North Slope Borough, AK truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in North Slope Borough: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
0 of 3 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
The headline for North Slope Borough: #8 of 18 for truck crashes in Alaska, out of 18 counties.
Overview
Since 2015, 3 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in North Slope Borough. They injured 1 people and killed 1.
When crashes happen
North Slope Borough has too few reported truck crashes for a monthly pattern.
Where crashes happen
Roads with fatal crashes involving a large truck in North Slope Borough since 2015: SR-11 (1). No single road stands out.
Garbage & waste trucks
Since 2015, no garbage-truck crashes were reported for North Slope Borough.
Route planning tips for North Slope Borough fleets
- Paste your stops into the free Route Planner to see the risk score, safer alternatives and low bridges.
About the data
Crash counts come from the FMCSA crash file (police-reported crashes involving trucks over 10,000 lb); fatal-crash locations come from NHTSA FARS. Text on this page states only what these numbers show.
Reporting to FMCSA was incomplete in 2020 and 2021; rates and comparisons skip those years.
Truck crashes by year: all trucks vs garbage trucks
Seasonality: when trucks crash in North Slope Borough
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (in North Slope Borough) |
|---|---|
| SR-11 | 1 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (North Slope Borough) |
|---|---|
| Ft N Of Milepost 320 Dalton Hwy | 1 |
| Mile 330.5 Dalton Highway | 1 |
| Mile 378 Dalton Highway | 1 |
North Slope Borough at a glance
| Population | 10,663 |
| Land area | 88,792.8 sq mi |
| Density | 0 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP average) | $103,861 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in North Slope 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 | 1 | — | 0.0 |
| 2000s | 1 | +5% | 0.0 |
| 2010s | 1 | +43% | 0.1 |
| 2020s | 0 | -100% | 0.0 |
Reported truck crashes averaged 1 a year in the 1990s and 1 a year in the 2010s. Reporting practices changed over time, so part of any change can come from reporting. Fatal crashes involving a large truck averaged 0.2 a year in 2016–19 and 0.0 a year in 2020–24.
Cities, towns & communities in North Slope Borough
ZIP codes in North Slope Borough
Nearby counties
Questions fleets ask about North Slope Borough
How common are truck crashes in North Slope Borough?
North Slope Borough has had 3 reported truck crashes since 2015, injuring 1 people and killing 1.
How many garbage truck accidents happen in North Slope Borough?
0 crashes involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in North Slope Borough since 2015, 0.0% of all truck crashes.
How can I plan a safer truck route in North Slope Borough?
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.