Motor freight carrier, general, long-distance, less-than-truckload (LTL) · Indiana

Carter Express Inc

Name: Carter Express Inc Workplace Safety Data
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Anderson, IN · ~1,329 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

B
Good Safety Record: 2.3
Avg TCR: 4.5
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Carter Express Inc runs at 50% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Motor freight carrier, general, long-distance, less-than-truckload (LTL) workplace, earning a grade B.

Carter Express Inc: 2.3 TCR = 50% of Motor freight carrier, general, long-distance, less-than-truckload (LTL) BLS 4.5 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Carter Express Inc safety composite

Carter Express Inc scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 90% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 52%), blended into one 0-100 breakdown against same-industry peers. A missing measure drops out and redistributes its weight rather than deflating the score. This is a per-dimension breakdown, distinct from the single letter grade above it (which weights TCR alone against the BLS industry benchmark).

75/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): A 2.26 per 100 workers

Safer than 90% of industry peers
DART rate: C 1.71 per 100 workers

Safer than 74% of industry peers
Fatalities: D 0

Safer than 52% of industry peers

Benchmarked live against every credibly-rated employer in the same NAICS industry code in the current OSHA extract (a segment must have at least 8 rated peers to benchmark). Not a legal or compliance determination; PlainSafetyScore's own weighting (TCR 40%, DART 35%, fatalities 25%).

TCR Δ

−1.1

2020→2021

Carter Express Inc injury rate improved

Carter Express Inc's TCR fell 1.1 from 2.8 in 2020 to 1.7 in 2021. Peak filing year was 2020 at 2.8 TCR. In 2021, DART was 0.76× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2020=2.8 · 2021=1.7

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 484122 · Anderson, IN AT/BELOW-IND · LARGE

Grade B · TCR 2.3 · 50% of ind

DART 1.7 DART
RANK #8/95
PHOTO Bakersfield CA FXFE-…
BOOK 2y book
INJ 63 inj
SIZE ~1,329 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Bakersfield CA FXFE-BKF (0.0 TCR gap)

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2.3
Bakersfield CA

2.3
Nashville Shop

2.3
Corporate/Coke

2.3
Interstate Car

2.3

What this shows Carter Express Inc averages 2.3 TCR (50% of the Motor freight carrier, general, long-distance, less-than-truckload (LTL) BLS benchmark).

Carter Express Inc TCR series: 2020=2.8 · 2021=1.7 · BLS 4.5

Where Carter Express Inc falls in its industry

3,020 Motor freight carrier, general establishments

Safer than 90% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.6.

Grade B

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Indiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #8 safest of 95 Motor freight carrier, general employers in Indiana.

Carter Express Inc (1,329 employees, TCR 2.3) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 58 employees and a TCR of 5.6

Carter Express Inc has more employees than the Motor freight carrier, general, long-dis median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.6. Workforce size and injury rate do not always move together within the same industry -- some of its smaller peers run higher rates than its larger ones, and vice versa.

Year-by-Year Safety Data

Year	TCR	DART	Injuries	Illnesses	Fatalities
2021	1.7	1.7	27	1	0
2020	2.8	2.7	36	2	0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

484122 · IN · Anderson

3,020 Motor freight carrier, general, long-distance, less-than-truckload (LTL) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,750 rated employers in Indiana with headcount on file · 103 employers in Anderson, IN · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel	Establishment	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	Bakersfield CA FXFE-BKF	BAKERSFIELD, CA	2.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Nashville Shop TN FXFE-NASS	ANTIOCH, TN	2.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Corporate/Coke MD Mid Atlantic/MD Mid Atlantic Local/RE Michel/Regional RD/Sparrows Point	HALETHORPE, MD	2.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Interstate Carrier Xpress, Inc.	QUINCY, IL	2.3 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Goshen Health Hospital	GOSHEN	1,331 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Clark Memorial Health	JEFFERSONVILLE	1,324 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Columbus Engine Plant	COLUMBUS	1,335 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Indiana University Health West Hospital	INDIANAPOLIS	1,320 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Community Hospital Anderson	Anderson	1,212 FTE
CITY-NEAR	HARRAH'S HOOSIER PARK RACING & CASINO	Anderson	804 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Nestle USA	Anderson	798 FTE
CITY-NEAR	ININD25 ASCENSION ST VINCENT ANDERSON	Anderson	626 FTE
NAT-TCR	PCA Main Office	Girard, KS	2.3 TCR
NAT-TCR	Amtrac of Ohio, Inc.	Orrville, OH	2.3 TCR
NAT-TCR	Pratt (Jet Corr), Inc.	Statesville, NC	2.3 TCR
NAT-TCR	Musselman and Hall Contractors, LLC	Kansas City, MO	2.3 TCR
NAT-SIZE	DCA - Airport United Airlines Offices	Washington, VA	1,329 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Energy Center	Charlotte, NC	1,328 FTE
NAT-SIZE	North America Fulfillment Centers (FCs) : TEB6	Cranbury, NJ	1,330 FTE
NAT-SIZE	St. Claire Medical Center	Morehead, KY	1,328 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2021, 2020. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.