Shungnak, AK truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Shungnak: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Shungnak and Northwest Arctic Borough, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Northwest Arctic Borough 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.
The headline for Northwest Arctic Borough: 0 truck crashes reported in Northwest Arctic Borough since 2015.
Overview
The FMCSA crash file lists no truck crashes in Northwest Arctic Borough since 2015.
Only 0 truck crashes were reported in Shungnak since 2015; patterns below come from Northwest Arctic Borough as a whole.
When crashes happen
There are too few truck crashes in Northwest Arctic Borough to show a reliable monthly pattern.
Where crashes happen
Since 2015, no fatal large-truck crashes with a location were recorded within 10 miles of Shungnak.
Garbage & waste trucks
FMCSA lists no garbage-truck crashes in Northwest Arctic Borough since 2015.
Route planning tips for Shungnak fleets
- Check your own stops for crash hotspots and low bridges with the free Route Planner.
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
No truck crashes reported here since 2005.
Seasonality: when trucks crash in Northwest Arctic Borough
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.
Shungnak at a glance
| Population | 246 |
| Land area | 8.0 sq mi |
| Density | 31 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 99773) | $78,750 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Northwest Arctic 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 | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2010s | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2020s | — | — | 0.0 |
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Shungnak
How common are truck crashes in Shungnak?
0 truck crashes have been reported in Northwest Arctic Borough since 2015, with 0 deaths and 0 injuries.
How can I plan a safer truck route in Shungnak?
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.