Mid South Sales
243 CR 414 , Jonesboro, Arkansas, United States

Mid-South Sales, Inc. (MSS) began as a small, family-owned business in 1947 supplying farmers with fuel, tires, batteries, and other tractor or automotive accessories from a bulk plant in Helena, Arkansas. What began as a small wholesale oil and fuel distribution company, MSS has grown to be one of the largest privately-owned oil companies in Arkansas. With their headquarters in Jonesboro, Arkansas and seven other locations throughout the state, MSS sells diesel fuel, gasoline, aviation fuel, motor oils, hydraulic oils, gear lubricants, greases, etc. to a wide variety of industries. Farmers, implement dealers, manufacturing companies, municipalities, car dealerships, oil change shops, tire stores, and trucking companies make up a portion of the large customer base.  Mid-South Sales has been a family business now for more than 70 years. M.O. Rasberry, the founder of MSS, was a multi-state tire salesman and growing tired of the travel of his sales job, became an entrepreneur and used his prior sales experience to build the business. Originating as full-service gas stations complete with employees who would pump gas and wash cars for customers, Rasberry, with the help of his son-in-law Bill Benton Sr., started converting to self-service stations and convenience stores in the early 1970’s. In 1976, Rasberry sold the business to Bill Benton Sr. and for the next 35 years, Benton grew the company into a regional convenience store chain along with a growing wholesale fuel and oil distributor. During that period, Murray Benton Sr., Bill’s son, joined the company and focused on the wholesale business. The retail convenience stores were sold in 1998, and Murray Benton Sr. has led the company’s change in focus to grow the wholesale business with many acquisitions and improving efficiencies by working with suppliers on pricing while also growing his sales team. Bill Benton Sr. sold the business to Murray Benton Sr. in December of 2012. Murray Benton Jr., the fourth generation, has since joined the company which will allow further growth of the company. MSS currently has 7 locations in Arkansas and delivers to customers in Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama, and Missouri. MSS is looking to expand through business opportunities and acquisitions.

 MSS Services 

Mid-South Sales has been providing high quality petroleum products and excellent service to our customers for more than 70 years. With 7 locations, we are able to serve customers in Arkansas, Alabama, Tennessee, Mississippi, and Missouri. Our extensive line of products ranges from fuels and lubricants, to bulk tanks and other equipment. Our goal is to provide every one of our customers with the best products, along with excellent service. We offer dispatched drivers for custom deliveries, e-mail ordering, and weekend, holiday, and off hours service. We also provide on-site filtration and purification services that allow customers to continue operating equipment while we filter the lubricants to remove water and contaminants.  Our years of experience, combined with our extensive product selection, allow us to service all different industries, including automotive, metalworking, fleet, construction, agriculture, and more. If you are in Arkansas, Alabama, Tennessee, Mississippi, or Missouri and you would like to speak to a member of our team about your petroleum, equipment, or lubricant needs, please contact us today.

Our Products

Mid-South Sales is able to meet the equipment needs of any industrial, agricultural, automotive, or fleet customer. Because of our years of extensive experience providing and installing petroleum and lubricating equipment for our clients, we are able to help you choose the products that are right for you. One of the members of our expert sales staff can help you determine your exact needs, and help you install any equipment you need, when necessary, to save time and money. Call Mid-South Sales today to discuss your petroleum and lubricant needs.  Because of our commitment to providing the highest quality petroleum products and lubricants to our customers in Arkansas, Alabama, Tennessee, Mississippi, and Missouri, we have created a partnership with American Lubrication Equipment. This partnership allows us to not only offer the best petroleum products and lubricants, but also the highest rated lubrication equipment from this internationally known manufacturer.  We also offer filtration/purification services. This allows customers to continue to operate equipment while filtering the lubricant, removing water and contaminant.

Our commitment to providing quality petroleum and industrial lubricant products to Arkansas and the surrounding states not only applies to the specific products that we supply, but also the equipment that we sell, provide, and install. Above you will find some of the types of equipment that Mid-South Sales has available for our clients. If you do not see the equipment that you need listed above, please call the Mid-South Sales office nearest you and speak to a sales representative about finding the items that you are looking for.