General freight trucking, long-distance, truckload (TL) · Iowa
Heyl Truck Lines, Inc.
Akron, IA · ~444 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.5
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Heyl Truck Lines, Inc. runs at 55% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical General freight trucking, long-distance, truckload (TL) workplace, earning a grade B.
Heyl Truck Lines, Inc.: 2.5 TCR = 55% of General freight trucking, long-distance, truckload (TL) BLS 4.5 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Heyl Truck Lines, Inc. safety composite
Heyl Truck Lines, Inc. scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 60% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 37%), 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 2.49 per 100 workers
Safer than 60% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.98 per 100 workers
Safer than 37% 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
Heyl Truck Lines, Inc.: 1.8 → 3.0 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 3.5 TCR · DART/TCR 1.2× in 2024
Heyl Truck Lines, Inc.'s TCR rose 1.2 from 1.8 in 2016 to 3.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 3.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.2× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 484121 · Akron, IA AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 2.5 · 55% of ind
- DART 3.0 DART
- RANK #34/69
- PHOTO Waco CTS
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 107 inj
- SIZE ~444 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Waco CTS (0.0 TCR gap)
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Heyl Truck Lines, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Heyl Truck Lines, Inc.
2.5 TCR
- Waco CTS
Waco CTS
2.5 TCR
- Cedar Rapids T
Cedar Rapids Terminal
2.5 TCR
- RENO DRY
RENO DRY
2.5 TCR
- Ashley Distrib
Ashley Distribution Services, Ltd. - Mississippi
2.5 TCR
What this shows Heyl Truck Lines, Inc. averages 2.5 TCR (55% of the General freight trucking, long-distance, truckload (TL) BLS benchmark).
Heyl Truck Lines, Inc. TCR series: 2016=1.8 · 2017=2.1 · 2018=2.6 · 2019=2.5 · 2020=1.4 · 2021=3.5 · 2022=3.3 · 2023=2.4 · 2024=3 · BLS 4.5
Where Heyl Truck Lines, Inc. falls in its industry
3,252 General freight trucking, long establishmentsSafer than 60% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.0.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #34 safest of 69 General freight trucking, long employers in Iowa.
Heyl Truck Lines, Inc. 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 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
484121 · IA · Akron
3,252 General freight trucking, long-distance, truckload (TL) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 3 employers in Akron, IA · 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 | Waco CTS | 2.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Cedar Rapids Terminal | 2.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | RENO DRY | 2.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ashley Distribution Services, Ltd. - Mississippi | 2.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Rhythm City Casino Resort | 443 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Shive-Hattery Group, Inc. | 446 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Diamond Jo Casino Dubuque | 446 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Corteva Johnston Campus - JH60 Franklin | 447 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Heyl Management | 135 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Akron Care Center | 63 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Dentech Incorporated | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | CSH Colorado Site | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Kelley Bros LLC | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Nations Roof West, LLC | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Jasper Rubber Products | 444 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | CAES Systems LLC - Lansdale | 444 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Rogers Corporation | 444 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sugar Creek Packing Company Dayton Campus | 444 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.