Utah supply chain infrastructure and solutions company Savage has announced plans to develop a new crude-by-rail transload terminal to connect supply chains for transporting Uinta Basin crude oil from wellheads to refinery markets across North America. The new terminal, located near Wellington in Carbon County, will unload Uinta Basin yellow and black wax crude from tanker trucks into two heated tanks. The crude will then be loaded into trains of insulated rail cars, via two rail loops, for delivery to end-market destinations.

“Developing a new Savage transload terminal in Wellington will allow Uinta Basin producers to increase their production and access new markets without the logistical challenges of long-haul trucking or waiting on other logistical solutions requiring long lead times,” said Jason Ray, president of Savage Infrastructure. “We believe this transload terminal will be the most efficient and cost-advantaged terminal in the Please log in to see the rest of this story.