Company Profile
Wolverine Pipe Line Company
Company Overview
Wolverine Pipe Line Company is a transportation service company, headquartered in Portage, Michigan, and incorporated in 1952. We have 66 employees in the three states we operate — Michigan, Indiana and Illinois.
Wolverine does not own the product we ship. We are strictly a transport vehicle for our customers, much like UPS or FedEx is for packages. The Federal Government regulates the tariffs Wolverine charges to transport products between origins and destinations.
Wolverine operates 630+ miles of active steel pipeline in three states, connecting Chicago refineries to terminals in Michigan and Northwest Indiana and moving product west to east. We transport over 350,000 barrels or 14.7 million gallons of refined products a day. Wolverine also provides approximately 30% of Michigan’s daily refined products supply. We deliver the products that fuel the nation.
Company History
Since 1952, we’ve been serving the midwest in operating over 700 miles of active steel pipeline.
1952 Wolverine is incorporated
1953 Hammond, IN to Detroit, MI and Toledo, OH mainline pipeline constructed (295 miles); 95,000 barrels of product a day began flowing in December.
1962 Niles, MI to Grand Haven, MI 8-inch extension pipeline constructed (97 miles).
1969 Lemont, IL (Citgo Refinery) to Hammond, IN 16-inch pipeline constructed (41 miles).
1972 Joliet, IL (ExxonMobil Refinery) to Lockport, IL 16-inch pipeline constructed (22 miles).
1976 Joliet, IL to Hammond, IN 18-inch pipeline constructed (49 miles).
1999 Spartan System acquired; Jackson to Lansing to Bay City, MI (144 miles).
2010 Connection to BP Whiting Refinery, Hammond, IN completed
Today Wolverine continues to be a premier products pipeline company