Point Lay, AK truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Point Lay: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Point Lay and North Slope Borough, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use North Slope Borough numbers.
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
No fatal large-truck crashes with a road name recorded here since 2015.
North Slope Borough at a glance: 3 reported truck crashes in North Slope Borough since 2015.
Overview
Police reported 3 crashes involving commercial trucks in North Slope Borough since 2015: 1 people were injured and 1 were killed.
Point Lay had 0 reported truck crashes since 2015, too few for reliable patterns, so the charts and findings on this page use North Slope Borough numbers.
When crashes happen
Monthly patterns need more crashes than North Slope Borough has on record.
Where crashes happen
NHTSA lists no located fatal large-truck crashes within 10 miles of Point Lay since 2015.
Garbage & waste trucks
FMCSA lists no garbage-truck crashes in North Slope Borough since 2015.
Route planning tips for Point Lay fleets
- Use the free Route Planner to score your route and spot low bridges before drivers head out.
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 North Slope Borough
Most dangerous roads for trucks
No fatal crashes involving a large truck with a road name were recorded within 10 miles since 2015.
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 |
Point Lay at a glance
| Land area | 28.5 sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 99759) | $104,063 |
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 |
From the 1990s to the 2010s, yearly reported truck crashes went from 1 to 1. Some of the change may reflect how crashes were reported. Fatal crashes involving a large truck averaged 0.2 a year in 2016–19 and 0.0 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Point Lay
How many truck crashes happen in Point Lay?
Since 2015, 3 crashes involving commercial trucks were reported in North Slope Borough (1 injured, 1 killed).
Are garbage truck crashes common in Point Lay?
Since 2015, North Slope Borough has reported 0 garbage-truck crashes, or 0.0% of its truck crashes.
What is the best way to plan truck routes in Point Lay?
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.