Motor freight carrier, general, local · New Jersey
Ward Trucking LLC-South Plainfield
South Plainfield, NJ · ~76 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 12.2
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Ward Trucking LLC-South Plainfield runs at 270% 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-South Plainfield: 12.2 TCR = 270% of Motor freight carrier, general, local BLS 4.5 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Ward Trucking LLC-South Plainfield safety composite
Ward Trucking LLC-South Plainfield scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 8%), 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 12.15 per 100 workers
Safer than 8% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 11.23 per 100 workers
Safer than 8% 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-South Plainfield: 10.5 → 15.4 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 15.4 TCR · DART/TCR 0.92× in 2024
Ward Trucking LLC-South Plainfield's TCR rose 4.9 from 10.5 in 2020 to 15.4 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0.92× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 484110 · South Plainfield, NJ ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 12.2 · 270% of ind
- DART 11.2 DART
- RANK #63/75
- PHOTO HDS Cowpens
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 32 inj
- SIZE ~76 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: HDS Cowpens (0.0 TCR gap)
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Ward Trucking LLC-South Plainfield in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Ward Trucking LLC-South Plainfield
12.2 TCR
- Titus - Denton
Titus - Denton
12.2 TCR
- Albany
Albany
12.2 TCR
- HDS Cowpens
HDS Cowpens
12.1 TCR
- Earth City DSD
Earth City DSD
12.1 TCR
What this shows Ward Trucking LLC-South Plainfield averages 12.2 TCR (270% of the Motor freight carrier, general, local BLS benchmark).
Ward Trucking LLC-South Plainfield TCR series: 2020=10.5 · 2022=12.6 · 2023=10.1 · 2024=15.4 · BLS 4.5
Where Ward Trucking LLC-South Plainfield falls in its industry
2,784 Motor freight carrier, general establishmentsSafer than 8% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.7.
Narrower to New Jersey alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #63 safest of 75 Motor freight carrier, general employers in New Jersey.
Ward Trucking LLC-South Plainfield 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 | 15.4 | 11.2 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 10.1 | 4.3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 12.6 | 11.2 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 10.5 | 5.3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
484110 · NJ · South Plainfield
2,784 Motor freight carrier, general, local employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 11,201 rated employers in New Jersey with headcount on file · 112 employers in South Plainfield, NJ · 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 | HDS Cowpens | 12.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Earth City DSD | 12.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Titus - Denton | 12.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Albany | 12.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | New Jersey American Water-Shrewsbury | 76 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Union, NJ HVAC | 76 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | The Gillespie Group, Inc. | 76 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | American Custom Drying | 76 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | PSE&G NJ Projects & Construction | 1,107 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | PSE&G NJ - DELIVERY PROJECT & CONSTRUCTION (DP&C) | 868 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Accurate Diagnostic Lab | 492 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | G&W Laboratories, Inc. | 363 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | R31 Roanoke VA | 12.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Northwest Steel and Pipe, Inc. | 12.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Oakmont of El Dorado Hills | 12.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ranch Estates of Tucson | 12.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Groveport, OH | 76 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Northgate Park Senior Living | 76 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Wadsworth Pointe | 76 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Middle School | 76 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.