Be sure to see us in Austin next week if you're coming for the Southwest Fuel & Convenience Expo

The Southwest Fuel & Convenience Expo opens next week in downtown Austin, Texas -- also the home of Tanknology's headquarters!

We hope you will stop by the Expo and visit us. You'll find us in Booth #922.

We have some exciting new services to talk about that will help operators with older facilities and, in particular, older fiberglass USTs get a handle on the condition of their fueling systems and formulate their plans for the future.

Everywhere we go this year, the big topic on everyone's mind is the updated EPA regulations that were released last year. Do you have a plan for compliance at your facilities? Stop by and talk with us and we'll help you through the issues.

Austin is one of the finest cities in the country, with some of the best music and incredible food you'll find anywhere -- much of it within blocks of the Hilton Convention Center where the Expo is located. We hope you'll join us -- and we'll be happy to help you find some of that amazing Texas Barbecue that Austin is so famous for!

Heading to Las Vegas next week for WPMA? Be sure to stop and see us -- Booth #1007

If you're headed to Las Vegas next week for the Western Petroleum Marketers Association National Convention and Expo, be sure to stop by the trade show floor and pay us a visit at Booth #1007.

Among the hot topics we'll be talking about this year are the newly updated EPA UST regulations and the substantial changes which were announced last year. Do you have a plan for compliance?

We'll also be talking about a new program for helping operators assess and prioritize tank repairs and/or replacements in response to the new regulations.

Compliance is a major industry topic of late, so be sure to stop by and visit with us -- we can help you ensure you have a plan to keep your sites safe and fully compliant.

"How Can My UST System be Leaking?" Don't miss a new PEI Journal article by our Brad Hoffman

In the first quarter issue of the PEI Journal, which just hit the streets, Tanknology's Brad Hoffman authored a feature article titled, "How Can My UST System be Leaking When I Have Leak Protection?"

Here is a clip from the article:

"Having worked with underground storage tanks (USTs) for more than 25 years, I've seen many industry improvements. Hundreds of thousands of old tanks have been taken out of service, upgraded or replaced with new systems and leak detection. Nearly 20 years ago, regulations required all USTs to be upgraded with spill and overfill protection, corrosion protection and leak detection systems. Today, you would think USTs wouldn't leak. Nevertheless, some USTs do leak and cause contamination. . . ."

Brad goes on to detail how leaks happen, talks about the regulations created over the past 20 years that are designed to prevent them, and provides recommendations for operators to avoid the potentially enormous costs and associated regulatory violations resulting from a leak.

Read the entire article online at the PEI Journal site here.

We wish you and your family a happy and safe holiday season!

Industry veteran Ted Abeyta joins Tanknology to lead Western Division

We announced today that Ted Abeyta has joined us as Vice President of our Western Division.

Ted Abeyta

Ted is veteran of the retail petroleum industry and will oversee operations and business development in the western portion of the US, including Washington, Oregon, Idaho, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Alaska and Hawaii.

Ted started his career with UNOCAL 76. He was the National Director of Facilities for Tosco (Circle K, Conoco Phillips and BP), was Operations Manager for Bovis/BP (AM/PM) and Total Projex. He was most recently Operations Manager for VPSI on the West Coast.

Allen Porter, President and CEO of Tanknology welcomed Abeyta to the Tanknology team, saying, "Ted has extensive experience in the retail petroleum industry and proven success in the Western U.S. We are honored and excited to have him lead our operations and business development teams in this region."

Brad Hoffman's National Tanks Conference presentation now available for download

Presentations from the National Tanks Conference in Phoenix in September are now available for viewing and downloading on the NTC website.

This includes the presentation by Tanknology’s Brad Hoffman, who delivered one of the most popular sessions of the conference, How a UST site may become contaminated – even with the Leak Detection is ‘Passing.’

Brad’s presentation is also the basis for an upcoming article in the first quarter issue of the PEI Journal, where he will go into more detail around the many different ways contamination can occur at a UST fueling facility – even when the leak detection system isn’t sounding an alarm.

Copies of Brad’s presentation are available by sending us an email at info@tanknology.com, or via download at the NTC website.

See us at the NACS Show in Las Vegas!

Next week brings the annual fall ritual of the NACS Show, once again in Las Vegas at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

We will be exhibiting in Booth # 7213 in PEI's Fuel Equipment & Services section of the show.

Stop by and visit us to learn more about our innovative Video Tank Inspection Services, which provide remarkably detailed video of internal UST conditions; our new Inspection Services Division, which provides required periodic inspections on both UST and AST facilities; our International Licensee programs, which provide Tanknology services around the world through our licensee partners -- and much more.   

Hours for this years show are:

          Monday, Oct. 12 - 11:30 am - 5:30 pm
          Tuesday, Oct. 13 - 11:30 am - 5:30 pm
          Wednesday, Oct. 14 - 9:00 am - 1:30 pm

When you stop by, register to win a new iPad Air and be sure to ask for your own magic little card that will have you raking in the money at the blackjack tables!

We hope to see you in Vegas!