Establishment profile
ABF FREIGHT SYSTEM, INC.
3725 E. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. BLVD., TAMPA, FL, 33610
Operated by ARCBEST CORP · 1 of 206 establishments
484110 — General Freight Trucking, Local
Summary
ABF FREIGHT SYSTEM, INC. has accumulated 3 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 8 years of recorded history, with $14,413 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 82nd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 218 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 84th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 4 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
ABF FREIGHT SYSTEM, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and EPA environmental compliance records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
50% of inspections at this establishment produced violations,
Most-cited OSHA standards
Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 3 distinct standards shown · 3 citations in this view · $14,413 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5A0001 | 1 | 1 | $5,543 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 A03 | 1 | 1 | $4,435 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 A04 | 1 | 1 | $4,435 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2018 |
Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.
Peer comparison
Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 4841 within FL. Peer group: 218 employers. This establishment has 3 OSHA violations; peer median is 0.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.
Reported for 47 average annual employees at this establishment.
Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.
Industry benchmark
BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.
Inspection breakdown
Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
OSHA severe injury reports
Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Nov 2019
Most frequent event: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).
Severe injury reports — events
Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 7, 2019 | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 4+ years. Most recent activity: 4 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for ABF FREIGHT SYSTEM, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for ABF FREIGHT SYSTEM, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for ABF FREIGHT SYSTEM, INC.. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for ABF FREIGHT SYSTEM, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: No Violation Identified.
EPA-registered facilities
Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 2 facilities · $1,070,000 in assessed penalties.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ABF FREIGHT SYSTEM, INC 3725 E DR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR BLVD · TAMPA, FL, 33610 | Water | No Violation Identified | 2 | 1 | $535,000 | Jan 2024 | View → |
ABF FREIGHT SYSTEM INC 3707 E LAKE AVE · TAMPA, FL, 33610 | Water | — | 0 | 1 | $535,000 | — | View → |
Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for ABF FREIGHT SYSTEM, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-23 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2017-12-05 | Complaint | 3 | 3 | $14,413 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
ABF FREIGHT SYSTEM, INC. is one of 206 establishments rolled up under the parent organization ARCBEST CORP.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of ARCBEST CORP across all 206 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in general freight trucking, local within FL, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- LYNX GLOBAL CORPMIAMI — 2 federal enforcement records
- CYPRESS TRUCK LINES, INC.JACKSONVILLE — 2 federal enforcement records
- ALLIED AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC.JACKSONVILLE — 2 federal enforcement records
- YRC FREIGHTORLANDO — 2 federal enforcement records
- TRANS WORLD FORWARDING INC.MIAMI — 1 federal enforcement record
- MENLO WORLDWIDE FORWARDING, INC.FORT LAUDERDALE — 1 federal enforcement record
- TAMPA CONTAINER TRANSPORT CORPTAMPA — 1 federal enforcement record
- ROQ FREIGHT SERVICES, LLCNAPLES — 1 federal enforcement record
- Davis Mail Services, Inc.Jacksonville — 1 federal enforcement record
- CAPSTONE LOGISTICS, LLCQUINCY — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by ARCBEST CORP, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- ABF FREIGHT SYSTEMS, INC.SAUK VILLAGE, IL — 3 federal enforcement records
- ABF FREIGHT SYSTEMS, INC.PACOIMA, CA — 2 federal enforcement records
- ABF FREIGHT SYSTEMS, INC.OAKLAND, CA — 2 federal enforcement records
- ABF FREIGHT SYSTEMSCARLISLE, PA — 2 federal enforcement records
- ABF FREIGHT SYSTEM, INCSPARKS, NV — 2 federal enforcement records
- ARKANSAS BEST FREIGHT SYSTEMS, INC.NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR — 2 federal enforcement records
- ABF FREIGHT SYSTEM, INC.KINSTON, NC — 2 federal enforcement records
- ABF FREIGHT SYSTEMSCIRCLE PINES, MN — 2 federal enforcement records
- ABF FREIGHT SYSTEMS, INC.HOUSTON, TX — 2 federal enforcement records
- ABF FREIGHT SYSTEMS INCDayton, OH — 2 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All ARCBEST CORP locationsParent rollup
- General Freight Trucking, LocalAll employers in this industry
- Employers in FLState-wide enforcement data
- General Freight Trucking, in FLIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on ABF FREIGHT SYSTEM, INC. from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup ARCBEST CORP, which operates 206 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is ABF FREIGHT SYSTEM, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- ABF FREIGHT SYSTEM, INC. has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 3 violations and $14,412.6 in total penalties.
- How does ABF FREIGHT SYSTEM, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- ABF FREIGHT SYSTEM, INC. operates in the general freight trucking, local industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.2. ABF FREIGHT SYSTEM, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 18.24 compared to an industry average of 2.5.