Gakona, AK truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Gakona: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Gakona and Copper River Census Area, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Copper River Census Area numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
0 of 0 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
No fatal large-truck crashes with a road name recorded here since 2015.
What stands out in Copper River Census Area: 0 truck crashes reported in Copper River Census Area since 2015.
Overview
Since 2015, no truck crashes have been reported to FMCSA for Copper River Census Area.
Only 0 truck crashes were reported in Gakona since 2015; patterns below come from Copper River Census Area as a whole.
When crashes happen
There are too few truck crashes in Copper River Census Area to show a reliable monthly pattern.
Where crashes happen
NHTSA lists no located fatal large-truck crashes within 10 miles of Gakona since 2015.
Garbage & waste trucks
Since 2015, no garbage-truck crashes were reported for Copper River Census Area.
Route planning tips for Gakona fleets
- Paste your stops into the free Route Planner to see the risk score, safer alternatives and low bridges.
About the data
This report uses the FMCSA crash file (reported crashes of trucks over 10,000 lb) and NHTSA FARS (fatal crashes). It reports the numbers without guessing at reasons.
Reporting to FMCSA was incomplete in 2020 and 2021; rates and comparisons skip those years.
Truck crashes by year: all trucks vs garbage trucks
No truck crashes reported here since 2005.
Seasonality: when trucks crash in Copper River Census Area
No truck crashes reported here since 2015.
Most dangerous roads for trucks
No fatal crashes involving a large truck with a road name were recorded within 10 miles since 2015.
Gakona at a glance
| Land area | 60.6 sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 99588) | $110,136 |
| Median home value (ZIP 99588) | $272,115 |
Historical data: truck crashes in Copper River Census Area since the 1990s
Combines the FMCSA crash file (all reported truck crashes, real coverage from about 1990) with NHTSA FARS (fatal crashes involving a large truck, 1982–2024).
| Decade | Truck crashes / yr | Change | Fatal crashes / yr (FARS) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2000s | — | — | 0.2 |
| 2010s | — | — | 0.1 |
| 2020s | — | — | 0.2 |
NHTSA counts 0.2 fatal large-truck crashes a year in 2016–19 and 0.2 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Gakona
How common are truck crashes in Gakona?
Since 2015, 0 crashes involving commercial trucks were reported in Copper River Census Area (0 injured, 0 killed).
What is the best way to plan truck routes in Gakona?
The free Route Planner takes your stops and returns a route risk score, safer alternatives and low-bridge warnings.
Crash reporting to FMCSA was incomplete in 2020 and 2021; those years are greyed out and left out of rates. 2026 is a partial year. Updated October 2026.