General freight trucking, long-distance, truckload (TL) · Tennessee
Covenant Transport
Chattanooga, TN · ~2,327 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.3
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 4
- Fatalities
The verdict
Covenant Transport runs at 51% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical General freight trucking, long-distance, truckload (TL) workplace, earning a grade B.
Covenant Transport: 2.3 TCR = 51% of General freight trucking, long-distance, truckload (TL) BLS 4.5 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Covenant Transport safety composite
Covenant Transport scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 71% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 0%), 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).
50/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 2.28 per 100 workers
Safer than 64% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0.24 per 100 workers
Safer than 71% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- F 4
Safer than 0% 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
−5.2
2016→2024
Covenant Transport injury rate improved
Covenant Transport's TCR fell 5.2 from 5.7 in 2016 to 0.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 5.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.11× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=5.7 · 2017=3.7 · 2018=2.4 · 2019=2.9 · 2020=1.5 · 2021=0.8 · 2023=0.8 · 2024=0.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 484121 · Chattanooga, TN AT/BELOW-IND · LARGE
Grade B · TCR 2.3 · 51% of ind
- DART 0.2 DART
- RANK #41/128
- PHOTO Lancaster Terminal
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 661 inj
- SIZE ~2,327 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Lancaster Terminal (0.0 TCR gap)
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Covenant Transport in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Covenant Transport
2.3 TCR
- Lancaster Term
Lancaster Terminal
2.3 TCR
- Portland, OR -
Portland, OR - Suttle Rd.
2.3 TCR
- Edgewood, MD -
Edgewood, MD - 103 Fulfillment Dr
2.3 TCR
- IDM Trucking
IDM Trucking
2.3 TCR
What this shows Covenant Transport averages 2.3 TCR (51% of the General freight trucking, long-distance, truckload (TL) BLS benchmark).
Covenant Transport TCR series: 2016=5.7 · 2017=3.7 · 2018=2.4 · 2019=2.9 · 2020=1.5 · 2021=0.8 · 2023=0.8 · 2024=0.5 · BLS 4.5
Where Covenant Transport falls in its industry
3,252 General freight trucking, long establishmentsSafer than 64% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.0.
Narrower to Tennessee alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #41 safest of 128 General freight trucking, long employers in Tennessee.
Covenant Transport has more employees than the General freight trucking, long-distance, median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.0. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 30 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 39 | 12 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 122 | 12 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 101 | 7 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.7 | 2.4 | 150 | 18 | 1 |
| 2016 | 5.7 | 3.8 | 177 | 41 | 3 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
484121 · TN · Chattanooga
3,252 General freight trucking, long-distance, truckload (TL) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,743 rated employers in Tennessee with headcount on file · 695 employers in Chattanooga, TN · 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 | Lancaster Terminal | 2.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Portland, OR - Suttle Rd. | 2.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Edgewood, MD - 103 Fulfillment Dr | 2.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | IDM Trucking | 2.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Amazon.com Services LLC - MQY1 | 2,334 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Electrolux Springfield Cooking Plant | 2,299 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Memphis Corporate Offices | 2,359 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | City of Murfreesboro | 2,295 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CHATTANOOGA COKE | 8,650 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CHATTANOOGA FOOD | 8,650 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | USXpress | 7,385 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Cardiology GB | 6,606 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Houston 10209 | 2.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Orange City 10155 | 2.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Olympus Ranch | 2.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Nations Roof of Ohio | 2.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Flextronics America LLC - Research Campus | 2,327 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Flat Rock Assembly | 2,326 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | NXP USA Inc. - Oak Hill | 2,326 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Findlay Campus | 2,328 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.