Meet Bill Mascott the New PEI President

Bill Mascott, President of Mascott Equipment in Portland, Oregon was recently elected the new President of the Petroleum Equipment Institute, effective January 1, 2020.

UST Training is excited to see Bill preside over PEI for the next year. Bill worked closely with Ben Thomas of UST training and hosted dozens of Class A/B UST operator classes that Ben provided between 2004-2009 in his Portland office. Mascott Equipment has been a strong supporter of operator training and currently hosts on their web page our nationally recognized video series Tank Savvy Minute on YouTube. Also, Mascott is an authorized reseller of our online Class A/B and C courses.

The Oregon Fuels Association (OFA) is now an authorized reseller of our online Oregon Class A/B Class C) UST operator training for UST operators. Check it out!

Ben Thomas, founder of UST Training, is presented with a vintage EPA poster from Carolyn Hoskinson, Director of EPA’s Office of Underground Storage Tanks, at the 2019 PEI Show in Atlanta for his 30+ years of service preventing leaking USTs. Ben was at show with his UST Training booth, meeting old friends, making new ones, and promoting online Class A/B and C UST operator training.

Last month Ben Thomas of UST Training attended and presented at a 4-day environmental conference the Tribal Lands Environmental Forum (TLEF) August 19-23, in Palm Springs, CA.

Ben gave three different UST-related presentations to a roomful of tribal attendees from around the country. UST Training provides online training for Class A/B and C UST operator training that is specifically deigned for Indian Country UST operators.

Check out the video summary of the conference here:

From TLEF:

JC Oil of Madison, Georgia, joins the ranks of the regional reselling of our online Class A/B and C UST Operator Training. Check them out!

According to their web page, J C Oil LLC has been in business for the past twenty years and define our success by achieving the highest level of customer satisfaction possible.

JC Oil offers Georgia Class A/B and C, and South Carolina and North Carolina Class C.

Good news for Wyoming Class C Operators. Our online version of the Class C UST operator training course “Fuel Station Safety” is now considered acceptable by the WY DEQ so long as the Acknowledgment of Training form (provided in the course) is properly filled out and signed.

Aside from California and Puerto Rico, our Class C course is approved or accepted in every other state and territory.

Check out the course now!

If you plan on attending this year’s PEI Convention at the NACS show in Atlanta, stop by Booth # 5333 and say hi!

World Congress Convention Center, Atlanta, GA
October 2-5, 2019
Booth # 5333

Hafa Adai Guam and CNMI UST Operators: Did you or someone you know miss our live classes last summer? Or maybe you have someone new in your company who needs UST training?

National training expert Ben Thomas of UST Training is pleased to offer a one-day only live Class A/B UST operator training in Guam on Friday, November 15, 2019.

When EPA added new UST regulations for things like spill bucket and sump testing, each state had to adopt its own regulations to comply with Federal law. But if you have USTs in many states, the deadline for these new rules can vary from state to state, sometimes a lot. Fortunately, EPA recently published a list of deadlines for each state. So check out this link, click on your state or states and find your deadlines.

Which states have updated their state UST regulations to incorporate the revised 2015 federal UST requirements?

At UST Training, we are updating all of our courses to include these important deadlines. Any questions about what you must do and when? Email us anytime.

Attention Iowa UST Operators: our Iowa Class A/B UST Operator Training course is now available online and has been approved by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (IA DNR). Check it out!

And the best news of all: Each Iowa Class A/B license is FREE. We’ve worked out a special agreement with State of Iowa UST Fund, who will reimburse us the cost once you complete the training.

Ben Thomas of UST Training recently provided a presentation about purposes and perspectives of ATGs (automatic tank gauges) in a webinar offered by NEIWPCC on August 6, 2019. Ben spoke alongside other key speakers in the UST world including all-around UST expert Marcel Moreau, and remote ATG alarm specialists Jon Kelly and Justin Whitfield of Canary Compliance.

Empire Petroleum is now an authorized reseller of our online, nationwide Class A/B and C UST Operator Training Courses. Empire members get additional savings when logging in and purchasing the course inside the Dealer Login portal.

We are excited to announce that the Petroleum & Convenience Marketers of Alabama (P&CMA) is now an authorized reseller of our online Alabama Class A/B and C UST Operator Training Courses. Check it out!

P&CMA members also get an extra 15% discount though August 31. Email P&CMA for your coupon code today. Have your member ID ready.

UST has been growing this year and we have more online Class A/B courses than ever. As you may know when you take Class A/B training the course must be approved by each state UST agency. And as each state has slightly different UST rules, it’s important to get both state-specific and state-approved training material. Not to mention top-notch content that is engaging and inspirational. We’ve been busy in 2019 creating new courses and are proud to say we are now approved in 20 states with two more pending. Plus we have a great Indian Country course as well.

So if you operate USTs in multiple states, we have a big picture solution for you:

The Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (NDEP) has approved our online Nevada Class A/B UST Operator Training course. Check it out!

UST Training was the nation’s first approved Class A/B UST operator trainer (2003) and we are excited to finally offer Nevada operators our inspirational and nationally recognized training material.

Ben Thomas, founder of UST Training, provided his perspective on the importance of UST operator training in the 3rd quarter publication of the PEI Journal. The article, Does UST Training Really Work, is a thought-provoking study that Ben presented at the 2018 National Tanks Conference in Louisville, Kentucky. Check it out!

The Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) has approved our online Michigan Class A/B UST Operator Training course. Check it out!

Save 15% off each license when you purchase your Class A/B course before August 31, 2019. Use the coupon code MILOVESUSTS

We received a recent news article from one of our New Jersey customers about a gas station fire where, if you watch the video on link below, a number of things went wrong:

Driver starts fire when leaving gas station with pump still attached in Hackensack

Want to have some face-to-face time with the UST Training team? Ben Thomas will be there to help answer all your UST questions. Stop by our booth #5333 on the PEI side and say howdy. Get the latest news for Class A/B and C UST operators and hear about our new reseller and license products, plus learn about all the new states we offer training in.