Key Oil Company

Key Oil Company was started in 1962 by Lester Key with a single service station. Three years later, Keystops, LLC was established with the corporate headquarters located in Franklin, KY. Today, Keystops, LLC employs over 200 people with six companies and/or subsidiaries: Service Transport, LLC, Southern Kentucky Maintenance, LLC, Key Oil Company, South Central Equipment, Southern Environmental Services, and Key Development. Keystops’ area of coverage includes Kentucky, Tennessee, Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia, Alabama, and Illinois. The company has 16 different locations to supply petroleum products to the region.Key Oil is the largest distributor of branded motor fuels for Marathon Petroleum Company, and currently holds contracts for distribution and marketing from ExxonMobil, Phillips 66, Quaker Chemical, as well as our own Hallmark brand for bulk and packaged products. Key Oil’s wholesale fuel division distributes light product to both branded and unbranded customers. Key Oil markets branded light products under Marathon, BP, Valero, Exxon, Mobil, and Citgo.

Our Mission

Keystops, LLC strives to be a best-in-class fuel and lubricant distributor, to supply superior products and unparalleled services to our industry, and to set the standard by which others are judged through quality procedures and practices.

 Our Values

• We show respect for our customers and vendors by being open, truthful, and honest in all of our business dealings.
• We take personal accountability to keeping promises and commitments made to others as well as making sure our customers receive superior customer service.
• We commit to offering our customers the best quality products and solutions at competitive prices.