2014   Published Tank Savvy Minute, the first free series of UST training videos, online (YouTube).

2015   Taught the first Class A/B and C UST operators at the Red Hill Tank Farm, the world’s largest known UST system, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, Hawaii.

2016    Created and taught the first Class A/B and C UST operator courses in Nebraska.

2016   Taught the first “Subpart K” certified Class A/B course for airport hydrant and field constructed UST operators, Guam.

2017     Created the first online Indian Country Class A/B UST Operator Training course.

2018     Launched the nation’s first Class C course in Hindi.

2018     Launched the nation’s first Class A/B course in Hindi.

2019    Created and launched the first state-approved Class A/B course in Michigan.

2019     Granted permission to Veeder-Root to post his Tank Savvy Minute YouTube videos on  the Veeder-Root TLS-350 web page.

2022     Created and launched the first state-approved online Class A/B course in Delaware.

2022   Created and launched the first third party online Class A/B course in Kentucky.

2025     Stay tuned!

Stay tuned for more “firsts” as we continue to help UST operators be Tank Savvy!

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