Birch Creek, AK truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Birch Creek: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Birch Creek and Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
0 of 5 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
No fatal large-truck crashes with a road name recorded here since 2015.
What stands out in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 5 reported truck crashes in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area since 2015.
Overview
Since 2015, 5 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area. They injured 5 people and killed 0.
With 0 truck crashes reported in Birch Creek since 2015, this page uses Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area numbers for its patterns and comparisons.
When crashes happen
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area has too few reported truck crashes for a monthly pattern.
Where crashes happen
NHTSA lists no located fatal large-truck crashes within 10 miles of Birch Creek since 2015.
Garbage & waste trucks
Since 2015, no garbage-truck crashes were reported for Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area.
Route planning tips for Birch Creek fleets
- Check your own stops for crash hotspots and low bridges with the free Route Planner.
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 Yukon-Koyukuk 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 (Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area) |
|---|---|
| Milepost 289 Parks Hwy | 2 |
| Milepost 303.2 Parks Hwy | 1 |
| Milepost 8 Dalton Highway | 1 |
| Parks Highway Mp300 | 1 |
Birch Creek at a glance
| Land area | 8.0 sq mi |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Yukon-Koyukuk 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 | 1 | — | 0.2 |
| 2010s | 2 | +45% | 0.1 |
| 2020s | 0 | -100% | 0.2 |
In the 2000s about 1 truck crash a year were reported; in the 2010s, about 2. Reporting coverage also changed between these periods. NHTSA counts 0.2 fatal large-truck crashes a year in 2016–19 and 0.2 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Birch Creek
How many truck accidents are there in Birch Creek?
Since 2015, 5 crashes involving commercial trucks were reported in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area (5 injured, 0 killed).
How many garbage truck crashes are there in Birch Creek?
0 crashes involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area since 2015, 0.0% of all truck crashes.
What is the best way to plan truck routes in Birch Creek?
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.