Trucking, general freight, long-distance, less-than-truckload (LTL) · Tennessee
Tri-Cities Tri
Kingsport, TN · ~59 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 4.2
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Tri-Cities Tri runs at 93% 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.
Tri-Cities Tri: 4.2 TCR = 93% of Trucking, general freight, long-distance, less-than-truckload (LTL) BLS 4.5 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Tri-Cities Tri safety composite
Tri-Cities Tri scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 72% 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).
66/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 4.2 per 100 workers
Safer than 70% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.8 per 100 workers
Safer than 72% 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
−6.1
2019→2024
Tri-Cities Tri injury rate improved
Tri-Cities Tri's TCR fell 6.1 from 7.9 in 2019 to 1.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 8.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.43× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=7.9 · 2020=3.6 · 2021=8.8 · 2022=3.1 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=1.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 484122 · Kingsport, TN AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 4.2 · 93% of ind
- DART 1.8 DART
- RANK #50/123
- PHOTO R+L Carriers - DSM
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 15 inj
- SIZE ~59 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: R+L Carriers - DSM (0.0 TCR gap)
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Tri-Cities Tri in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Tri-Cities Tri
4.2 TCR
- R+L Carriers -
R+L Carriers - DSM
4.2 TCR
- 246 FORT WAYNE
246 FORT WAYNE
4.2 TCR
- R+L Carriers -
R+L Carriers - NOR
4.2 TCR
- Roanoke 007
Roanoke 007
4.2 TCR
What this shows Tri-Cities Tri averages 4.2 TCR (93% of the Trucking, general freight, long-distance, less-than-truckload (LTL) BLS benchmark).
Tri-Cities Tri TCR series: 2019=7.9 · 2020=3.6 · 2021=8.8 · 2022=3.1 · 2023=0 · 2024=1.8 · BLS 4.5
Where Tri-Cities Tri falls in its industry
3,020 Trucking, general freight, lon establishmentsSafer than 70% 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 #50 safest of 123 Trucking, general freight, lon employers in Tennessee.
Tri-Cities Tri 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 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8.8 | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7.9 | 6.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
484122 · TN · Kingsport
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 · 152 employers in Kingsport, 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 - DSM | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 246 FORT WAYNE | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | R+L Carriers - NOR | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Roanoke 007 | 4.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Erwin Utilities Authority | 59 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Landmark Construction | 59 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Rogers Group Inc. EMTN Construction | 59 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Campbell Construction, Inc. | 59 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Eastman Kingsport Site | 7,258 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Holston Valley Medical Center | 1,733 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Eastman Chemical Company Kinsport TN- BSL | 1,206 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | BLUE RIDGE MEDICAL MANAGEMENT CORPORATION - VA | 1,073 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Bear Springs Hotel | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Aztalan Engineering, Inc. | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Fowler | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Smith Power Products Inc. (Sparks) | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Avamere at Chestnut Lane | 59 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | PACE Nemeth | 59 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | FS Group | 59 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bent Tubes - Neenah | 59 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.