LTL (less-than-truckload) long-distance freight trucking · Virginia

Central Freight Lines Inc- Norfolk

Norfolk, VA · ~28 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

F
Failing Safety Record
13.7
Avg TCR
4.5
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Central Freight Lines Inc- Norfolk runs at 305% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical LTL (less-than-truckload) long-distance freight trucking workplace, earning a grade F.

Central Freight Lines Inc- Norfolk: 13.7 TCR = 305% of LTL (less-than-truckload) long-distance freight trucking BLS 4.5 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Central Freight Lines Inc- Norfolk safety composite

Central Freight Lines Inc- Norfolk scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 90% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 5%), 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).

D

47/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
F 13.72 per 100 workers

Safer than 5% of industry peers

DART rate
A 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 90% 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

−11.8

2017→2019

Central Freight Lines Inc- Norfolk injury rate improved

Central Freight Lines Inc- Norfolk's TCR fell 11.8 from 19.4 in 2017 to 7.6 in 2019. Peak filing year was 2017 at 19.4 TCR. In 2019, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2017=19.4 · 2018=14.1 · 2019=7.6

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 484122 · Norfolk, VA ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade F · TCR 13.7 · 305% of ind

  • DART 0.0 DART
  • RANK #63/68
  • PHOTO Central Transport - …
  • BOOK 3y book
  • INJ 7 inj
  • SIZE ~28 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Central Transport - 193 (0.0 TCR gap)

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Central Freight Lines Inc- Norfolk in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows Central Freight Lines Inc- Norfolk averages 13.7 TCR (305% of the LTL (less-than-truckload) long-distance freight trucking BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

Central Freight Lines Inc- Norfolk TCR series: 2017=19.4 · 2018=14.1 · 2019=7.6 · BLS 4.5

Where Central Freight Lines Inc- Norfolk falls in its industry

3,020 LTL (less-than-truckload) long establishments

Safer than 5% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.6.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Virginia alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #63 safest of 68 LTL (less-than-truckload) long employers in Virginia.

Central Freight Lines Inc- Norfolk (28 employees, TCR 13.7) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 58 employees and a TCR of 5.6 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 0100200300400 05101520 Average employees Total Case Rate Central Freight Lines Inc- Norfolk
Central Freight Lines Inc- Norfolk (28 employees, TCR 13.7) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 58 employees and a TCR of 5.6

Central Freight Lines Inc- Norfolk has fewer employees than the LTL (less-than-truckload) long-distance median and a higher 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
2019 7.6 0.0 1 0 0
2018 14.1 0.0 3 0 0
2017 19.4 4.8 3 1 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

484122 · VA · Norfolk

3,020 LTL (less-than-truckload) long-distance freight trucking employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,673 rated employers in Virginia with headcount on file · 473 employers in Norfolk, VA · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel Establishment Metric
NAICS-TCR Central Transport - 193 13.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR ABF Freight 130 13.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR 153 HAGERSTOWN 13.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR ABF Freight 056 13.7 TCR
STATE-SIZE WDC Greenhouse LLC 28 FTE
STATE-SIZE Mobjack Nurseries, Inc. 28 FTE
STATE-SIZE Panda Stonewall, LLC 28 FTE
STATE-SIZE CREDIT UNION OPERATIONS - BOULDERS 28 FTE
CITY-NEAR Sentara Norfolk General Hospital 4,863 FTE
CITY-NEAR Childrens Hospital of The Kings Dau 3,707 FTE
CITY-NEAR The Atlantic Group dba DZ Atlantic 3,248 FTE
CITY-NEAR Norfolk State University 2,981 FTE
NAT-TCR Refuse Division - Pearl City Collection Yard 13.7 TCR
NAT-TCR Lake Park Yard Operation 6201 Peterson Road, Lake Park, GA 31636 13.7 TCR
NAT-TCR Yellow Dot Heating and Air, LLC 13.7 TCR
NAT-TCR PP - Duryea CSC 13.7 TCR
NAT-SIZE Tops 669 28 FTE
NAT-SIZE Aransas Pass Service Center 28 FTE
NAT-SIZE WIB Sedalia 28 FTE
NAT-SIZE Opengate, Inc./Day Habilitation Program 28 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: 2019, 2018, 2017. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.