September 21, 2023, 3:55 pm
  • About
    • Overview
      • Overview
         Key Oil is the largest distributor of Branded Motor fuels for Marathon Petroleum Company, and currently holds contracts for distribution and marketing from ExxonMobil, ConocoPhillips, Quaker Chemical, Norkool, as well as our own Hallmark brand for bulk and packaged products ....
    • Mission and Values
      • Mission and Values
        To continuously exceed our customer’s increasing expectations by providing our customers with the best services and products available at affordable prices
    • Locations
      • Locations
        Proudly serving Kentucky, Tennessee and Southern Indiana.



         

  • Careers
  • Products & Services
    • Lubricants
      • Lubricants
        Key Oil Company is a proud distributor of MobilTM and Hallmark branded lubricants. We also distribute Air1 Diesel Exhaust Fluid, Kost antifreeze and coolants, and Quaker Chemical metalworking fluids.
    • Fuel Delivery
    • Wholesale Fuels
      • Wholesale Fuels
        Keystops, LLC tankwagon service offers variety fo direct fuel delivery solutions. On-site, Fleet Fueling, Home Heating
    • Environmental Services
      • Southern Environmental Services
        Southern Environmental Services (SES)  is an environmental services firm Dedicated  to client satisfaction and Quality performance.   SES provides turnkey solutions for a broad spectrum of environmental issues. 
  • Transportation & Logistics
    • Service Transport
      • Service Transport
        Service Transports services Kentucky, Tennessee and Southern Indiana. All trucks are equipped with roper pumps allowing us to specialize in above ground and underground tank storage.
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  • Contact

Company History

 

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.

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.