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SCALES EXPRESS, INC. is a general freight trucking, long-distance, truckload employer in TIFTON, GA. Federal records show 2 OSHA inspections with 10 violations and $6,231 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.

SCALES EXPRESS, INC.

121 JORDAN ROAD, TIFTON, GA, 31794

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

Federal Enforcement
2
OSHA inspections
10 violations
$6,231 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
Industry rates from BLS SOII 2024. Self-reported rates from OSHA ITA.
OSHA Inspections
2
OSHA Violations
10
Total Penalties
$6,231
Trend
STABLE
WHD Cases
1
Back Wages Owed
$1,987.5
Confidence
MEDIUM
SVEP Flag
No

Data Insights

History Span
15 years
Last Activity
12yr ago
Inspection Rate
0.2/yr
Violation Rate
0.8/yr
Violation Severity Mix
70% serious$623 avg per violation$3,116 avg per inspection
Avg Back Wages / Employee
$1,988
Avg Back Wages / Case
$1,988
Active Agencies:
OSHAWHD$8,218.5 total across all agencies

Inspection Breakdown

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

Peer Comparison

96%
Worse than most peers
vs 206 employers in same industry & state
Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty Percentile
78%
Inspection Frequency Percentile
80%

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Inspection History

No inspection records found.

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Other employers in General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload within GA

Industry context

Within the general freight trucking, long-distance, truckload industry in GA, SCALES EXPRESS, INC. ranks in the 96th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 206 comparable establishments. That places this employer among the highest-violation establishments in its peer set.

OSHA penalty totals rank in the 78th percentile of the same peer group. Inspection frequency ranks in the 80th 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.

Activity timeline

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in the past 13 years.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is SCALES EXPRESS, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
SCALES EXPRESS, INC. has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 10 violations and $6,231 in total penalties.
How does SCALES EXPRESS, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
SCALES EXPRESS, INC. operates in the general freight trucking, long-distance, truckload industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SCALES EXPRESS, INC. of TIFTON, GA from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 3 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, DOL Wage and Hour Division enforcement, and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 14 sources were checked and found no matching records: MSHA, EPA, NLRB, OFLC, OFCCP, FMCSA, 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 SCALES EXPRESS, 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.