Galena, AK truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Galena: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Galena 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
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area has recorded 5 truck crashes since 2015, with 5 people injured and 0 killed.
Galena had 0 reported truck crashes since 2015, too few for reliable patterns, so the charts and findings on this page use Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area numbers.
When crashes happen
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area has too few reported truck crashes for a monthly pattern.
Where crashes happen
No fatal crash involving a large truck has a recorded location within 10 miles of Galena since 2015.
Garbage & waste trucks
Since 2015, no garbage-truck crashes were reported for Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area.
Route planning tips for Galena fleets
- Paste your stops into the free Route Planner to see the risk score, safer alternatives and low bridges.
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
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 |
Galena at a glance
| Population | 461 |
| Land area | 17.8 sq mi |
| Density | 26 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 99741) | $87,875 |
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 |
From the 2000s to the 2010s, yearly reported truck crashes went from 1 to 2. 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 0.2 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Galena
How many truck crashes happen in Galena?
5 truck crashes have been reported in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area since 2015, with 0 deaths and 5 injuries.
Are garbage truck crashes common in Galena?
0 crashes involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area since 2015, 0.0% of all truck crashes.
How can I plan a safer truck route in Galena?
Use the free Route Planner: enter your stops to get a risk score, safer alternatives and the low bridges on your route.
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.