Retail Trade · Elkhart, IN

Kent Street Truck Stop

According to the U.S. Department of Labor (2010–2026), the Wage and Hour Division recovered $15,577 in back wages owed to 7 affected workers across 1 wage-theft case.

$0
OSHA penalties
0
Violations cited
0
OSHA inspections
$15,577
Back wages owed

Kent Street Truck Stop in Elkhart, IN has been the subject of 0 OSHA workplace inspections and 0 citations since 2010, according to enforcement records from the U.S. Department of Labor. Federal wage-and-hour enforcement records also show 13 WHD violations against this employer under the Fair Labor Standards Act. All enforcement data below is sourced from the DOL public enforcement databases at data.dol.gov.

Compliance score

C 70/100
  • C Wage & hour compliance: $16K in back wages owed across 1 WHD case ($16K per case), vs. national p10 $2K (best) / p90 $58K (worst) among 91,622 employers with a WHD case on file.

Channels are separate federal datasets: a dimension marked not applicable simply has no record in that dataset for this employer, not a good or bad score.

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Kent Street Truck Stop in the Retail Trade enforcement ledger

WHD back-wage recoveries in this sector place Kent Street Truck Stop at rank #2,012 of 8,492 employers ($15,577 owed). Kent Street Truck Stop carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #2,012 of 8,492 Retail Trade employers on WHD back wages ($15,577).

How Kent Street Truck Stop Compares

Kent Street Truck Stop in Elkhart, IN has no OSHA inspection on record with PlainWorker. An absence of federal inspection activity is not the same as a clean safety record, it typically means this employer has not yet been selected for inspection under OSHA's targeting programs. By comparison, Misse's Grocery in Sulphur, LA has 0 OSHA inspections on record.

No OSHA penalty has been assessed against Kent Street Truck Stop to date. The Retail Trade sector average runs $2,898 per employer.

Wage & Hour Findings

WHD Cases
1
Back Wages Owed
$15,577
Employees Affected
7
WHD Violations
13
Avg Back Wages per Employee
$2,225
Avg Back Wages per CaseTypical
$15,577

The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that Kent Street Truck Stop owed $15,577 in back wages to 7 employees across 1 case and 13 violations. WHD enforces federal labor laws including the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), covering minimum wage, overtime pay, and child labor standards.

Industry Safety Context: Retail Trade

How Kent Street Truck Stop compares to the Retail Trade sector, which has 12,945 employers tracked by PlainWorker.

Metric Kent Street Truck Stop Industry Avg
Inspections 0 0.8
Violations 0 1.7
Total Penalty $0 $2,898
Avg Penalty per Inspection $0 $3,571

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What to do with this record

Use Kent Street Truck Stop's enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.

  • A single employer's record can look unusual in isolation. Compare Kent Street Truck Stop against Alvord Travel Center, a similarly-sized employer in the same sector, before drawing conclusions. Compare side-by-side
  • See whether Kent Street Truck Stop's inspection and penalty record is typical for Retail Trade or an outlier against the sector's own average. View the Retail Trade sector
  • Kent Street Truck Stop also carries $15,577 in Wage and Hour Division back-wages, a separate enforcement track from OSHA safety violations. How wage-theft enforcement works

Figures reflect closed OSHA and WHD federal enforcement actions on record (2010–2026); not every workplace issue results in an inspection or investigation.

Frequently Asked Questions

Has Kent Street Truck Stop been cited for wage theft?
Yes. The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division has recorded 1 enforcement case against Kent Street Truck Stop, resulting in $15,577 in back wages owed to 7 affected workers. These cases involve violations of federal labor laws including minimum wage, overtime, and other worker protections.
What industry does Kent Street Truck Stop operate in?
Kent Street Truck Stop operates in the Retail Trade sector (NAICS code 447190). This industry has 12,945 employers tracked by PlainWorker, with 10,505 total OSHA inspections and $37.51M in cumulative penalties.
What should I do if Kent Street Truck Stop owes me wages?
If you believe Kent Street Truck Stop owes you wages, you can file a complaint with the Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division at dol.gov/agencies/whd/contact/complaints or by calling 1-866-487-9243. WHD investigates violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act including unpaid minimum wage, overtime, and unauthorized deductions. The DOL has previously found $15,577 in back wages owed by this employer across 1 case.
How does Kent Street Truck Stop's safety record compare to industry average?
Kent Street Truck Stop's total OSHA penalty of $0 is below the Retail Trade industry average of $2,898 per employer. The employer has 0 inspections compared to the industry average of 0.8 per employer. For a direct comparison, Misse's Grocery in Sulphur, LA is a similar retail trade employer with $0 in current penalties.
Data Sources & Methodology

Data as of 2026. Source: U.S. Department of Labor (OSHA, WHD).

Source: OSHA Enforcement Data

Inspection and violation records from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. Department of Labor, covering the period 2010–2026. Includes inspection dates, violation types (serious, willful, repeat, other-than-serious), and penalty amounts. Penalties shown are current assessed amounts and may differ from original citations due to settlement, contest, or reduction.

Source: Wage and Hour Division (WHD)

Compliance actions from the WHD, covering enforcement of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), including minimum wage, overtime, and child labor violations. Back wages represent amounts owed to affected employees as determined by WHD investigations.

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Every figure on PlainWorker is rendered directly from official U.S. Department of Labor OSHA and Wage & Hour Division enforcement records, no number is typed in by an editor. This employer's ratios (penalty-per-violation, industry comparisons) are computed live from the 0 inspections on record. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.