Motor freight carrier, general, local · Pennsylvania
Ward Trucking LLC-Allentown
Easton, PA · ~131 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 13.5
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Ward Trucking LLC-Allentown runs at 300% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Motor freight carrier, general, local workplace, earning a grade F.
Ward Trucking LLC-Allentown: 13.5 TCR = 300% of Motor freight carrier, general, local BLS 4.5 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Ward Trucking LLC-Allentown safety composite
Ward Trucking LLC-Allentown scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 6%), 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).
19/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 13.52 per 100 workers
Safer than 6% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 10.18 per 100 workers
Safer than 10% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Ward Trucking LLC-Allentown: 12.9 → 14.8 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 18.9 TCR · DART/TCR 0.75× in 2024
Ward Trucking LLC-Allentown's TCR rose 1.9 from 12.9 in 2016 to 14.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 18.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.75× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 484110 · Easton, PA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 13.5 · 300% of ind
- DART 10.2 DART
- RANK #179/194
- PHOTO Walsh Cowlitz
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 157 inj
- SIZE ~131 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Walsh Cowlitz (0.0 TCR gap)
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Ward Trucking LLC-Allentown in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Ward Trucking LLC-Allentown
13.5 TCR
- Walsh Cowlitz
Walsh Cowlitz
13.5 TCR
- D0430
D0430
13.5 TCR
- Bangor - Termi
Bangor - Terminal
13.5 TCR
- Alsum Transpor
Alsum Transport
13.5 TCR
What this shows Ward Trucking LLC-Allentown averages 13.5 TCR (300% of the Motor freight carrier, general, local BLS benchmark).
Ward Trucking LLC-Allentown TCR series: 2016=12.9 · 2017=11.9 · 2018=15.3 · 2019=12.3 · 2020=12.8 · 2021=11.6 · 2022=11.3 · 2023=18.9 · 2024=14.8 · BLS 4.5
Where Ward Trucking LLC-Allentown falls in its industry
2,784 Motor freight carrier, general establishmentsSafer than 6% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.7.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #179 safest of 194 Motor freight carrier, general employers in Pennsylvania.
Ward Trucking LLC-Allentown has more employees than the Motor freight carrier, general, 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 | 14.8 | 10.2 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 18.9 | 13.5 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 11.3 | 7.8 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 11.6 | 8.9 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 12.8 | 6.4 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 12.3 | 6.5 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 15.3 | 7.1 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 11.9 | 11.2 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 12.9 | 10.8 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
484110 · PA · Easton
2,784 Motor freight carrier, general, local employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 182 employers in Easton, PA · 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 | Walsh Cowlitz | 13.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | D0430 | 13.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Bangor - Terminal | 13.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Alsum Transport | 13.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Bazella Group | 131 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Harris Masonry, Inc | 131 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | D24 Pittsburgh | 131 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Zentis NA - Philadelphia | 131 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | North America Fulfillment Centers (FCs) : ABE4 | 1,394 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | LAFAYETTE COLLEGE | 1,338 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Victaulic - Forks | 1,277 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Radial - Easton 2 | 1,181 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Heritage Oak LLC | 13.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ellis Hospital | 13.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Magnus, LLC | 13.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Oilp, Inc | 13.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 130-Hilton Anchorage Downtown | 131 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Brieser Construction | 131 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Crown Beverage Packaging, LLC - Olympia Plant | 131 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Wesley Pines Retirement Community | 131 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.