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HARDINGER TRANSFER COMPANY INC. is a general freight trucking, long-distance, truckload employer in ERIE, PA. Federal records show 2 OSHA inspections with 12 violations and $12,825 in penalties. 1 Wage & Hour Division enforcement case on record. All data sourced from public federal enforcement records.

Data sourced from OSHA, DOL WHD, MSHA, EPA ECHO, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA, and the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Last updated: May 1, 2026.

HARDINGER TRANSFER COMPANY INC.

1314 WEST 18TH ST., ERIE, PA, 16502

484121 Top companies in General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload

EIN: 251216199

138 employees

Federal Enforcement
2
OSHA inspections
12 violations
$12,825 in penalties
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues.

Industry Benchmark

Industry Avg TRIR
3
Industry Avg DART
2.3
Self-Reported DART
0.9
Self-Reported TRIR
4.3
Industry rates from BLS SOII 2024. Self-reported rates from OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported).
OSHA Inspections
2
OSHA Violations
12
Total Penalties
$12,825
Trend
STABLE
WHD Cases
1
Back Wages Owed
$16,363.74
Confidence
MEDIUM
SVEP Flag
No

Data Insights

History Span
17 years
Last Activity
62 days ago
Inspection Rate
0.2/yr
Violation Rate
1.1/yr
Violation Severity Mix
75% serious$1,069 avg per violation$6,413 avg per inspection
Avg Back Wages / Employee
$1,636
Avg Back Wages / Case
$16,364
Active Agencies:
OSHAWHD$29,188.74 total across all agencies
TRIR vs Industry Avg
+1.3
Above industry average
DART vs Industry Avg
-1.4
Below industry average

Inspection Breakdown

Planned
1
Complaint
1
Complaint and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
Violation rate: 50% of inspections

Peer Comparison

99%
Worse than most peers
vs 326 employers in same industry & state
Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty Percentile
96%
Inspection Frequency Percentile
73%

Motor Carrier Safety (FMCSA)

DOT Number
41545
Operation Type
A
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.

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Inspection History

No inspection records found.

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Industry context

Within the general freight trucking, long-distance, truckload industry in PA, HARDINGER TRANSFER COMPANY INC. ranks in the 99th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 326 comparable establishments. That places this employer among the highest-violation establishments in its peer set.

OSHA penalty totals rank in the 96th percentile of the same peer group. Inspection frequency ranks in the 73th percentile.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 3 for the general freight trucking, long-distance, truckload sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 2.3. HARDINGER TRANSFER COMPANY INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0.86, which is below the industry average.

Activity timeline

Frequently Asked Questions

What is HARDINGER TRANSFER COMPANY INC.'s OSHA violation history?
HARDINGER TRANSFER COMPANY INC. has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 12 violations and $12,825 in total penalties.
How does HARDINGER TRANSFER COMPANY INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
HARDINGER TRANSFER COMPANY INC. operates in the general freight trucking, long-distance, truckload industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3. HARDINGER TRANSFER COMPANY INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0.86 compared to an industry average of 2.3.

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on HARDINGER TRANSFER COMPANY INC. of ERIE, PA from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 4 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, DOL Wage and Hour Division enforcement, FMCSA motor carrier safety, and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 13 sources were checked and found no matching records: MSHA, EPA, NLRB, OFLC, OFCCP, USAspending, SAM.gov, CMS, CPSC, NHTSA, UVA, SEC enforcement, SEC facts.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. The dataset was last refreshed on May 1, 2026.

This profile may be incomplete if HARDINGER TRANSFER COMPANY INC.operates under multiple legal names, files under variations our entity-matching rules don't yet cover, or maintains records below current matching thresholds. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.