General freight trucking, long-distance, truckload (TL) · Arkansas
Wayne Smith Trucking
Morrilton, AR · ~148 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 2.1
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Wayne Smith Trucking runs at 46% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical General freight trucking, long-distance, truckload (TL) workplace, earning a grade A.
Wayne Smith Trucking: 2.1 TCR = 46% of General freight trucking, long-distance, truckload (TL) BLS 4.5 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Wayne Smith Trucking safety composite
Wayne Smith Trucking scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 69% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 39%), 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).
55/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 2.06 per 100 workers
Safer than 69% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.83 per 100 workers
Safer than 39% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 53% 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
Wayne Smith Trucking: 2.3 → 2.8 TCR
Peak year 2019 @ 4.3 TCR · DART/TCR 1.37× in 2024
Wayne Smith Trucking's TCR rose 0.6 from 2.3 in 2018 to 2.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 4.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.37× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 484121 · Morrilton, AR AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 2.1 · 46% of ind
- DART 2.8 DART
- RANK #40/73
- PHOTO Heartland Express Ta…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 24 inj
- SIZE ~148 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Heartland Express Tacoma (0.0 TCR gap)
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Wayne Smith Trucking in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Wayne Smith Trucking
2.1 TCR
- Heartland Expr
Heartland Express Tacoma
2.1 TCR
- James Boone Tr
James Boone Trucking Inc., dba Seminole Express
2.1 TCR
- Rochester, NY
Rochester, NY - 150 FedEx Way
2.1 TCR
- Copeland Truck
Copeland Trucking - Fridley
2.1 TCR
What this shows Wayne Smith Trucking averages 2.1 TCR (46% of the General freight trucking, long-distance, truckload (TL) BLS benchmark).
Wayne Smith Trucking TCR series: 2018=2.3 · 2019=4.3 · 2020=1.8 · 2021=1.6 · 2022=0.7 · 2023=0.8 · 2024=2.8 · BLS 4.5
Where Wayne Smith Trucking falls in its industry
3,252 General freight trucking, long establishmentsSafer than 69% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.0.
Narrower to Arkansas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #40 safest of 73 General freight trucking, long employers in Arkansas.
Wayne Smith Trucking has more employees than the General freight trucking, long-distance, median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.0. 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 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
484121 · AR · Morrilton
3,252 General freight trucking, long-distance, truckload (TL) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 4,393 rated employers in Arkansas with headcount on file · 25 employers in Morrilton, AR · 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 | Heartland Express Tacoma | 2.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | James Boone Trucking Inc., dba Seminole Express | 2.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Rochester, NY - 150 FedEx Way | 2.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Copeland Trucking - Fridley | 2.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | 2471 LOWE S OF BRYANT AR | 148 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2807-2236 | 148 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 10551 Bowman | 148 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Arkansas Childrens Inc EVS | 148 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Arkansas Kraft Green Bay Packaging INC | 570 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Green Bay Packaging-Arkansas Kraft Division | 394 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Arkansas Kraft Division | 376 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 8 | 239 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | TransMontaigne Brownsville Complex | 2.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | RedGuard - Wichita Production Center | 2.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | FoodTown #216 | 2.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Stein's Garden & Home West Bend | 2.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Cone | 148 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Oxford Location (Main) | 148 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Caddock Electronics, Inc. | 148 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | PHL Gunton Corporation | 148 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.