Tanacross, AK truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Tanacross: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Tanacross and Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Southeast Fairbanks Census Area numbers.
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
No fatal large-truck crashes with a road name recorded here since 2015.
The headline for Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 6 truck crashes reported in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area since 2015.
Overview
Police reported 6 crashes involving commercial trucks in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area since 2015: 0 people were injured and 0 were killed.
Tanacross had 0 reported truck crashes since 2015, too few for reliable patterns, so the charts and findings on this page use Southeast Fairbanks Census Area numbers.
When crashes happen
Monthly patterns need more crashes than Southeast Fairbanks Census Area has on record.
Where crashes happen
NHTSA lists no located fatal large-truck crashes within 10 miles of Tanacross since 2015.
Garbage & waste trucks
No crashes involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area since 2015.
Route planning tips for Tanacross fleets
- Paste your stops into the free Route Planner to see the risk score, safer alternatives and low bridges.
About the data
Sources: the FMCSA crash file for all reported truck crashes and NHTSA FARS for fatal crashes with a large truck. Every statement here comes straight from those numbers.
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
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 (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 |
Tanacross at a glance
| Land area | 79.1 sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 99776) | $53,125 |
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 |
In the 2000s about 2 truck crashes a year were reported; in the 2010s, about 2. Reporting coverage also changed between these periods. Fatal crashes involving a large truck averaged 0.2 a year in 2016–19 and 0.4 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Tanacross
How many truck accidents are there in Tanacross?
Since 2015, 6 crashes involving commercial trucks were reported in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area (0 injured, 0 killed).
How many garbage truck accidents happen in Tanacross?
Since 2015, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area has reported 0 garbage-truck crashes, or 0.0% of its truck crashes.
How can I plan a safer truck route in Tanacross?
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.