Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AK truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 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 6 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
What stands out in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: #6 of 18 among 18 counties in Alaska for truck crashes per year.
Overview
Police reported 6 crashes involving commercial trucks in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area since 2015: 0 people were injured and 0 were killed.
When crashes happen
Monthly patterns need more crashes than Southeast Fairbanks Census Area has on record.
Where crashes happen
Fatal large-truck crashes in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area since 2015 were spread across roads: SR-4 (2) and Richardson Hwy (1).
Garbage & waste trucks
Since 2015, no garbage-truck crashes were reported for Southeast Fairbanks Census Area.
Route planning tips for Southeast Fairbanks Census Area 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.
Crash reporting for 2020 and 2021 is incomplete; those years are shown in grey and not used for rates.
Truck crashes by year: all trucks vs garbage trucks
Seasonality: when trucks crash in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area) |
|---|---|
| SR-4 | 2 |
| Richardson Hwy | 1 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Southeast Fairbanks Census Area) |
|---|---|
| Richardson Hwy At Meadows Rd | 2 |
| Alaska Hwy Mile Post 1294 | 1 |
| Milepost 232 Richardson Highway | 1 |
| Milepost 232 Richardson Hwy | 1 |
| Richardson Hwy At Shaw Creek Rd | 1 |
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area at a glance
| Population | 7,313 |
| Land area | 24,832.3 sq mi |
| Density | 0 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP average) | $75,385 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Southeast Fairbanks 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 | — | — | 0.3 |
| 2000s | 2 | — | 0.1 |
| 2010s | 2 | -7% | 0.3 |
| 2020s | 0 | -100% | 0.4 |
From the 2000s to the 2010s, yearly reported truck crashes went from 2 to 2. Some of the change may reflect how crashes were reported. NHTSA counts 0.2 fatal large-truck crashes a year in 2016–19 and 0.4 a year in 2020–24.
Cities, towns & communities in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area
ZIP codes in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area
Nearby counties
Questions fleets ask about Southeast Fairbanks Census Area
How common are truck crashes in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area?
Since 2015, 6 crashes involving commercial trucks were reported in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area (0 injured, 0 killed).
Are garbage truck crashes common in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area?
Since 2015, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area has reported 0 garbage-truck crashes, or 0.0% of its truck crashes.
How do I plan a garbage truck route in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area?
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.