Trucking, general freight, long-distance, less-than-truckload (LTL) · Kentucky
Louisville LOU
Louisville, KY · ~116 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 4.6
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Louisville LOU runs at 102% 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.
Louisville LOU: 4.6 TCR = 102% of Trucking, general freight, long-distance, less-than-truckload (LTL) BLS 4.5 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Louisville LOU safety composite
Louisville LOU scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 64% 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).
61/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 4.61 per 100 workers
Safer than 64% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 2.68 per 100 workers
Safer than 63% 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
−2.9
2016→2024
Louisville LOU injury rate improved
Louisville LOU's TCR fell 2.9 from 5.6 in 2016 to 2.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 6.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.58× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=5.6 · 2017=4.8 · 2018=4.5 · 2019=5.6 · 2020=2.7 · 2021=6.3 · 2022=6.5 · 2023=2.7 · 2024=2.7
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 484122 · Louisville, KY ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 4.6 · 102% of ind
- DART 2.7 DART
- RANK #15/49
- PHOTO R+L Carriers - GRY
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 51 inj
- SIZE ~116 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: R+L Carriers - GRY (0.0 TCR gap)
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Louisville LOU in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Louisville LOU
4.6 TCR
- R+L Carriers -
R+L Carriers - GRY
4.6 TCR
- R+L Carriers -
R+L Carriers - LAX
4.6 TCR
- PVD-ODFL
PVD-ODFL
4.6 TCR
- Foodliner-Wich
Foodliner-Wichita
4.6 TCR
What this shows Louisville LOU averages 4.6 TCR (102% of the Trucking, general freight, long-distance, less-than-truckload (LTL) BLS benchmark).
Louisville LOU TCR series: 2016=5.6 · 2017=4.8 · 2018=4.5 · 2019=5.6 · 2020=2.7 · 2021=6.3 · 2022=6.5 · 2023=2.7 · 2024=2.7 · BLS 4.5
Where Louisville LOU falls in its industry
3,020 Trucking, general freight, lon establishmentsSafer than 64% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.6.
Narrower to Kentucky alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #15 safest of 49 Trucking, general freight, lon employers in Kentucky.
Louisville LOU 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 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.5 | 4.9 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.6 | 2.4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5.6 | 4.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
484122 · KY · Louisville
3,020 Trucking, general freight, long-distance, less-than-truckload (LTL) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,805 rated employers in Kentucky with headcount on file · 1,638 employers in Louisville, KY · 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 - GRY | 4.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | R+L Carriers - LAX | 4.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | PVD-ODFL | 4.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Foodliner-Wichita | 4.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | All Facilities | 116 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Eaton Asphalt Paving Inc. | 116 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Edmonton Sewing | 116 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | International Paper - Lexington Container | 116 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Jefferson County Public Schools | 18,524 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | KYGRA - WORLDPORT | 11,933 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WORLDPORT (KYGRA) | 9,667 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | KTKY TRUCK | 8,757 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Monical's Pizza Monticello | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Kamatics Corporation | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Martin Roofing Co., Inc | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Chief Construction | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Greenfield-21 Kenwood Street | 116 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Atlantic Tire - Store 14 | 116 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Redner's Warehouse Market Leesport | 116 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Five Star Plastics | 116 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.