BEN E KEITH COMPANY
USDOT 115479 · Doing business as BEN E KEITH FOODS BEN E KEITH BEVERAGES
Active, interstate carrier, large fleet (1768 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate6.6% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)94 reported — involvement does not imply fault
These signals summarize the records shown below — they are a starting point for your own checks, not a judgment of the carrier.
Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 115479 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-1099851 |
| Legal Name | BEN E KEITH COMPANY |
| DBA Name | BEN E KEITH FOODS BEN E KEITH BEVERAGES |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 8178775700 |
| Address | 601 EAST 7TH STREET, Fort Worth, TX, 76102 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 20131217) |
| Hazmat Flag | false |
Safety ratings: S = Satisfactory, C = Conditional, U = Unsatisfactory. A carrier with no rating has not been through a full FMCSA compliance review — this is common and not itself a red flag.
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 79 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 81 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 85 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 71 / 100 |
Scores are 0-100 rankings computed by us from public FMCSA inspection measures; higher = worse relative to peers. Not official CSA/BASIC percentiles. How these scores are computed.
Safety events
Inspections & crashes (last 24 months)
| Inspections | 836 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 6.6% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 94 total (2 fatal, 38 with injuries, 84 towaway) |
- 2026-07-01 — AR — 1 injured
- 2026-06-17 — AL — towaway
- 2026-06-12 — OK — towaway
- 2026-06-03 — TX — towaway
- 2026-06-01 — TX — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 20 (121), 16 (110), 12 (77).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 1768 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 2439 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 71,359,572 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 16-APR-26 |
BEN E KEITH COMPANY operates 1768 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in TX.
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