General freight trucking, local · Pennsylvania
Ward Trucking LLC-Altoona
Altoona, PA · ~52 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 10.9
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Ward Trucking LLC-Altoona runs at 242% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical General freight trucking, local workplace, earning a grade F.
Ward Trucking LLC-Altoona: 10.9 TCR = 242% of General freight trucking, local BLS 4.5 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Ward Trucking LLC-Altoona safety composite
Ward Trucking LLC-Altoona scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (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).
19/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 10.87 per 100 workers
Safer than 11% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 15.03 per 100 workers
Safer than 4% 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-Altoona: 9.0 → 16.9 TCR
Peak year 2017 @ 19.9 TCR · DART/TCR 1.38× in 2024
Ward Trucking LLC-Altoona's TCR rose 7.9 from 9.0 in 2016 to 16.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 19.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.38× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 484110 · Altoona, PA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 10.9 · 242% of ind
- DART 15.0 DART
- RANK #169/194
- PHOTO Roy Miller Freight L…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 46 inj
- SIZE ~52 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Roy Miller Freight Lines, LLC. Sacramento (0.0 TCR gap)
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Ward Trucking LLC-Altoona in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Ward Trucking LLC-Altoona
10.9 TCR
- Roy Miller Fre
Roy Miller Freight Lines, LLC. Sacramento
10.9 TCR
- 725 Transporta
725 Transportation Company
10.9 TCR
- HDS-Warrensbur
HDS-Warrensburg
10.9 TCR
- MIAMI (FLMNW)
MIAMI (FLMNW)
10.8 TCR
What this shows Ward Trucking LLC-Altoona averages 10.9 TCR (242% of the General freight trucking, local BLS benchmark).
Ward Trucking LLC-Altoona TCR series: 2016=9 · 2017=19.9 · 2018=2.1 · 2019=6.8 · 2020=10.9 · 2021=14.5 · 2022=12 · 2023=5.7 · 2024=16.9 · BLS 4.5
Where Ward Trucking LLC-Altoona falls in its industry
2,784 General freight trucking, loca establishmentsSafer than 11% 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 #169 safest of 194 General freight trucking, loca employers in Pennsylvania.
Ward Trucking LLC-Altoona 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 | 16.9 | 15.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 12.0 | 10.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 14.5 | 10.3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6.8 | 4.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 19.9 | 17.7 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 9.0 | 4.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
484110 · PA · Altoona
2,784 General freight trucking, local employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 120 employers in Altoona, 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 | Roy Miller Freight Lines, LLC. Sacramento | 10.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 725 Transportation Company | 10.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | HDS-Warrensburg | 10.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | MIAMI (FLMNW) | 10.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Farm | 52 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Maitri Genetics | 52 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Insa Shamokin Dam | 52 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ethos Fairless Hills | 52 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Pyramid Healthcare Inc | 3,019 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UPMC Altoona | 2,407 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Home Nursing Agency and Visiting Nurse Association | 785 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UPMC Altoona Regional Health Services Inc | 606 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Federal Contract Tinker Food Service | 10.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 81 Montrose Millwork | 10.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Village of Westland | 10.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Fort Walton Rehabilitation Center | 10.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | R+L Carriers - SFN | 52 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ocean County Landfill Corp. | 52 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | City of Goodview | 52 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | JCI Smithfield Campus | 52 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.