by Joe Heaney | Mar 19, 2013 | Tanks and Fuel Management
No one is more acutely aware of uncertain, rising fuel costs than those managing transportation or fueling operations. For most, fuel represents your second-highest budget line. It’s a lot of money, for any size company. And that makes effective fuel...
by Joe Heaney | Mar 14, 2013 | Tanks and Fuel Management
Does purchasing fuel for your inventory seem like it should be the easiest thing in the dealership, but instead it is a paperwork riddled process that invokes groans, eye rolls, and audible sighs? Why is that?! It doesn’t have to be anymore! Onsite fueling...
by Joe Heaney | Mar 7, 2013 | Right-To-Know Filing, Tanks and Fuel Management
WARNING: Submitting your Right to Know filing late can be hazardous to your health, causing insomnia, stomach aches, headaches, an overwhelming sense of guilt, fear and self-loathing. OK, we may be exaggerating a bit here, but not necessarily by much. Health-related...
by Joe Heaney | Feb 19, 2013 | Tanks and Fuel Management
As you begin your investigation into fleet fuel management systems, one of the first things you’ll discover is that there are several companies that offer something along this line. But while they all describe their system as designed for “fleet fuel management,”...
by Peter Brighton | Jan 22, 2013 | Tanks and Fuel Management
Hazards caused by above ground storage tanks and how to avoid them Above ground storage tanks (AST) can be a real plus. They’re easier and less expensive to install, and they’re certainly easier to monitor since you can see them. Advances in above ground storage tank...
by Joe Heaney | Jan 15, 2013 | Engineering Services, Environmental Health and Safety, Tanks and Fuel Management
data storage, diesel fuel, diesel fuel storage, effective record keeping, fleet fuel management system, fleet fuel management sytsem, fuel contamination, fuel management, fuel managment compliance, fuel savings, fuel security, fuel service, human error, low cost, low...
by Joe Heaney | Jan 10, 2013 | Environmental Consulting, Tanks and Fuel Management
The process of underground storage tank removalcan be quite a bit more complex than you might think. Unfortunately, you can’t just bring in a backhoe and get to it, because you aren’t digging up just any tank. Between the regulatory requirements and the potential...
by Joe Heaney | Jan 4, 2013 | Environmental Site Assessments, Engineering Services, Environmental Consulting, Information Management Systems
There is no way you can conduct an effective environmental site investigation without well-organized data that’s readily available. Anything less and you face frustrating delays and potentially costly mistakes caused by your system’s inherent inefficiencies. Unless...
by Joe Heaney | Jan 3, 2013 | Right-To-Know Filing, Tanks and Fuel Management
It’s almost that time again. If you own or operate any facility in New York City that uses or stores hazardous substances you must submit an annual report to the NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). It’s part of the Community Right-to-Know filing program...
by Joe Heaney | Dec 20, 2012 | Tanks and Fuel Management
Traditionally, environmental engineering firms and those with whom they work on site investigations have relied on Microsoft Excel to sort and manage data and to prepare tables to create comparative reports, charts and graphs, in order to understand the existing...
