Motor freight carrier, general, local · Virginia
Ward Trucking LLC-Richmond
Richmond, VA · ~40 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 11.8
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Ward Trucking LLC-Richmond runs at 262% 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-Richmond: 11.8 TCR = 262% of Motor freight carrier, general, local BLS 4.5 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Ward Trucking LLC-Richmond safety composite
Ward Trucking LLC-Richmond scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 9%), 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).
30/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 11.8 per 100 workers
Safer than 9% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 4.14 per 100 workers
Safer than 38% 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-Richmond: 2.9 → 6.2 TCR
Peak year 2019 @ 19.5 TCR · DART/TCR 0.35× in 2024
Ward Trucking LLC-Richmond's TCR rose 3.4 from 2.9 in 2016 to 6.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 19.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.35× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 484110 · Richmond, VA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 11.8 · 262% of ind
- DART 4.1 DART
- RANK #57/59
- PHOTO Banks Alabama
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 40 inj
- SIZE ~40 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Banks Alabama (0.0 TCR gap)
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Ward Trucking LLC-Richmond in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Legacy Transpo
Legacy Transportation Services
11.9 TCR
- This site
Ward Trucking LLC-Richmond
11.8 TCR
- Banks Alabama
Banks Alabama
11.8 TCR
- Ward Trucking
Ward Trucking LLC-Winchester
11.8 TCR
- DCC : 5953-00
DCC : 5953-00 NAPA-BHC-DCC/Coppell, TX
11.7 TCR
What this shows Ward Trucking LLC-Richmond averages 11.8 TCR (262% of the Motor freight carrier, general, local BLS benchmark).
Ward Trucking LLC-Richmond TCR series: 2016=2.9 · 2017=13.5 · 2018=15.6 · 2019=19.5 · 2020=17.4 · 2021=15.2 · 2022=4.9 · 2023=10.9 · 2024=6.2 · BLS 4.5
Where Ward Trucking LLC-Richmond falls in its industry
2,784 Motor freight carrier, general establishmentsSafer than 9% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.7.
Narrower to Virginia alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #57 safest of 59 Motor freight carrier, general employers in Virginia.
Ward Trucking LLC-Richmond has fewer 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 | 6.2 | 4.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 10.9 | 6.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.9 | 2.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 15.2 | 12.7 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 17.4 | 14.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 19.5 | 13.9 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 15.6 | 7.8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 13.5 | 10.8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
484110 · VA · Richmond
2,784 Motor freight carrier, general, local employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,673 rated employers in Virginia with headcount on file · 939 employers in Richmond, VA · 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 | Banks Alabama | 11.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ward Trucking LLC-Winchester | 11.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Legacy Transportation Services | 11.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | DCC : 5953-00 NAPA-BHC-DCC/Coppell, TX | 11.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | ROCKBRIDGE-ALLEGHANY - LEXINGTON | 40 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | SHAW Construction Corp | 40 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | W. E. Bowman Construction, Inc. | 40 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hudgins Contracting Corp | 40 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | VCU Health System | 14,536 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Virginia Commonwealth University | 11,826 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | VCU | 5,271 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CJW Medical Center | 3,259 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Country Meadows of Hershey | 11.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | DBA: Alliance Health at Baldwinville | 11.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Auburn ME | 11.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Silver Springs | 11.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Ward Trucking LLC-Erie | 40 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ward Trucking LLC-Cincinnati | 40 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Advantech Plastics | 40 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ward Trucking LLC-Buffalo | 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.