Elba, AL truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Elba: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Elba and Coffee County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Coffee County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
18 of 315 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
No fatal large-truck crashes with a road name recorded here since 2015.
How Coffee County compares with Alabama
Coffee County against Alabama and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Coffee County stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Coffee County | Alabama | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 47.7 | 80.8 | 49.7 | 41% below the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | same |
| Injuries per crash | 0.50 | 0.46 | 0.49 | 1.1× the state |
| Garbage-truck share | 5.7% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.5× the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 0.0% | 0.8% | 6.2% | 100% below the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 24.0% | 22.5% | 23.7% | same |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 7.8% | 12.3% | 13.8% | 37% below the state |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 40.2% | 40.8% | 41.9% | same |
| After dark | 19.6% | 23.7% | 24.8% | 17% below the state |
Coffee County has lower values than Alabama for crashes per 100k residents / yr, on snow, slush or ice and in rain, sleet or snow. It runs above Alabama on injuries per crash and garbage-truck share.
The headline for Coffee County: 1 in 17 crashes involve a garbage truck (18 since 2015), vs 2.3% across Alabama.
Overview
Since 2015, 315 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Coffee County. They injured 163 people and killed 10.
In complete reporting years that works out to about one truck crash every 14 days.
Only 17 truck crashes were reported in Elba since 2015; patterns below come from Coffee County as a whole.
When crashes happen
The worst month is March with 9.8% of truck crashes; the quietest is January at 6.7%.
The five winter months (November to March) hold 40.2% of truck crashes, against 40.8% across Alabama.
The busiest hour is 11 am–12 pm, with 8.9% of truck crashes.
0.0% of truck crashes here happened on snow, slush or ice, against 0.8% across Alabama.
Where crashes happen
NHTSA lists no located fatal large-truck crashes within 10 miles of Elba since 2015.
Garbage & waste trucks
Garbage and refuse trucks were involved in 18 crashes, 5.7% of the total, against 2.3% across Alabama.
Route planning tips for Elba fleets
- Build extra time into March routes: it has the most truck crashes here.
- 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.
Truck crashes by year: all trucks vs garbage trucks
Seasonality: when trucks crash in Coffee County
By hour of day
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 (Coffee County) |
|---|---|
| Boll Weevil Circle | 32 |
| Al-167 | 27 |
| Al-134 | 23 |
| US-84 | 21 |
| Al-87 | 16 |
| Al-125 | 11 |
| Boll Weevil Cir | 8 |
| SR-134 | 8 |
Elba at a glance
| Population | 3,531 |
| Land area | 15.3 sq mi |
| Density | 230 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 36323) | $45,819 |
| Median home value (ZIP 36323) | $127,707 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Coffee 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 | 22 | — | 1.5 |
| 2000s | 21 | -5% | 0.6 |
| 2010s | 22 | +4% | 0.8 |
| 2020s | 26 | +17% | 0.6 |
From the 1990s to the 2020s, yearly reported truck crashes went from 22 to 26. Some of the change may reflect how crashes were reported. NHTSA counts 1.0 fatal large-truck crashes a year in 2016–19 and 0.6 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Elba
How common are truck crashes in Elba?
Since 2015, 315 crashes involving commercial trucks were reported in Coffee County (163 injured, 10 killed).
When do most truck crashes happen in Elba?
The worst month is March: 9.8% of truck crashes in Coffee County happen then.
How many garbage truck accidents happen in Elba?
Garbage trucks were involved in 18 reported crashes in Coffee County since 2015 (5.7% of truck crashes).
How does Elba compare with Alabama for truck crashes?
The yearly rate is 47.7 truck crashes per 100,000 residents in Coffee County, vs 80.8 for Alabama.
How do I plan a garbage truck route in Elba?
The free Route Planner takes your stops and returns a route risk score, safer alternatives and low-bridge warnings.
2026 is a partial year. Updated October 2026.