Trucking, general freight, long-distance, less-than-truckload (LTL) · Arkansas
Fort Smith FTS
Fort Smith, AR · ~39 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 4.2
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Fort Smith FTS runs at 92% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Trucking, general freight, long-distance, less-than-truckload (LTL) workplace, earning a grade C.
Fort Smith FTS: 4.2 TCR = 92% of Trucking, general freight, long-distance, less-than-truckload (LTL) BLS 4.5 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Fort Smith FTS safety composite
Fort Smith FTS scores strongest on dart rate (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).
73/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 4.15 per 100 workers
Safer than 70% 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
−3.4
2016→2022
Fort Smith FTS injury rate improved
Fort Smith FTS's TCR fell 3.4 from 6.1 in 2016 to 2.6 in 2022. Peak filing year was 2017 at 10.3 TCR. In 2022, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=6.1 · 2017=10.3 · 2018=0.0 · 2019=2.4 · 2020=5.2 · 2021=2.4 · 2022=2.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 484122 · Fort Smith, AR AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 4.2 · 92% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #30/46
- PHOTO R+L Carriers - SHR
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 11 inj
- SIZE ~39 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: R+L Carriers - SHR (0.0 TCR gap)
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Fort Smith FTS in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Fort Smith FTS
4.2 TCR
- R+L Carriers -
R+L Carriers - SHR
4.2 TCR
- Columbia MO FX
Columbia MO FXFE-COU
4.2 TCR
- PHX-ODFL
PHX-ODFL
4.2 TCR
- Saint Cloud MN
Saint Cloud MN FXFE-STC
4.2 TCR
What this shows Fort Smith FTS averages 4.2 TCR (92% of the Trucking, general freight, long-distance, less-than-truckload (LTL) BLS benchmark).
Fort Smith FTS TCR series: 2016=6.1 · 2017=10.3 · 2018=0 · 2019=2.4 · 2020=5.2 · 2021=2.4 · 2022=2.6 · BLS 4.5
Where Fort Smith FTS falls in its industry
3,020 Trucking, general freight, lon establishmentsSafer than 70% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.6.
Narrower to Arkansas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #30 safest of 46 Trucking, general freight, lon employers in Arkansas.
Fort Smith FTS has fewer employees than the Trucking, general freight, long-distance 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.2 | 2.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 10.3 | 7.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
484122 · AR · Fort Smith
3,020 Trucking, general freight, long-distance, less-than-truckload (LTL) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 4,393 rated employers in Arkansas with headcount on file · 249 employers in Fort Smith, AR · 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 | R+L Carriers - SHR | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Columbia MO FXFE-COU | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | PHX-ODFL | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Saint Cloud MN FXFE-STC | 4.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Danville Hatchery | 39 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Entergy Conway | 39 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Batesville | 39 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | BHGAR - Ozark - Cataberry Run (AR012) | 39 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MERCY HOSPITAL FORT SMITH | 1,944 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ABB Motors and Mechanical, Inc. - Fort Smith | 1,298 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Fort Smith - 5713 RS Boreham Jr Street | 985 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Baptist Health Medical Center - Fort Smith | 970 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 400690-Bea-Evergreen Anx | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 056793-San Fran Intl Svc Ctr | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 057620-Sunnyvale Po | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 050464-Bakersfield Ca P&Dc | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | HS029 | 39 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Cabo Rojo Gas | 39 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Easterseals - 171 Daniel Webster Hwy #2-Belmont | 39 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Easterseals - 57 Regional Dr-Concord | 39 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.