Meeker Spotlights Electric Heater & UL‑142 Tanks at World of Asphalt

If you stopped by the Meeker Equipment booth during World of Asphalt, you would’ve seen the Patriot-E electric hot oil heater on display as well as a walk-in size tank. The large tank taking up half the booth’s footprint showed off the company’s commitment to industry’s need for storage that meets specific requirements. Meeker, headquartered in Belleville, Pennsylvania, manufactures UL-142 asphalt tanks, which means every UL-142 asphalt tank is assigned a specific number and that number gets registered with Underwriters Laboratory.

“We are a UL-142, ASME section VIII and API approved tank manufacturer,” the company shares on its website. “Our facility is quality control inspected by Underwriters Laboratories four times per year. We are a licensed manufacturer for the Steel Tank Institute (STI). We are the recipient of STI’s Quality Award 16 consecutive years and inspected two times annually.”

All asphalt storage tanks from Meeker are built to the UL-142 construction code and the company keeps records of the steel purchases, welding practices, pressure tests and other quality control measures. They use 6-inch insulation on the top and sidewalls of the tanks. The bottom of the tanks are insulated with foam glass block. All shell joints are double butt-welded and nozzle joints are seal-welded inside and out. You can watch an emulsion tank being erected at the Meeker YouTube channel here.

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