General freight trucking, local · Massachusetts
Palmer Dedicated Logistics, LLC
Westfield, MA · ~139 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 15.1
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Palmer Dedicated Logistics, LLC runs at 335% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical General freight trucking, local workplace, earning a grade F.
Palmer Dedicated Logistics, LLC: 15.1 TCR = 335% of General freight trucking, local BLS 4.5 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Palmer Dedicated Logistics, LLC safety composite
Palmer Dedicated Logistics, LLC scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 4%), 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).
21/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 15.07 per 100 workers
Safer than 4% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 7.36 per 100 workers
Safer than 18% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 51% 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
−10.9
2017→2024
Palmer Dedicated Logistics, LLC injury rate improved
Palmer Dedicated Logistics, LLC's TCR fell 10.9 from 18.8 in 2017 to 7.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 23.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.49× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=18.8 · 2018=15.3 · 2019=23.8 · 2020=14.9 · 2021=20.1 · 2022=9.7 · 2023=10.1 · 2024=7.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 484110 · Westfield, MA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 15.1 · 335% of ind
- DART 7.4 DART
- RANK #40/43
- PHOTO R & J Trucking Young…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 140 inj
- SIZE ~139 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: R & J Trucking Youngstown Terminal (0.0 TCR gap)
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Palmer Dedicated Logistics, LLC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Palmer Dedicated Logistics, LLC
15.1 TCR
- R & J Trucking
R & J Trucking Youngstown Terminal
15.1 TCR
- NJPNS - PENNSA
NJPNS - PENNSAUKEN
15.1 TCR
- FBG Transport
FBG Transport LLC - Middleton
15 TCR
- Law Motor Frei
Law Motor Freight, Inc.
15 TCR
What this shows Palmer Dedicated Logistics, LLC averages 15.1 TCR (335% of the General freight trucking, local BLS benchmark).
Palmer Dedicated Logistics, LLC TCR series: 2017=18.8 · 2018=15.3 · 2019=23.8 · 2020=14.9 · 2021=20.1 · 2022=9.7 · 2023=10.1 · 2024=7.9 · BLS 4.5
Where Palmer Dedicated Logistics, LLC falls in its industry
2,784 General freight trucking, loca establishmentsSafer than 4% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.7.
Narrower to Massachusetts alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #40 safest of 43 General freight trucking, loca employers in Massachusetts.
Palmer Dedicated Logistics, LLC has more employees than the General freight trucking, local median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.7. 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 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 10.1 | 8.4 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 9.7 | 8.9 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 20.1 | 16.9 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 14.9 | 11.2 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 23.8 | 16.2 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 15.3 | 11.7 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 18.8 | 12.2 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
484110 · MA · Westfield
2,784 General freight trucking, local employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,108 rated employers in Massachusetts with headcount on file · 84 employers in Westfield, MA · 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 & J Trucking Youngstown Terminal | 15.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | NJPNS - PENNSAUKEN | 15.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | FBG Transport LLC - Middleton | 15.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Law Motor Freight, Inc. | 15.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Eversource - Plymouth Electric | 139 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Current Lighting Solutions | 139 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Microline Surgical, Inc. | 139 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CRAFT MASSACHUSETTS | 139 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | BNH - Baystate Noble Hospital | 541 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CS Wholesale Grocers : Westfield, MA (FDC) | 499 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Savage Arms, Inc. | 405 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 2174 | 401 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Store 8023 | 15.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Nefab Packaging North central LLC | 15.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Lincoln District Maint. | 15.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Arbors at Marietta | 15.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Menasha Packaging Company-Minooka 2 | 139 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | J & J Electric of Indiana, Inc | 139 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Metro Paving Indirect | 139 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Dairyfood USA, Inc. | 139 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.