Hughes, AK truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Hughes: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Hughes 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 truck crashes on record for 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.
With 0 truck crashes reported in Hughes 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
No fatal crash involving a large truck has a recorded location within 10 miles of Hughes since 2015.
Garbage & waste trucks
No crashes involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area since 2015.
Route planning tips for Hughes fleets
- Paste your stops into the free Route Planner to see the risk score, safer alternatives and low bridges.
About the data
This report uses the FMCSA crash file (reported crashes of trucks over 10,000 lb) and NHTSA FARS (fatal crashes). It reports the numbers without guessing at reasons.
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 |
Hughes at a glance
| Population | 82 |
| Land area | 3.0 sq mi |
| Density | 27 per 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 |
Reported truck crashes averaged 1 a year in the 2000s and 2 a year in the 2010s. Reporting practices changed over time, so part of any change can come from reporting. 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 Hughes
How common are truck crashes in Hughes?
5 truck crashes have been reported in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area since 2015, with 0 deaths and 5 injuries.
How many garbage truck crashes are there in Hughes?
Garbage trucks were involved in 0 reported crashes in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area since 2015 (0.0% of truck crashes).
How do I plan a garbage truck route in Hughes?
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.