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USDOT 115479MC1099851

Ben E Keith Foods Ben E Keith Beverages — compliance record

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Vetting summary

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Authority age

6 years (granted 2020)

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Liability filing

$750K BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum

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Inspections

1,173 on file

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Out-of-service

Within normal range vs national averages

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Email identity

Company domain, matches website

Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

Ben E Keith Company

DBA

Ben E Keith Foods Ben E Keith Beverages

Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

601 East 7th Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102

Phone

(817) 877-5700

Power units

1,768

Drivers

2,439

First on record

—

Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC1099851

Common: None · Contract: Active · Broker: None

Property: ✓ · Passenger: — · HHG: — · BIPD filed: ✓ · Cargo: — · Bond: —

Authority history

  • Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier

Insurance filings

91X — Travelers Property Casualty Co. Of America · coverage $750K (as filed)

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

0.5%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 1,173 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

6.9%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 1,173 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

✓

On-file email

rljenkins@benekeith.com — company domain

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Mail host

Microsoft 365

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Domain match

Email domain matches the company website

From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.

Crash record — last 24 months

93

Reportable crashes

85

Tow-aways

35

With injuries

2

With fatalities

Most recent: OK 08/2026 · NC 07/2026 · TX 07/2026 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 2412025: 4242024: 3902023: 118
Level III — Driver-only: 413Level II — Walk-around: 408Level I — Full: 351Level IV — Special: 1
DateStateLevel
Sep 1, 2026NMLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 29, 2026OKLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 27, 2026NMLevel I — Full
Aug 27, 2026FLLevel I — Full
Aug 26, 2026COLevel I — Full
Aug 26, 2026TXLevel I — Full
Aug 24, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 21, 2026GALevel III — Driver-only
Aug 19, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 19, 2026LALevel I — Full
Aug 18, 2026COLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 18, 2026TXLevel I — Full
Aug 14, 2026OKLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 13, 2026TNLevel I — Full
Aug 13, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 13, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 13, 2026TXLevel I — Full
Aug 11, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 11, 2026TNLevel I — Full
Aug 5, 2026NMLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 3, 2026ALLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 2, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 31, 2026ALLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 29, 2026TNLevel I — Full
Jul 29, 2026LALevel II — Walk-around
Jul 25, 2026ALLevel I — Full
Jul 23, 2026ALLevel I — Full
Jul 23, 2026COLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 22, 2026OKLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 21, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 20, 2026LALevel III — Driver-only
Jul 20, 2026OKLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 16, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 16, 2026NMLevel I — Full
Jul 14, 2026TXLevel I — Full
Jul 14, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 13, 2026NMLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 13, 2026NMLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 13, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 12, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 10, 2026LALevel I — Full
Jul 10, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 10, 2026FLLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 9, 2026WYLevel I — Full
Jul 8, 2026MSLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 8, 2026OKLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 8, 2026LALevel II — Walk-around
Jul 6, 2026COLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 6, 2026NMLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 4, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 4, 2026TXLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 4, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 3, 2026ARLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 2, 2026FLLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 2, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 1, 2026TNLevel I — Full
Jul 1, 2026NMLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 1, 2026NMLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 1, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 24, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 24, 2026COLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 23, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 22, 2026KSLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 21, 2026NMLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 18, 2026OKLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 17, 2026ARLevel I — Full
Jun 16, 2026FLLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 15, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 14, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 12, 2026NMLevel I — Full
Jun 11, 2026MOLevel I — Full
Jun 11, 2026OKLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 11, 2026SCLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 10, 2026TXLevel I — Full
Jun 10, 2026ALLevel I — Full
Jun 10, 2026ALLevel I — Full
Jun 8, 2026LALevel II — Walk-around
Jun 8, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 8, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 6, 2026FLLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 6, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 4, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 3, 2026ALLevel I — Full
Jun 2, 2026NMLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 1, 2026ALLevel I — Full
Jun 1, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 1, 2026ALLevel I — Full
Jun 1, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
May 29, 2026FLLevel III — Driver-only
May 29, 2026ALLevel I — Full
May 28, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
May 28, 2026LALevel I — Full
May 27, 2026NMLevel III — Driver-only
May 26, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
May 26, 2026FLLevel III — Driver-only
May 26, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
May 26, 2026LALevel III — Driver-only
May 25, 2026ALLevel I — Full
May 25, 2026MSLevel III — Driver-only
May 21, 2026FLLevel III — Driver-only

Most recent 100 of 1,173 inspections on file.

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