BEN E KEITH COMPANY

FORT WORTH, TX

DBA: BEN E KEITH FOODS BEN E KEITH BEVERAGES

Joins 746 roadside inspections (24 mo), 1 authority docket, BIPD on file (TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA) from FMCSA public filings. Data as of Oct 25, 2026. Booking triage is above; confirm on SAFER before tendering.

Brokers & shippers · booking check

Book with caution — review signals below

No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Caution

Policy effective · Mar 25, 2020

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1 fatality on crash record 826 FMCSA-reportable crashes on file. Details →

On file

Insurance on file · $750,000 TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA · 91X Details →
BOC-3 process agent on file TRUCKERS NATIONWIDE INC Details →
Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating
OOS rate better than size peers

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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)

TruckCodex risk summary — BEN E KEITH COMPANY (USDOT 115479)
Verdict: CAUTION
Book with caution — review signals below
No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Authority / census status: Active
Active BIPD limit: $750,000

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • 1 fatality on crash record — 826 FMCSA-reportable crashes on file.

On file:
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 — TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — TRUCKERS NATIONWIDE INC
  • Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating
  • OOS rate better than size peers

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/115479/
As of: Oct 25, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.

USDOT 115479 Active CORPORATION PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Satisfactory rated Company officer: MIKE ROWELL Company officer 2: RACHEL JENKINS Produce Chemicals Cold Food Beverages Paper Products Based in FORT WORTH, TX

FMCSA census as of Oct 25, 2026 · Sources · Freshness · Methodology · Disclaimer

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 5/5 scored components (mean 100/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A confidence 100% · 5/5 signals · expand

Authority / census

Active · 100/100

Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.

Insurance / BIPD

BIPD active · 100/100

Active BIPD/Primary-like policy on file in our insurance history.

OOS vs peers

Safer than peers · 100/100

Driver OOS 0.6% vs peer median 1.3% (better). Vehicle OOS 11.1% vs peer median 14.3% (better). n=383 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating

Satisfactory · 100/100

Official FMCSA Satisfactory safety rating.

Insurance-watch tier

Not on watch · 100/100

No BMC-91 insurance-lapse watch classification on file for this USDOT.

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard from authority, BIPD, peer OOS, FMCSA safety rating, and insurance-watch signals. Not a booking verdict and not legal advice. See methodology. Booking triage on this page: Caution.

Fleet size changes

Field change history → Daily change log ↓

Power Units +28 (1,740 → 1,768) · May 25, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
Drivers +74 (2,365 → 2,439) · May 25, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census

Operating authority

common

Insurance

TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA · BMC-91X · $750,000

1 active liability filing

BOC-3 agent

TRUCKERS NATIONWIDE INC

Company profile

Company details

USDOT 115479

In FMCSA records since Jun 1, 1974 (~52y)

Entity CORPORATION

Company officer MIKE ROWELL

Company officer 2 RACHEL JENKINS

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Cargo carried

Produce, Chemicals, Cold Food, Beverages, Paper Products

Fleet size 1,768 units

Drivers 2,439

Annual mileage 68,533,500 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (817) 877-5700

Email: [email protected]

Physical

601 EAST 7TH STREET

FORT WORTH, TX 76102

Mailing address matches physical.

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 115479

In FMCSA records since Jun 1, 1974 (~52y)

Entity CORPORATION

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 68,533,500 mi

Safety Rating Satisfactory

vs. National Average

Vehicle OOS Rate 11.1% vs 23.4% -12.3 pts

Driver OOS Rate 0.6% vs 6.7% -6.1 pts

Violations per Inspection 0.48 vs 1.80 -1.32

Peer tier (mega-fleets (>1,000 power units)) median OOS rate: 14.5%

Active liability insurance

TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA

BMC-91X · $750,000 · 9351B827

Effective Mar 25, 2020

FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)

No active FMCSA cargo filing on file.

FMCSA L&I filing evidence — not a shipper certificate of insurance (COI). Cargo (BMC-34) is primarily an HHG / household-goods requirement; general freight carriers often have none.

Broker bond / trust (BMC-84/85)

No active broker surety bond or trust fund on file.

BMC-84 is a surety bond; BMC-85 is a trust-fund agreement. Required for property brokers / freight forwarders — not motor-carrier BIPD liability insurance.

Broker setup by MC age

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Based on FMCSA authority grant of 2020-04-10 (2,000+ days). Published gates only — not a guarantee they will accept. Confirm with the broker.

Related filings

Insurance
TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA
Policy effective Mar 25, 2020
Process Agent
TRUCKERS NATIONWIDE INC
BOC-3 on file

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type	Owned	Term leased	Trip leased
Truck tractors	1,685	0	0
Trailers	2,135	0	0
Trucks	83	0	0

Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).

Accident reports (24 months)

All 826 crashes →

	6–12 months	12–24 months	Total
Fatalities	1	0	1
Injuries	7	34	41
Tow-away	17	45	62
Crash reports	17	51	68

Reportable crashes from FMCSA MCMIS for the trailing 24 months. Counts may differ slightly from SAFER due to reporting lag.

Inspections (24 months)

All 1,329 inspections →

	Driver	Vehicle	Hazmat
Inspections	746	746	0
OOS inspections	3	52	0
OOS percentage	0.4%	6.97%	—
National average	6.7%	23.4%	4.4%

Roadside inspections in the last 24 months. National averages are FMCSA MCSAP reference rates (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%, hazmat ~4.4%).

Power Units

1,768

Drivers

2,439

Inspections

1,329

FMCSA roadside history on file

OOS Rate (peak)

11.1%

driver or vehicle, whichever higher

Crashes (24m)

826 all-time

Authorities

0 active

Risk Signals

Elevated OOS rate

Peak OOS rate of 11.1% is above the driver national average (~6.7%); vehicle national average is ~23.4%.

Out-of-Service rate vs same-size peers FMCSA roadside inspections, % placed out-of-service

Compared against 383 ACTIVE carriers operating 884–2,652 power units (±50% of this carrier's 1,768 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

0.6%

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

1.3%

Median across 383 same-size peers

Verdict

Safer than peers

Delta -0.7 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

This carrier — Vehicle OOS

11.1%

Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

14.3%

Median across 383 same-size peers

Verdict

Safer than peers

Delta -3.2 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Fleet History

Field change history →

Sourced from FMCSA daily imports; field-level change log. 2 tracked changes on record. · 1 driver-count change

Record Changes

May 25, 2026 As-of snapshot →
- Drivers 2,365 2,439
  FMCSA Company Census
- Power Units 1,740 1,768
  FMCSA Company Census

Power Units Over Time

May 25, 2026 May 25, 2026

Bar height reflects reported power-unit count after each FMCSA filing update.

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (37 months)

2023-10 2026-10

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.

State	Inspections	OOS	OOS %	Last Inspection
Texas (TX)	202	27	13.4%	Oct 19, 2026
New Mexico (NM)	100	4	4.0%	Oct 13, 2026
Alabama (AL)	87	4	4.6%	Oct 18, 2026
North Carolina (NC)	63	2	3.2%	Oct 21, 2026
Florida (FL)	46	0	0.0%	Aug 27, 2026
Oklahoma (OK)	43	4	9.3%	Oct 19, 2026
Louisiana (LA)	33	4	12.1%	Sep 24, 2026
Mississippi (MS)	31	1	3.2%	Oct 12, 2026
Arkansas (AR)	29	3	10.3%	Jun 17, 2026
Colorado (CO)	25	4	16.0%	Oct 13, 2026
Georgia (GA)	23	0	0.0%	Oct 19, 2026
Tennessee (TN)	21	0	0.0%	Oct 19, 2026
Kansas (KS)	19	1	5.3%	Jun 22, 2026
South Carolina (SC)	10	1	10.0%	Jun 11, 2026
US (US)	6	0	0.0%	Oct 6, 2026
Missouri (MO)	3	0	0.0%	Jun 11, 2026
Wyoming (WY)	2	0	0.0%	Jul 9, 2026
Nebraska (NE)	2	0	0.0%	Oct 19, 2026
Utah (UT)	1	0	0.0%	Nov 26, 2024

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Freightliner		878
Great Dane		706
Volvo		160
Hyundai Translead		100
Kidr		34

SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores

BASIC	Inspections	Serious	Measure	Percentile	Alert	As Of
Driver Fitness	2	—	0.01	0	—	Oct 19, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	0	—	0.00	0	—	Oct 19, 2026
Hours of Service	13	—	0.02	0	—	Oct 19, 2026
Unsafe Driving	58	—	0.23	0	—	Oct 19, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	180	—	2.47	2	—	Oct 19, 2026

Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.

Recent Inspections (1,329 rows) View all 1,329 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
89318517	Oct 21, 2026	NC	1	HICKORY NC	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR TX R748749 · 3AKJHTDV4SSWB9795	0	—	No
89322389	Oct 19, 2026	TX	2	TX	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR TX 1N48408 · 1XPBDP9X6SD755234	1	396.17C-PI	No
89314408	Oct 19, 2026	TN	1	STANTON TN	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR AR K806005 · 3AKBHTDV7KSKC9102	0	—	No
89311097	Oct 19, 2026	GA	3	BACONTON GA	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR AL 1225528 · 3AKBHTDV9LSKY3524	1	392.2-SLLTCD	No
89297855	Oct 19, 2026	NE	3	WAVERLY NE	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR OK 3ND801 · 3AKJHTDV7TSWP9737	0	—	No
89294327	Oct 19, 2026	OK	1	SH 165/ YORK ST	VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR OK 3BQ544 · 4V4NC9EH6JN896507	0	—	No
89296852	Oct 18, 2026	AL	1	GRADY AL	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR AL 1213902 · 3AKBHTDV4SDVZ5284	1	393.95A4-EEUS	No
89295017	Oct 18, 2026	OK	2	TURNER TURNPIKE	VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR OK 3LC436 · 4V4NC9EH2JN896519	5	393.9A-LTSI, 393.203E-CBP, 393.45D-BAAL	Yes
89283852	Oct 15, 2026	TX	2	TX	INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR TX 119H13 · 3HCMKSTNXGL189352	3	392.2-SLLSR, 393.9A-LCL, 393.9A-LIL	No
89265525	Oct 13, 2026	CO	3	TRINIDAD CO	FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK TX WSH7459 · 3ALACWD25VDXE3732	2	395.8A1-HOSP, 392.2-SLLSR	Yes
89251263	Oct 13, 2026	NM	2	NM	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR TX R792639 · 3AKJHHDR2PSNW6316	0	—	No
89238980	Oct 12, 2026	MS	3	PANOLA COUNTY MS	—	0	—	No
89235416	Oct 11, 2026	NM	1	NM	—	0	—	No
89221693	Oct 9, 2026	NC	3	LEXINGTON NC	—	0	—	No
89220200	Oct 9, 2026	NC	1	CHINA GROVE NC	—	0	—	No
89210645	Oct 8, 2026	MS	2	FULTON SCALE US 78 WEST MS	—	0	—	No
89224647	Oct 7, 2026	TX	2	TX	—	0	—	No
89220422	Oct 7, 2026	TN	1	STANTON TN	—	0	—	No
89250299	Oct 6, 2026	TX	3	TX	FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK TX R385717 · 3ALACXFE5JDKC3814	1	392.2-SLLILC	No
89197415	Oct 6, 2026	US	1	—	—	0	—	No
89244505	Oct 5, 2026	TX	2	TX	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR TX R571459 · 3AKBHTDVXNDND9298	5	393.47D2-BLTBD, 396.3A1-BOS, 396.5B-HWSL	Yes
89214671	Oct 5, 2026	TX	2	TX	—	2	393.75A3-TAOLTIS, 393.9A-LLPL	Yes
89165228	Oct 1, 2026	TX	2	TX	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR TX 133J11 · 3AKJHTDV2TSWK2460	1	393.45B2-BHTD	No
89165003	Sep 30, 2026	TX	2	TX	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR TX 131G12 · 3AKBHTDV3SDWA9381	1	393.45B2-BHTD	No
89124635	Sep 28, 2026	TN	3	COLLIERVILLE TN	VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR AR K820025 · 4V4W19EHXRN631742	1	392.2-DMOVE	No

Recent Crashes (826 rows) View all 826 →

Report #	Date ▼	State	Fatalities	Injuries	Tow	Hazmat	Severity
NC0108392811	Feb 5, 2026	NC	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
TX7CYAHQE18H	Jan 30, 2026	TX	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
GA0010207063	Jan 20, 2026	GA	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
FL2710036906	Jan 15, 2026	FL	0	2	Yes	No	Injury
TX7DK9HQE1E8	Jan 15, 2026	TX	0	1	Yes	No	Injury
OK2601004233	Jan 9, 2026	OK	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
TX7C4BHQE1R0	Dec 24, 2025	TX	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
GA0010181162	Dec 24, 2025	GA	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
TX7C0BHQE1KZ	Dec 22, 2025	TX	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
TX7BUCHQE18B	Dec 4, 2025	TX	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
FL8593377305	Nov 26, 2025	FL	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
TX7AZCHQE10B	Nov 22, 2025	TX	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
OK2511003651	Nov 13, 2025	OK	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
TX7AKAHQE1B1	Nov 5, 2025	TX	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
TX7ANBHQE1JC	Nov 5, 2025	TX	1	3	Yes	No	Fatal
TX7AFBHQE15G	Nov 3, 2025	TX	0	1	Yes	No	Injury
TX7A9EHQE1XZ	Oct 29, 2025	TX	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
GA0010103145	Oct 24, 2025	GA	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
OK2511005383	Oct 21, 2025	OK	0	2	Yes	No	Injury
LA2025137623	Oct 21, 2025	LA	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
LA2025133831	Oct 17, 2025	LA	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
TX79MEHQE1PI	Sep 25, 2025	TX	0	1	No	No	Injury
AL0005692906	Sep 5, 2025	AL	0	2	Yes	No	Injury
AL0005688007	Aug 22, 2025	AL	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
TX78TBHQE166	Aug 21, 2025	TX	0	1	Yes	No	Injury

Authority Records (1 docket)

common

MC1099851

—

View full authority record →

Revocations & Inactive Status

Authority actions other than active status — revocations, voluntary surrenders, and dormant dockets.

Date	Docket	Authority	Status	Applied
Unknown	MC1099851	common	N	—

MC Certificate Documents (1 letter, 1 PDF)

Authority Records (above) are FMCSA docket status and lifecycle events. MC Certificate Documents here are the archived PDF letters for each action — grants, reinstatements, revocations, name changes, and transfers. They are related but not the same dataset: one row per PDF letter, not one file per docket.

Each row is a distinct FMCSA letter (grant, reinstatement, revocation, name change, transfer, etc.). When a PDF is archived, click the link to open that letter. Rows without a link still show the action type and date from our index. FMCSA stopped publishing new daily certificate PDFs after the May 2026 Motus cutover — rows below are historical archive only.

Date	Docket	Action	Authority	PDF
Apr 10, 2020	MC1099851-P	Original MC Certificate	Revocation	Original MC Certificate →

Insurance Coverage Timeline (1 row)

Every insurance policy on file, newest effective date first. Amber rows mark BIPD/Primary coverage gaps.

Insurer	Policy #	Type	Limit	Effective	Cancel	Status
TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	9351B827	91X	$750,000	Mar 25, 2020	On file	ACTIVE

Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events

Apr 10, 2020

authority

GRANTED — MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER
Details →

Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station	State	Inspections	OOS
ROADSIDE	AL	69	4
RATON PORT OF ENTRY	NM	40	2
ANTHONY PORT OF ENTRY	NM	27	1
OROGRANDE PORT OF ENTRY	NM	25	0
ROADSIDE	LA	21	1
US77 RIVIERA SCALE	TX	20	0
CLAYTON PORT OF ENTRY	NM	15	0
TX	TX	15	4
SAN JON PORT OF ENTRY	NM	13	4
PENSACOLA FL	FL	12	1

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code	Description	Category	Cited	OOS
392.2	Violation of Local Laws	Unsafe Driving	102	0
393.9(a)	Inoperable required lamps	Vehicle Maintenance	41	14
393.11	No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required	Vehicle Maintenance	31	1
393.45(b)(2)	Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking	Vehicle Maintenance	23	3
393.9	Inoperable Required Lamp	Vehicle Maintenance	23	4
393.95(a)	No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher	Vehicle Maintenance	21	0
396.3(a)(1)	Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories	Vehicle Maintenance	14	5
393.55(e)	No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998	Vehicle Maintenance	12	0
393.75(a)(3)	Tire-flat and/or audible air leak	Vehicle Maintenance	12	10
392.16(a)	Failing to use seat belt (49 CFR)	Unsafe Driving	8	0

Booking & risk tools

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Field change history

Field change history
History-watch change dates and as-of snapshots