General freight trucking, long-distance, less-than-truckload (LTL) · Georgia
Preferred Transport & Distribution, Inc.
Austell, GA · ~65 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 4.8
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Preferred Transport & Distribution, Inc. runs at 106% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical General freight trucking, long-distance, less-than-truckload (LTL) workplace, earning a grade C.
Preferred Transport & Distribution, Inc.: 4.8 TCR = 106% of General freight trucking, long-distance, less-than-truckload (LTL) BLS 4.5 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Preferred Transport & Distribution, Inc. safety composite
Preferred Transport & Distribution, Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 70% 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).
62/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 4.78 per 100 workers
Safer than 62% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 2.12 per 100 workers
Safer than 70% 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
−287.7
2019→2023
Preferred Transport & Distribution, Inc. injury rate improved
Preferred Transport & Distribution, Inc.'s TCR fell 287.7 from 289.9 in 2019 to 2.1 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2019 at 289.9 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.44× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=289.9 · 2020=9.4 · 2022=2.9 · 2023=2.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 484122 · Austell, GA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 4.8 · 106% of ind
- DART 2.1 DART
- RANK #50/113
- PHOTO 6284-YR-556 SC
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 14 inj
- SIZE ~65 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 6284-YR-556 SC (0.0 TCR gap)
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Preferred Transport & Distribution, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Preferred Transport & Distribution, Inc.
4.8 TCR
- 6284-YR-556 S
6284-YR-556 SC
4.8 TCR
- CPC
CPC
4.8 TCR
- Austin TX FXFE
Austin TX FXFE-AUS
4.8 TCR
- Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City- Frozen Food Express Industries, Inc. / FFE Transportation
4.8 TCR
What this shows Preferred Transport & Distribution, Inc. averages 4.8 TCR (106% of the General freight trucking, long-distance, less-than-truckload (LTL) BLS benchmark).
Preferred Transport & Distribution, Inc. TCR series: 2019=289.9 · 2020=9.4 · 2022=2.9 · 2023=2.1 · BLS 4.5
Where Preferred Transport & Distribution, Inc. falls in its industry
3,020 General freight trucking, long establishmentsSafer than 62% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.6.
Narrower to Georgia alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #50 safest of 113 General freight trucking, long employers in Georgia.
Preferred Transport & Distribution, Inc. has more employees than the General freight trucking, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 289.9 | 217.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
484122 · GA · Austell
3,020 General freight trucking, long-distance, less-than-truckload (LTL) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 14,941 rated employers in Georgia with headcount on file · 113 employers in Austell, GA · 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 | 6284-YR-556 SC | 4.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | CPC | 4.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Austin TX FXFE-AUS | 4.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Salt Lake City- Frozen Food Express Industries, Inc. / FFE Transportation | 4.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Columbia Farms of GA | 65 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Unlimited Contract Services - Lake City, FL | 65 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | American Peanut Ingredients, LLC | 65 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | C & E INVESTORS & CONSTRUCTION LLC | 65 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WellStar Cobb Hospital | 2,856 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Six Flags Over Georgia | 1,044 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ATLANTA OPERA WAREHOUSE | 863 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Plateau Excavation, Inc | 762 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Westmark Inn Skagway | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Horizon Specialty Hospital of Henderson | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Progressive Commercial Aquatics Inc | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Superior Crane Corporation | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Dustin Construction, Inc. | 65 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Stonewater Roofing | 65 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hackney Furniture | 65 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | New Perspective - North Shore | 65 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.