Motor freight carrier, general, local · North Carolina
Ward Trucking LLC-Charlotte
Charlotte, NC · ~91 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 8.1
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Ward Trucking LLC-Charlotte runs at 179% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Motor freight carrier, general, local workplace, earning a grade D.
Ward Trucking LLC-Charlotte: 8.1 TCR = 179% of Motor freight carrier, general, local BLS 4.5 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Ward Trucking LLC-Charlotte safety composite
Ward Trucking LLC-Charlotte scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 17%), 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).
27/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.05 per 100 workers
Safer than 21% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 7.72 per 100 workers
Safer than 17% 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-Charlotte: 4.9 → 10.3 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 12.5 TCR · DART/TCR 0.96× in 2024
Ward Trucking LLC-Charlotte's TCR rose 5.4 from 4.9 in 2016 to 10.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 12.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.96× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 484110 · Charlotte, NC ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 8.1 · 179% of ind
- DART 7.7 DART
- RANK #75/89
- PHOTO Central Oregon Truck…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 60 inj
- SIZE ~91 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Central Oregon Truck Company (0.0 TCR gap)
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Ward Trucking LLC-Charlotte in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Ward Trucking LLC-Charlotte
8.1 TCR
- Central Oregon
Central Oregon Truck Company
8.1 TCR
- California Sie
California Sierra Express - Reno
8.1 TCR
- Aventer Servic
Aventer Services
8 TCR
- Dedicated Logi
Dedicated Logistics, LLC-9, 17
8 TCR
What this shows Ward Trucking LLC-Charlotte averages 8.1 TCR (179% of the Motor freight carrier, general, local BLS benchmark).
Ward Trucking LLC-Charlotte TCR series: 2016=4.9 · 2017=7.2 · 2018=12.5 · 2019=5.7 · 2020=9.8 · 2021=7.7 · 2022=7.2 · 2023=7.2 · 2024=10.3 · BLS 4.5
Where Ward Trucking LLC-Charlotte falls in its industry
2,784 Motor freight carrier, general establishmentsSafer than 21% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.7.
Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #75 safest of 89 Motor freight carrier, general employers in North Carolina.
Ward Trucking LLC-Charlotte 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 | 10.3 | 7.7 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7.7 | 6.4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 9.8 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.7 | 4.6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 12.5 | 10.4 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 7.2 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
484110 · NC · Charlotte
2,784 Motor freight carrier, general, local employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 2,058 employers in Charlotte, NC · 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 | Central Oregon Truck Company | 8.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | California Sierra Express - Reno | 8.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Aventer Services | 8.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Dedicated Logistics, LLC-9, 17 | 8.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Tri-hishtil, Llc | 91 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Brother Construction LLC | 91 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Triple-R Electric, Inc. | 91 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | TRS Sesco | 91 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1101-Carolinas Medical Center (1101) | 8,444 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 0001-Carolinas Medical Center | 8,032 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 4795-AA-CLT-CHARLOTTE-CLT-TRML | 7,295 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center | 4,973 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Lebanon | 8.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sisters of Charity Hospital | 8.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Seneca Foods Corporation - Mayville | 8.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ravenna Casting Center, LLC | 8.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Ward Trucking LLC-Harrisburg | 91 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | R+L Carriers - KNO | 91 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | RUTHERFORD | 91 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 164-Columbia Marriott | 91 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.