General freight trucking, long-distance, truckload (TL) · Kansas
Knight Transportation Kansas
Kansas City, KS · ~96 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.7
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Knight Transportation Kansas runs at 83% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical General freight trucking, long-distance, truckload (TL) workplace, earning a grade C.
Knight Transportation Kansas: 3.7 TCR = 83% of General freight trucking, long-distance, truckload (TL) BLS 4.5 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Knight Transportation Kansas safety composite
Knight Transportation Kansas scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 67% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 39%), 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).
52/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.73 per 100 workers
Safer than 39% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0.84 per 100 workers
Safer than 67% 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
−6.5
2021→2024
Knight Transportation Kansas injury rate improved
Knight Transportation Kansas's TCR fell 6.5 from 7.3 in 2021 to 0.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 7.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.23× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2021=7.3 · 2022=0.8 · 2023=5.9 · 2024=0.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 484121 · Kansas City, KS AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 3.7 · 83% of ind
- DART 0.8 DART
- RANK #26/41
- PHOTO BOS LTL
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 19 inj
- SIZE ~96 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: BOS LTL (0.0 TCR gap)
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Knight Transportation Kansas in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Knight Transportation Kansas
3.7 TCR
- BOS LTL
BOS LTL
3.7 TCR
- JAT of Fort Wa
JAT of Fort Wayne Inc.
3.7 TCR
- Dutch Valley T
Dutch Valley Transportation, Inc.
3.7 TCR
- Pacific Drayag
Pacific Drayage Services - Tracy
3.7 TCR
What this shows Knight Transportation Kansas averages 3.7 TCR (83% of the General freight trucking, long-distance, truckload (TL) BLS benchmark).
Knight Transportation Kansas TCR series: 2021=7.3 · 2022=0.8 · 2023=5.9 · 2024=0.8 · BLS 4.5
Where Knight Transportation Kansas falls in its industry
3,252 General freight trucking, long establishmentsSafer than 39% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.0.
Narrower to Kansas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #26 safest of 41 General freight trucking, long employers in Kansas.
Knight Transportation Kansas has more employees than the General freight trucking, long-distance, median and a higher 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 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.9 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7.3 | 4.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
484121 · KS · Kansas City
3,252 General freight trucking, long-distance, truckload (TL) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 5,228 rated employers in Kansas with headcount on file · 367 employers in Kansas City, KS · 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 | BOS LTL | 3.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | JAT of Fort Wayne Inc. | 3.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Dutch Valley Transportation, Inc. | 3.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Pacific Drayage Services - Tracy | 3.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | POKY FEEDERS, INC. | 96 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | TATRO Plumbing Co. Inc. | 96 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Koch and Co Door Division | 96 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | The Flesh Company | 96 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amazon.com Services LLC - MKC6 | 3,116 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | North America Fulfillment Centers (FCs) : MKC6 | 2,912 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Fairfax Assembly and Stamping | 2,772 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | PROVIDENCE MEDICAL CENTER | 1,091 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Scientific Metal Treating Co. | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Orange County Windustrial Co. | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Phasor Electrical Services Inc. | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Harry Cooper Supply Company | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Coroplast LLC | 96 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | HW SoHo | 96 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Kraus Delran | 96 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Heritage Dedicated Services, Inc. | 96 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.