General freight trucking, long-distance, less-than-truckload (LTL) · Montana
Hi-Ball Trucking
Billings, MT · ~31 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.2
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Hi-Ball Trucking runs at 137% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical General freight trucking, long-distance, less-than-truckload (LTL) workplace, earning a grade D.
Hi-Ball Trucking: 6.2 TCR = 137% of General freight trucking, long-distance, less-than-truckload (LTL) BLS 4.5 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Hi-Ball Trucking safety composite
Hi-Ball Trucking scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 53% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 44%), 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).
49/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 6.16 per 100 workers
Safer than 44% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 3.43 per 100 workers
Safer than 53% 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
−6.7
2016→2024
Hi-Ball Trucking injury rate improved
Hi-Ball Trucking's TCR fell 6.7 from 10.1 in 2016 to 3.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 13.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.56× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=10.1 · 2017=13.2 · 2018=2.4 · 2019=8.3 · 2020=8.7 · 2021=6.3 · 2022=3.1 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=3.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 484122 · Billings, MT ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 6.2 · 137% of ind
- DART 3.4 DART
- RANK #11/15
- PHOTO R+L Carriers - CHR
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 20 inj
- SIZE ~31 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: R+L Carriers - CHR (0.0 TCR gap)
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Hi-Ball Trucking in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Hi-Ball Trucking
6.2 TCR
- R+L Carriers -
R+L Carriers - CHR
6.2 TCR
- XGN
XGN
6.2 TCR
- Rock Island IL
Rock Island IL FXFE-RKI
6.2 TCR
- Holland - DE
Holland - DE
6.2 TCR
What this shows Hi-Ball Trucking averages 6.2 TCR (137% of the General freight trucking, long-distance, less-than-truckload (LTL) BLS benchmark).
Hi-Ball Trucking TCR series: 2016=10.1 · 2017=13.2 · 2018=2.4 · 2019=8.3 · 2020=8.7 · 2021=6.3 · 2022=3.1 · 2023=0 · 2024=3.4 · BLS 4.5
Where Hi-Ball Trucking falls in its industry
3,020 General freight trucking, long establishmentsSafer than 44% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.6.
Narrower to Montana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #11 safest of 15 General freight trucking, long employers in Montana.
Hi-Ball Trucking has fewer employees than the General freight trucking, long-distance, median and a higher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 8.7 | 5.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8.3 | 2.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 13.2 | 10.6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 10.1 | 7.6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
484122 · MT · Billings
3,020 General freight trucking, long-distance, less-than-truckload (LTL) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 1,536 rated employers in Montana with headcount on file · 327 employers in Billings, MT · 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 - CHR | 6.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | XGN | 6.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Rock Island IL FXFE-RKI | 6.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Holland - DE | 6.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Main Office - 01 | 31 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Stampede Packing Company | 31 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Phillips Environmental Products Inc. | 31 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Balanced Unitized Team, LLC | 31 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Billings Clinic Hospital | 2,366 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | St. Vincent Healthcare | 1,860 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Billings Clinic Downtown Campus | 1,223 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | St. John's Lutheran Ministries | 651 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | At Home Stores #144 | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Coastal Transport Co., Inc. | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | FLL | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Toledo Oh | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Behr Paint Company Denver Distribution | 31 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Gateside, Inc. | 31 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Mellette | 31 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | FREEHOLD | 31 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.