Motor freight carrier, general, local · Pennsylvania
Ward Trucking LLC-Scranton
Wilkes-Barre, PA · ~45 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 8.2
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Ward Trucking LLC-Scranton runs at 183% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Motor freight carrier, general, local workplace, earning a grade D.
Ward Trucking LLC-Scranton: 8.2 TCR = 183% of Motor freight carrier, general, local BLS 4.5 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Ward Trucking LLC-Scranton safety composite
Ward Trucking LLC-Scranton scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 20%), 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).
33/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.22 per 100 workers
Safer than 20% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 4.47 per 100 workers
Safer than 36% 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-Scranton: 4.7 → 6.7 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 16.6 TCR · DART/TCR 0.54× in 2024
Ward Trucking LLC-Scranton's TCR rose 2.0 from 4.7 in 2016 to 6.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 16.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.54× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 484110 · Wilkes-Barre, PA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 8.2 · 183% of ind
- DART 4.5 DART
- RANK #149/194
- PHOTO Rock Hill Trucking C…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 32 inj
- SIZE ~45 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Rock Hill Trucking Co., Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Ward Trucking LLC-Scranton in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Ward Trucking LLC-Scranton
8.2 TCR
- Rock Hill Truc
Rock Hill Trucking Co., Inc.
8.2 TCR
- Jake's Cartage
Jake's Cartage, Inc.
8.2 TCR
- Dixon Transpor
Dixon Transport
8.2 TCR
- DCC : 5958-00
DCC : 5958-00 NAPA-BHC-DCC/Mt Joliet, TN
8.2 TCR
What this shows Ward Trucking LLC-Scranton averages 8.2 TCR (183% of the Motor freight carrier, general, local BLS benchmark).
Ward Trucking LLC-Scranton TCR series: 2016=4.7 · 2017=11.2 · 2018=8.6 · 2019=11.1 · 2020=10.6 · 2021=16.6 · 2022=0 · 2023=4.7 · 2024=6.7 · BLS 4.5
Where Ward Trucking LLC-Scranton falls in its industry
2,784 Motor freight carrier, general establishmentsSafer than 20% 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 #149 safest of 194 Motor freight carrier, general employers in Pennsylvania.
Ward Trucking LLC-Scranton 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 | 6.7 | 4.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.7 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 16.6 | 11.8 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 10.6 | 7.9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 11.1 | 4.4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 11.2 | 4.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
484110 · PA · Wilkes-Barre
2,784 Motor freight carrier, general, local employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 83 employers in Wilkes-Barre, 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 | Rock Hill Trucking Co., Inc. | 8.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Jake's Cartage, Inc. | 8.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Dixon Transport | 8.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | DCC : 5958-00 NAPA-BHC-DCC/Mt Joliet, TN | 8.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | DocHouse | 45 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Florin Farms Hatchery, Inc. | 45 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Risser's Poultry, Inc. | 45 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Valley | 45 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Wilkes-Barre | 1,430 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | AVP1 | 1,212 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mohegan Sun Pocono | 1,049 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 48002B01 CAREMARKPCS, L.L.C. | 726 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | AdventHealth Kissimmee | 8.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Graphicast | 8.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Laminate Technologies Inc | 8.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Louis P Cote Inc | 8.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Howe Lumber | 45 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Interstate Landscaping of MS, Inc. | 45 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Mars Mi | 45 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | City Hall | 45 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.