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About Us
Arthur Fleener
Art Fleener spent 32 years with the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) and retired in 2019 as the Hazardous Materials Program Manager for the Midwest. Since his retirement from the USDOT, he provides hazardous materials and cargo tank consulting to the trucking and cargo tank industry.
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While at the USDOT, Art was involved with and a leader with all aspects of the USDOT’s hazardous materials national program. He has worked extensively in the cargo tank area with cargo tank test and inspection facilities, repair shops and cargo tank manufacturers.
Back in the 1990’s Art developed and taught the first CT class for industry and over the years has taught tank testing and inspections to literally thousands of registered inspectors across the United States, Canada and Mexico.
Tom Bryant
Tom Bryant is a hazardous materials compliance expert with decades of industry experience in cargo tank inspection, testing, repair, and regulatory oversight. Since 2006, he has specialized in USDOT compliance under 49 CFR Parts 171–180, including 18 years with GROWMARK Inc., where he directed compliance and operations for multiple cargo tank facilities across the Midwest.
As a Compliance Officer and Operations Manager, Tom led programs ensuring full adherence to 49 CFR Part 180 cargo tank inspection and testing requirements, hazardous materials employee training compliance under 49 CFR Part 172 Subpart H, and proper documentation standards necessary to withstand federal and state audits. He developed and implemented Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for specification cargo tank testing, Registered Inspector qualification processes, and defensible recordkeeping systems designed to protect both facilities and certificate holders.
His technical background includes hands-on oversight of internal and external visual inspections, UT thickness testing, pressure and leakage testing, wet fluorescent magnetic particle examination, and structural/weld evaluations on DOT Cargo Tanks and nurse tank configurations. Tom is highly experienced with ASME Section VIII requirements, National Board inspection expectations, and R-Stamp program development, including quality control manual preparation, procedure qualification, and audit readiness.
Today, Tom leverages this deep regulatory and operational experience to help facilities strengthen compliance programs, prepare for inspections, establish R-Stamp programs, and implement practical systems that go beyond minimum regulatory standards. His approach is straightforward and results-driven—ensuring clients are not only compliant on paper, but operationally sound and inspection-ready.
With a reputation for technical accuracy, thorough documentation, and practical problem-solving, Tom provides the expertise organizations rely on when compliance, safety, and certification are critical.
