We’ve Come A Long Way...

A look back as we celebrated our first 20 years
as the world’s UST compliance leader

  • Tank Deflection Testing
  • 1991 TLD1
  • Spill Bucket Testing
  • 1997 ATG Install
  • 1998 Dallas Site
  • 2007 NPN Cover: Tanks-A-Million
  • Petroscope Afpo
  • AST Technician
  • Circle K
  • Stage II Vapor Recovery
  • Remember 95¢ gas?
  • SureTest
  • We test tanks anywhere, even on this farm.
  • Tanknology Partners
  • Early data entry inside our service truck.
  • Ethanol Prep
  • Hunter Environmental
  • Inserting Probe into Tank
  • Leak Detector Testing
  • Line Tester
  • NDE
  • NDE Truck
  • NDE Line Test at Phillips 66
  • NDE VPLT Setup
  • Petroscope Inside UST
  • Probe Setup
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  • CP Test
  • Site Inspection Dispenser
  • Stage II Dispenser Training
  • Sump Shield
  • SureTest Probe
  • Tanks-A-Million at Cumberland Farms
  • Cumberland Farms Store
  • T-Bar
  • Trade Show
  • 2006 Truck
  • Truck on Site
  • VacuTect Technician and Truck
  • VPLT Overfill Setup
  • Worker on Site

1988

First phase of EPA 40-CFR-280 regulations in place

  • Tanknology founded
  • VacuTect tank testing system introduced to the market in Canada

1989

  • VacuTect tank testing system introduced to the US market

1990

EPA Passes Clean Air Act and regulations for Stage II Vapor Recovery systems

  • VacuTect receives third-party cert
  • Tanknology launches cathodic protection
    for UST systems
  • First tank tests in UK and Australia
  • Tanknology rolls out the first nationwide UST testing fleet

1991

  • TLD1 Line Testing System Introduced
  • Tank deflection assessment capability introduced
  • PetroScope remote visual internal tank inspection system introduced

1992

  • SureTest tank testing system launched
  • Spill containment bucket testing introduced

1993

  • Field technicians begin using notebook computers in the field

1994

  • Tanknology acquires Gilbarco Environmental

1995

  • Fuel Pure System introduced
  • Tanknology begins compliance management services program

1996

  • The Tanknology of today is formed with merger of industry leaders Tanknology & NDE

1997

  • ATG Installation service introduced

1998

All regulated USTs must have
completed upgrades to spill, overfill,
corrosion protection and leak
detection by 12/22/98

  • Introduced Site Sentry remote monitoring for ATG (Automatic Tank Gauge) Systems

1999

  • WRAP (Wireless Remote Access Program) launched, providing customers with electronic access to testing results and records

2000

  • Remote corrosion protection monitoring system is launched
  • QMS, a total Quality Management System, is implemented across the company

2002

  • Secondary containment testing system introduced

2003

  • First tank test in Japan

2005

Underground Storage Tank Compliance Act of 2005 becomes law as part of the Energy Act of 2005

2006

  • Ethanol preparation services launched

2007

  • Tanknology tests its One Millionth Tank

2008

EPA releases Stage I Vapor Recovery requirements

  • Nationwide launch of Stage I vapor recovery testing with enhanced PV/Vent Cap testing
  • Online training introduced for field tech development
  • Tanknology puts its 750th field vehicle into service

2009

EPA begins drafting updated
UST regulations