General freight trucking, long-distance, less-than-truckload (LTL) · Tennessee

Central Freightlines-Chattanooga

Name: Central Freightlines-Chattanooga Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Chattonooga, TN · ~24 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

D
Poor Safety Record: 6.6
Avg TCR: 4.5
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Central Freightlines-Chattanooga runs at 147% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical General freight trucking, long-distance, less-than-truckload (LTL) workplace, earning a grade D.

Central Freightlines-Chattanooga: 6.6 TCR = 147% of General freight trucking, long-distance, less-than-truckload (LTL) BLS 4.5 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Central Freightlines-Chattanooga safety composite

Central Freightlines-Chattanooga scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 90% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 39%), 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).

60/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): D 6.62 per 100 workers

Safer than 39% 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

−13.2

2020→2021

Central Freightlines-Chattanooga injury rate improved

Central Freightlines-Chattanooga's TCR fell 13.2 from 13.2 in 2020 to 0.0 in 2021. Peak filing year was 2020 at 13.2 TCR. In 2021, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2020=13.2 · 2021=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 484122 · Chattonooga, TN ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade D · TCR 6.6 · 147% of ind

DART 0.0 DART
RANK #91/123
PHOTO Tri Cities 233
BOOK 2y book
INJ 2 inj
SIZE ~24 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Tri Cities 233 (0.0 TCR gap)

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6.6
Tri Cities 233

6.6
R+L Carriers -

6.6
243 DAYTON

6.6
SMT Lines - DA

6.6

What this shows Central Freightlines-Chattanooga averages 6.6 TCR (147% of the General freight trucking, long-distance, less-than-truckload (LTL) BLS benchmark).

Central Freightlines-Chattanooga TCR series: 2020=13.2 · 2021=0 · BLS 4.5

Where Central Freightlines-Chattanooga falls in its industry

3,020 General freight trucking, long establishments

Safer than 39% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.6.

Grade D

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Tennessee alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #91 safest of 123 General freight trucking, long employers in Tennessee.

Central Freightlines-Chattanooga (24 employees, TCR 6.6) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 58 employees and a TCR of 5.6

Central Freightlines-Chattanooga has fewer employees than the General freight trucking, 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
2021	0.0	0.0	0	0	0
2020	13.2	6.6	2	0	0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

484122 · TN · Chattonooga

3,020 General freight trucking, long-distance, less-than-truckload (LTL) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,743 rated employers in Tennessee with headcount on file · 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	Tri Cities 233	KENNEWICK, WA	6.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR	R+L Carriers - BSD	BOISE, ID	6.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR	243 DAYTON	DAYTON, OH	6.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR	SMT Lines - DAL	DALLAS, TX	6.6 TCR
STATE-SIZE	RIVERSIDE FUQUA FARMS LLC	SPRINGFIELD	24 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Buy Sod USA - Nashville Sod Farm	EAGLEVILLE	24 FTE
STATE-SIZE	West Warren-Viola Utility District	MORRISON	24 FTE
STATE-SIZE	JOB 268BG Rutherford County	MURFREESBORO	24 FTE
NAT-TCR	Brazosview Healthcare Center	Richmond, TX	6.6 TCR
NAT-TCR	The Fresh Markets 174	Alexandria, VA	6.6 TCR
NAT-TCR	Plant 7	Lenoir, NC	6.6 TCR
NAT-TCR	Gemini Coatings, Inc. of Grand Prairie	Grand Prairie, TX	6.6 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Statesboro EM/Rental	Statesboro, GA	24 FTE
NAT-SIZE	MKE - Maintenance	Milwaukee, WI	24 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Henris Supply, Inc. dba Henris Roofing Co.	Petaluma, CA	24 FTE
NAT-SIZE	PA - Ed Preate	Moosic, PA	24 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.