Cantwell, AK truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Cantwell: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Cantwell and Denali Borough, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Denali Borough numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
0 of 9 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
What stands out in Denali Borough: 9 truck crashes reported in Denali Borough since 2015.
Overview
Police reported 9 crashes involving commercial trucks in Denali Borough since 2015: 9 people were injured and 4 were killed.
That averages about one truck crash every 365 days in fully reported years.
With 4 truck crashes reported in Cantwell since 2015, this page uses Denali Borough numbers for its patterns and comparisons.
When crashes happen
Monthly patterns need more crashes than Denali Borough has on record.
Where crashes happen
Fatal large-truck crashes within 10 miles of Cantwell since 2015 were spread across roads: SR-3 (1).
Garbage & waste trucks
FMCSA lists no garbage-truck crashes in Denali Borough since 2015.
Route planning tips for Cantwell fleets
- Check your own stops for crash hotspots and low bridges with the free Route Planner.
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 was incomplete in 2020 and 2021, so those years are greyed out and left out of rates and comparisons.
Truck crashes by year: all trucks vs garbage trucks
Seasonality: when trucks crash in Denali Borough
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| SR-3 | 1 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Denali Borough) |
|---|---|
| .8 Miles North Of Mp 193 Parks Hwy | 1 |
| Feet South Milepost 248 | 1 |
| Mile 217 Parks Hwy. | 1 |
| Mile 252.5 Parks Hwy | 1 |
| Milepost 252.6 Parks Hwy | 1 |
| Milepost 274 Parks Highway | 1 |
| Mp 185 Parks Hwy | 1 |
| Mp 280 Parks Hwy | 1 |
Cantwell at a glance
| Land area | 119.0 sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 99755) | $63,603 |
| Median home value (ZIP 99755) | $414,840 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Denali Borough 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 | 1 | — | 0.2 |
| 2010s | 2 | +11% | 0.5 |
| 2020s | 0 | -84% | 0.0 |
From the 2000s to the 2010s, yearly reported truck crashes went from 1 to 2. Some of the change may reflect how crashes were reported. NHTSA counts 1.0 fatal large-truck crashes a year in 2016–19 and 0.0 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Cantwell
How many truck crashes happen in Cantwell?
Since 2015, 9 crashes involving commercial trucks were reported in Denali Borough (9 injured, 4 killed).
How many garbage truck crashes are there in Cantwell?
Garbage trucks were involved in 0 reported crashes in Denali Borough since 2015 (0.0% of truck crashes).
How can I plan a safer truck route in Cantwell?
Paste your stops into the free CurbWaste Route Planner: it scores your route against fatal-crash locations, suggests safer alternatives and flags low bridges.
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.