General freight trucking, long-distance, truckload (TL) · Georgia
Heartland Express Atlanta
Atlanta, GA · ~55 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.3
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Heartland Express Atlanta 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.
Heartland Express Atlanta: 2.3 TCR = 51% of General freight trucking, long-distance, truckload (TL) BLS 4.5 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Heartland Express Atlanta safety composite
Heartland Express Atlanta scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 64% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 40%), 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).
53/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 2.3 per 100 workers
Safer than 64% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.81 per 100 workers
Safer than 40% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 53% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Heartland Express Atlanta: 0.0 → 4.2 TCR
Peak year 2019 @ 5.3 TCR · DART/TCR 1.22× in 2024
Heartland Express Atlanta's TCR rose 4.2 from 0.0 in 2016 to 4.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 5.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.22× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 484121 · Atlanta, GA AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 2.3 · 51% of ind
- DART 2.8 DART
- RANK #62/166
- PHOTO Genesis Transportati…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 14 inj
- SIZE ~55 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Genesis Transportation Co., Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Heartland Express Atlanta in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Heartland Express Atlanta
2.3 TCR
- Genesis Transp
Genesis Transportation Co., Inc.
2.3 TCR
- Tindall Haul &
Tindall Haul & Erect
2.3 TCR
- Milford, DE -
Milford, DE - 255 North Rehoboth Boulevard
2.3 TCR
- Premier 1 truc
Premier 1 trucking LLC
2.3 TCR
What this shows Heartland Express Atlanta averages 2.3 TCR (51% of the General freight trucking, long-distance, truckload (TL) BLS benchmark).
Heartland Express Atlanta TCR series: 2016=0 · 2017=2.6 · 2018=0 · 2019=5.3 · 2020=1.7 · 2021=1 · 2022=0.9 · 2023=4.9 · 2024=4.2 · BLS 4.5
Where Heartland Express Atlanta 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 Georgia alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #62 safest of 166 General freight trucking, long employers in Georgia.
Heartland Express Atlanta has fewer 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 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.9 | 3.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
484121 · GA · Atlanta
3,252 General freight trucking, long-distance, truckload (TL) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 14,941 rated employers in Georgia with headcount on file · 1,907 employers in Atlanta, GA · 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 | Genesis Transportation Co., Inc. | 2.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Tindall Haul & Erect | 2.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Milford, DE - 255 North Rehoboth Boulevard | 2.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Premier 1 trucking LLC | 2.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Ofi Peanut Shelling Co. Rochelle | 55 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Atlanta Corporate Headquartes | 55 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Klondike Training Center 4826 Klondike Rd Lithonia | 55 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Three Notch Electric Membership Corporation | 55 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Insight Global | 20,586 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Delta Air Lines - ATL Airport | 19,423 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Delta Air Lines - ATL- Airport | 18,018 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Northside | 13,761 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | WATERTOWN | 2.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Link Manufacturing, Ltd | 2.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | TCCo-POR | 2.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Cottage Grove Lumber | 2.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Community Development | 55 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 043-MTR | 55 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Alamo/National Reno - 54A2 | 55 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Milwaukee Hilton Garden Inn | 55 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.