General freight trucking, long-distance, truckload (TL) · Washington
Heartland Express Tacoma
Tacoma, WA · ~159 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 2.1
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Heartland Express Tacoma runs at 46% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical General freight trucking, long-distance, truckload (TL) workplace, earning a grade A.
Heartland Express Tacoma: 2.1 TCR = 46% of General freight trucking, long-distance, truckload (TL) BLS 4.5 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Heartland Express Tacoma safety composite
Heartland Express Tacoma scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 86% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 53%), 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).
71/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 2.06 per 100 workers
Safer than 69% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 86% 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%).
TCR Δ
−1.0
2018→2024
Heartland Express Tacoma injury rate improved
Heartland Express Tacoma's TCR fell 1.0 from 1.0 in 2018 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 4.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=1.0 · 2019=1.2 · 2020=4.0 · 2021=3.7 · 2022=3.1 · 2023=1.3 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 484121 · Tacoma, WA AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 2.1 · 46% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #11/45
- PHOTO Wayne Smith Trucking
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 29 inj
- SIZE ~159 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Wayne Smith Trucking (0.0 TCR gap)
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Heartland Express Tacoma in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Heartland Express Tacoma
2.1 TCR
- Wayne Smith Tr
Wayne Smith Trucking
2.1 TCR
- James Boone Tr
James Boone Trucking Inc., dba Seminole Express
2.1 TCR
- Rochester, NY
Rochester, NY - 150 FedEx Way
2.1 TCR
- Copeland Truck
Copeland Trucking - Fridley
2.1 TCR
What this shows Heartland Express Tacoma averages 2.1 TCR (46% of the General freight trucking, long-distance, truckload (TL) BLS benchmark).
Heartland Express Tacoma TCR series: 2018=1 · 2019=1.2 · 2020=4 · 2021=3.7 · 2022=3.1 · 2023=1.3 · 2024=0 · BLS 4.5
Where Heartland Express Tacoma falls in its industry
3,252 General freight trucking, long establishmentsSafer than 69% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.0.
Narrower to Washington alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #11 safest of 45 General freight trucking, long employers in Washington.
Heartland Express Tacoma 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.0 | 2.6 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
484121 · WA · Tacoma
3,252 General freight trucking, long-distance, truckload (TL) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,147 rated employers in Washington with headcount on file · 445 employers in Tacoma, WA · 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 | Wayne Smith Trucking | 2.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | James Boone Trucking Inc., dba Seminole Express | 2.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Rochester, NY - 150 FedEx Way | 2.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Copeland Trucking - Fridley | 2.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Greenridge Farming Inc. | 159 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Alpha Technologies Services Inc. | 159 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2807-0252 | 159 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | SWY-0027-0027-00593 FAC-00593-ANACORTES-WA | 159 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Tacoma General Hospital (Companied 10 & 20) | 3,718 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | City of Tacoma | 3,689 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Tacoma General Hospital | 3,247 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 2643-46080001-460801 | 3,061 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Sharon Healthcare Pines | 2.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ronken Industries Inc. | 2.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Burbank | 2.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Konoike-Pacific California,Inc. | 2.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | S03536 - Detroit West Hauling | 159 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Excel Services, Inc. | 159 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Indiana University Health Paoli Hospital | 159 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Crayola Experience Orlando | 159 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.