Hartselle, AL truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Hartselle: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Hartselle and Morgan County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Morgan County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
2.9 deaths per 100 garbage-truck crashes vs 2.1 for all trucks.
Deadliest roads
How Morgan County compares with Alabama
Morgan County against Alabama and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Morgan County stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Morgan County | Alabama | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 89.2 | 80.8 | 49.7 | 1.1× the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 2.1 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 38% below the state |
| Injuries per crash | 0.37 | 0.46 | 0.49 | 20% below the state |
| Garbage-truck share | 2.8% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 1.2× the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 1.0% | 0.8% | 6.2% | 1.2× the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 24.4% | 22.5% | 23.7% | 1.1× the state |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 11.6% | 12.3% | 13.8% | same |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 39.0% | 40.8% | 41.9% | same |
| After dark | 20.3% | 23.7% | 24.8% | 14% below the state |
Morgan County sits below Alabama on deaths per 100 crashes, injuries per crash and after dark. Where it is higher: crashes per 100k residents / yr, garbage-truck share and on snow, slush or ice.
Hartselle at a glance: 1.9× yearly fatal truck crashes within 10 miles of Hartselle: 1.5 in 2016–19, 2.8 in 2020–24.
Overview
Since 2015, 1,313 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Morgan County. They injured 492 people and killed 27.
Across the years with complete reporting, that is roughly one truck crash every 3 days.
Hartselle had 111 reported truck crashes since 2015, too few for reliable patterns, so the charts and findings on this page use Morgan County numbers.
When crashes happen
Truck crashes peak in March (10.1% of the year) and are lowest in February (5.5%).
The five winter months (November to March) hold 39.0% of truck crashes, against 40.8% across Alabama.
More truck crashes happen at 3–4 pm than at any other hour (8.2%).
1.0% 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 Hartselle happened on I-65 (7), SR-67 (7), SR-157 (3), SR-36 (2) and US-31 (1); no road leads clearly.
Garbage & waste trucks
Garbage trucks account for 35 of the truck crashes here, or 2.7%, compared with 2.3% in Alabama.
Garbage-truck crashes peak in May (20% of them).
Deaths per 100 garbage-truck crashes: 2.9, vs 2.1 for all truck crashes.
Route planning tips for Hartselle fleets
- Build extra time into March routes: it has the most truck crashes here.
- Waste haulers: May is the peak month for garbage-truck crashes in Morgan County.
- The morning rush (6–10 am) holds 24.4% of truck crashes here, more than Alabama; adjust start times where you can.
- Icy and snowy roads show up in 1.0% of truck crashes here, more than Alabama; schedule winter checks early.
- 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.
Truck crashes by year: all trucks vs garbage trucks
Seasonality: when trucks crash in Morgan County
By hour of day
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| I-65 | 7 |
| SR-67 | 7 |
| SR-157 | 3 |
| SR-36 | 2 |
| US-31 | 1 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Morgan County) |
|---|---|
| I-65 | 289 |
| Al-67 | 195 |
| Al-20 | 155 |
| US-31 | 102 |
| Al-36 | 30 |
| SR-67 | 29 |
| SR-20 | 25 |
| Al Hwy 20 | 18 |
Hartselle at a glance
| Population | 16,201 |
| Land area | 16.7 sq mi |
| Density | 971 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 35640) | $76,620 |
| Median home value (ZIP 35640) | $205,861 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Morgan 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 | 54 | — | 3.4 |
| 2000s | 84 | +57% | 3.5 |
| 2010s | 90 | +6% | 1.7 |
| 2020s | 115 | +28% | 2.8 |
In the 1990s about 54 truck crashes a year were reported; in the 2020s, about 115. Reporting coverage also changed between these periods. NHTSA counts 2.0 fatal large-truck crashes a year in 2016–19 and 2.8 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Hartselle
How many truck accidents are there in Hartselle?
1,313 truck crashes have been reported in Morgan County since 2015, with 27 deaths and 492 injuries.
What is the worst month for truck crashes in Hartselle?
The worst month is March: 10.1% of truck crashes in Morgan County happen then.
How many garbage truck crashes are there in Hartselle?
35 crashes involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Morgan County since 2015, 2.7% of all truck crashes.
What is the truck crash rate in Hartselle compared with Alabama?
Per 100,000 residents, Morgan County has 89.2 truck crashes a year; Alabama has 80.8.
How can I plan a safer truck route in Hartselle?
Paste your stops into the free CurbWaste Route Planner: it scores your route against fatal-crash locations, suggests safer alternatives and flags low bridges.
2026 is a partial year. Updated October 2026.