Blue Springs, AL truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Blue Springs: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Blue Springs and Barbour County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Barbour County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
11 of 243 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
How Barbour County compares with Alabama
Barbour County against Alabama and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Barbour County stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Barbour County | Alabama | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 91.1 | 80.8 | 49.7 | 1.1× the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 6.8 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 2.0× the state |
| Injuries per crash | 0.40 | 0.46 | 0.49 | 13% below the state |
| Garbage-truck share | 4.5% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.0× the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 0.0% | 0.8% | 6.2% | 100% below the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 26.6% | 22.5% | 23.7% | 1.2× the state |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 9.0% | 12.3% | 13.8% | 27% below the state |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 31.5% | 40.8% | 41.9% | 23% below the state |
| After dark | 23.4% | 23.7% | 24.8% | same |
Compared with Alabama, Barbour County is lower on injuries per crash, on snow, slush or ice and in rain, sleet or snow. Where it is higher: crashes per 100k residents / yr, deaths per 100 crashes and garbage-truck share.
Barbour County at a glance: 1 in 22 garbage-truck share of crashes is 4.5%, against 2.3% for Alabama.
Overview
Since 2015, 243 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Barbour County. They injured 110 people and killed 15.
That averages about one truck crash every 16 days in fully reported years.
Only 0 truck crashes were reported in Blue Springs since 2015; patterns below come from Barbour County as a whole.
When crashes happen
Truck crashes peak in October (11.9% of the year) and are lowest in February (2.9%).
The five winter months (November to March) hold 31.5% of truck crashes, against 40.8% across Alabama.
By time of day, 7–8 am stands out with 7.8% of truck crashes.
0.0% of truck crashes here happened on snow, slush or ice, against 0.8% across Alabama.
Where crashes happen
Since 2015, fatal crashes with a large truck within 10 miles of Blue Springs happened on SR-10 (2), CR-15 (1) and CR-333 (1); no road leads clearly.
Garbage & waste trucks
Garbage and refuse trucks were involved in 11 crashes, 4.5% of the total, against 2.3% across Alabama.
Route planning tips for Blue Springs fleets
- Build extra time into October routes: it has the most truck crashes here.
- 26.6% of truck crashes happen between 6 and 10 am, above Alabama; consider earlier or later starts where possible.
- 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 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 Barbour County
By hour of day
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| SR-10 | 2 |
| CR-15 | 1 |
| CR-333 | 1 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Barbour County) |
|---|---|
| US-431 | 20 |
| S Eufaula Ave | 18 |
| US-82 | 15 |
| South Eufaula Avenue | 14 |
| Eufaula Ave | 12 |
| North Eufaula Avenue | 10 |
| Al-51 | 10 |
| Al-10 | 10 |
Blue Springs at a glance
| Population | 79 |
| Land area | 2.9 sq mi |
| Density | 27 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 36017) | $41,167 |
| Median home value (ZIP 36017) | $123,848 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Barbour County 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 | 21 | — | 1.5 |
| 2000s | 21 | +0% | 0.6 |
| 2010s | 22 | +6% | 0.7 |
| 2020s | 20 | -10% | 0.8 |
Reported truck crashes averaged 21 a year in the 1990s and 20 a year in the 2020s. Reporting practices changed over time, so part of any change can come from reporting. NHTSA counts 1.2 fatal large-truck crashes a year in 2016–19 and 0.8 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Blue Springs
How many truck accidents are there in Blue Springs?
Barbour County has had 243 reported truck crashes since 2015, injuring 110 people and killing 15.
What is the worst month for truck crashes in Blue Springs?
The worst month is October: 11.9% of truck crashes in Barbour County happen then.
How many garbage truck accidents happen in Blue Springs?
Since 2015, Barbour County has reported 11 garbage-truck crashes, or 4.5% of its truck crashes.
How do truck crashes in Blue Springs compare with Alabama?
The yearly rate is 91.1 truck crashes per 100,000 residents in Barbour County, vs 80.8 for Alabama.
What is the best way to plan truck routes in Blue Springs?
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; those years are greyed out and left out of rates. 2026 is a partial year. Updated October 2026.