Trucking, general freight, long-distance, less-than-truckload (LTL) · Tennessee
Knoxville KNX 1
Knoxville, TN · ~185 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 4.8
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Knoxville KNX 1 runs at 108% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Trucking, general freight, long-distance, less-than-truckload (LTL) workplace, earning a grade C.
Knoxville KNX 1: 4.8 TCR = 108% of Trucking, general freight, long-distance, less-than-truckload (LTL) BLS 4.5 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Knoxville KNX 1 safety composite
Knoxville KNX 1 scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 78% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 52%), 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).
64/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 4.85 per 100 workers
Safer than 60% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 1.09 per 100 workers
Safer than 78% 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
−0.5
2016→2024
Knoxville KNX 1 injury rate improved
Knoxville KNX 1's TCR fell 0.5 from 1.6 in 2016 to 1.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 7.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.22× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=1.6 · 2017=5.2 · 2018=7.3 · 2019=5.8 · 2020=6.5 · 2021=4.1 · 2022=5.5 · 2023=6.5 · 2024=1.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 484122 · Knoxville, TN ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 4.8 · 108% of ind
- DART 1.1 DART
- RANK #61/123
- PHOTO R+L Carriers - SPR
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 92 inj
- SIZE ~185 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: R+L Carriers - SPR (0.0 TCR gap)
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Knoxville KNX 1 in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Knoxville KNX 1
4.8 TCR
- R+L Carriers -
R+L Carriers - SPR
4.8 TCR
- Longview 106
Longview 106
4.8 TCR
- Irvine CA FXFE
Irvine CA FXFE-IVN
4.8 TCR
- Rock Springs W
Rock Springs WY FXFE-RSP
4.8 TCR
What this shows Knoxville KNX 1 averages 4.8 TCR (108% of the Trucking, general freight, long-distance, less-than-truckload (LTL) BLS benchmark).
Knoxville KNX 1 TCR series: 2016=1.6 · 2017=5.2 · 2018=7.3 · 2019=5.8 · 2020=6.5 · 2021=4.1 · 2022=5.5 · 2023=6.5 · 2024=1.1 · BLS 4.5
Where Knoxville KNX 1 falls in its industry
3,020 Trucking, general freight, lon establishmentsSafer than 60% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.6.
Narrower to Tennessee alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #61 safest of 123 Trucking, general freight, lon employers in Tennessee.
Knoxville KNX 1 has more employees than the Trucking, general freight, long-distance median and a lower 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 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6.5 | 5.6 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6.5 | 5.6 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.8 | 4.5 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7.3 | 4.7 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5.2 | 3.4 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
484122 · TN · Knoxville
3,020 Trucking, general freight, long-distance, less-than-truckload (LTL) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,743 rated employers in Tennessee with headcount on file · 747 employers in Knoxville, TN · 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 - SPR | 4.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Longview 106 | 4.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Irvine CA FXFE-IVN | 4.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Rock Springs WY FXFE-RSP | 4.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Multi-Color Corporation - Clarksville | 185 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ball Tinplate 024 Chestnut Hill | 185 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Cleveland Manufacturing : Cleveland, TN | 185 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | TI Group Automotive Systems - Greeneville | 185 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Cellular Sales Services Group LLC | 6,387 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | University Health System, Inc | 5,215 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Functional Pathways of TN LLC | 2,258 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | HES Facilities Services K-12 | 2,157 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | ElderOne | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Bama Pie Ltd | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Osceola | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Tecta Billerica | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Precision Strip, Inc. Kenton | 185 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Anchorage | 185 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Qorvo - 7914 | 185 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Menasha Packaging Company - Yukon | 185 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.