General freight trucking, long-distance, less-than-truckload (LTL) · Alabama
R+L Carriers - DCA
Decatur, AL · ~40 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.6
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
R+L Carriers - DCA runs at 124% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical General freight trucking, long-distance, less-than-truckload (LTL) workplace, earning a grade D.
R+L Carriers - DCA: 5.6 TCR = 124% of General freight trucking, long-distance, less-than-truckload (LTL) BLS 4.5 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
R+L Carriers - DCA safety composite
R+L Carriers - DCA scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 11%), 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).
37/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.56 per 100 workers
Safer than 51% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 9.37 per 100 workers
Safer than 11% 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%).
Rising injury rate
R+L Carriers - DCA: 3.4 → 9.4 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 11.9 TCR · DART/TCR 1.69× in 2023
R+L Carriers - DCA's TCR rose 5.9 from 3.4 in 2016 to 9.4 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2022 at 11.9 TCR. In 2023, DART was 1.69× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 484122 · Decatur, AL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.6 · 124% of ind
- DART 9.4 DART
- RANK #29/62
- PHOTO Marietta 054
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 23 inj
- SIZE ~40 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Marietta 054 (0.0 TCR gap)
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R+L Carriers - DCA in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
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R+L Carriers - DCA
5.6 TCR
- Marietta 054
Marietta 054
5.6 TCR
- Orlando 046
Orlando 046
5.6 TCR
- SAC Sacramento
SAC Sacramento
5.6 TCR
- XAG
XAG
5.5 TCR
What this shows R+L Carriers - DCA averages 5.6 TCR (124% of the General freight trucking, long-distance, less-than-truckload (LTL) BLS benchmark).
R+L Carriers - DCA TCR series: 2016=3.4 · 2017=3.1 · 2018=0 · 2019=5.6 · 2020=7.2 · 2021=3.9 · 2022=11.9 · 2023=9.4 · BLS 4.5
Where R+L Carriers - DCA falls in its industry
3,020 General freight trucking, long establishmentsSafer than 51% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.6.
Narrower to Alabama alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #29 safest of 62 General freight trucking, long employers in Alabama.
R+L Carriers - DCA has fewer 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 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 11.9 | 8.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
484122 · AL · Decatur
3,020 General freight trucking, long-distance, less-than-truckload (LTL) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,418 rated employers in Alabama with headcount on file · 239 employers in Decatur, AL · 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 | Marietta 054 | 5.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Orlando 046 | 5.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | SAC Sacramento | 5.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | XAG | 5.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Plant Central Alabama - APC | 40 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Jasper Office | 40 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Southeast Division Eufaula State Docks Complex | 40 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Consolidated Construction Co. of Ala. | 40 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Supply Chain - Decatur | 1,450 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Decatur processing plant | 885 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ULA-Decatur | 701 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Decatur Fresh Plant | 671 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Chicago | 5.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Target Windows & Doors | 5.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Port Huron - 12 | 5.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mattoon Il Plant | 5.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Charles Messina Plumbing & Electric Co | 40 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Kiwi Transport | 40 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Scientific Metal Finishing, Inc. | 40 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Dri-View Manufacturing Co Inc | 40 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.