Ben E Keith Foods Ben E Keith Beverages
Ben E Keith Company · Fort Worth, Texas · Carrier number 115479
1,768
power units
1,768
power units
Ben E Keith Foods Ben E Keith Beverages is a freight carrier based in Fort Worth, Texas with 1,768 power units and 2,439 drivers as reported, the 199th largest trucking fleet in the US and the 20th largest in Texas. In the 24 months to Sep 30, 2026 it had 94 reportable crashes, 1 of them fatal (5.32 per 100 power units vs 2.98 for all carriers).
Updated Oct 11, 2026 · crashes and inspections to Sep 30, 2026
Power units
1,768
#20 in TX
Drivers
2,439
2,081 with commercial license
Crashes, 24 mo
94
1 fatal
Per 100 trucks
5.32
All carriers: 2.98
Vehicles out of service
10.6%
All inspections: 22.8%
Inspections, 24 mo
803
65% with no violation
Compared with other carriers
Crash rate over 24 months per 100 power units, and the share of roadside inspections that took the vehicle or driver off the road
| Crashes / 100 trucks | Vehicles OOS | Drivers OOS | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben E Keith Foods Ben E Keith Beverages | 5.32 | 10.6% | 0.2% |
| Carriers with 10+ trucks in TX | 3.21 | 22.2% | 4.9% |
| Carriers with 10+ trucks, US | 2.98 | 19.3% | 3.6% |
| All roadside inspections | - | 22.8% | 6.4% |
Lower is better. Carriers that drive more miles per truck can have more crashes per truck.
Crashes, 24 months
1 people killed and 55 injured
- Fatal1
- Injury35
- Tow-away58
Roadside inspections, 24 months
Inspections and how many ended out of service
| Kind | Inspections | Out of service | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver | 802 | 2 | 0.2% |
| Vehicle | 517 | 55 | 10.6% |
| Hazardous load | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
Carrier facts
- Carrier number
- 115479
- Based in
- Fort Worth, Texas
- Registered
- Jun 1, 1974
- Operation
- Across state lines
- Carries
- Freight
- Authority for hire
- Active
- Safety rating
- Satisfactory (Dec 17, 2013)
- Miles driven
- 71.4 million (2025)
- Type
- For hire, Private property
- Cargo
- Beverages, Chemicals, Dry bulk, Fresh produce, Meat, Paper products, Refrigerated food
- Last update filed
- Apr 16, 2026
Questions and answers
How many trucks does Ben E Keith Foods Ben E Keith Beverages have?
Ben E Keith Foods Ben E Keith Beverages reports 1,768 power units (trucks, tractors and buses) and 2,439 drivers, 2,081 of them with a commercial license. That is the 199th largest fleet among US trucking carriers. Its trucks drove 71.4 million miles in 2025.
Is Ben E Keith Foods Ben E Keith Beverages a safe carrier?
In 24 months Ben E Keith Foods Ben E Keith Beverages had 94 reportable crashes, 5.32 per 100 power units (above the 2.98 of all carriers with 10+ trucks). 10.6% of its vehicle inspections took the truck off the road (all inspections: 22.8%). Its latest official safety rating is Satisfactory (Dec 17, 2013). A crash record does not say who caused the crash.
Reportable crashes of trucks and buses: a death, an injury or a vehicle towed away. A crash record does not say who caused the crash. Recent months can still grow as late reports arrive. Out-of-service rate: the percent of roadside inspections that took the driver or the vehicle off the road until a serious problem was fixed. Carriers with few inspections have rates that swing a lot. Fleet, drivers and miles as the carrier reported them. Official public data, updated daily.