Takotna, AK truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Takotna: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Takotna 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.
The headline for 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.
Takotna 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 Takotna since 2015.
Garbage & waste trucks
Since 2015, no garbage-truck crashes were reported for Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area.
Route planning tips for Takotna 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.
Reporting was incomplete in 2020 and 2021, so those years are greyed out and left out of rates and comparisons.
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 |
Takotna at a glance
| Land area | 23.4 sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 99675) | $66,000 |
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. 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 Takotna
How common are truck crashes in Takotna?
Since 2015, 5 crashes involving commercial trucks were reported in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area (5 injured, 0 killed).
Are garbage truck crashes common in Takotna?
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 Takotna?
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.