Big Flat, AR truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Big Flat: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Big Flat and Baxter County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Baxter County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
10 of 168 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
No fatal large-truck crashes with a road name recorded here since 2015.
How Baxter County compares with Arkansas
Baxter County against Arkansas and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Baxter County stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Baxter County | Arkansas | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 33.0 | 92.4 | 49.7 | 64% below the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 0.6 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 85% below the state |
| Injuries per crash | 0.49 | 0.45 | 0.49 | 1.1× the state |
| Garbage-truck share | 6.4% | 1.6% | 2.3% | 4.0× the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 1.3% | 3.3% | 6.2% | 61% below the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 28.8% | 22.9% | 23.7% | 1.3× the state |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 7.0% | 15.4% | 13.8% | 54% below the state |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 36.5% | 40.9% | 41.9% | 11% below the state |
| After dark | 8.3% | 22.4% | 24.8% | 63% below the state |
Baxter County has lower values than Arkansas for crashes per 100k residents / yr, deaths per 100 crashes and on snow, slush or ice. It runs above Arkansas on injuries per crash, garbage-truck share and morning rush (6–10 am).
What stands out in Baxter County: 1 in 16 crashes involve a garbage truck (10 since 2015), vs 1.6% across Arkansas.
Overview
Baxter County has recorded 168 truck crashes since 2015, with 78 people injured and 1 killed.
That averages about one truck crash every 26 days in fully reported years.
With 0 truck crashes reported in Big Flat since 2015, this page uses Baxter County numbers for its patterns and comparisons.
When crashes happen
May has the most truck crashes, 13.1% of the yearly total, while April has the fewest (1.8%).
Winter months (Nov–Mar) carry 36.5% of truck crashes, vs 40.9% for Arkansas.
More truck crashes happen at 7–8 am than at any other hour (10.7%).
Road surface: 1.3% of truck crashes were on snow, slush or ice (Arkansas: 3.3%).
Where crashes happen
NHTSA lists no located fatal large-truck crashes within 10 miles of Big Flat since 2015.
Garbage & waste trucks
10 crashes involved a garbage or refuse truck, a 6.0% share (Arkansas: 1.6%).
Route planning tips for Big Flat fleets
- Review driver schedules for May, the month with the most truck crashes.
- Morning starts matter: 28.8% of truck crashes fall between 6 and 10 am, higher than Arkansas.
- 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 Baxter 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 (Baxter County) |
|---|---|
| US-62 | 32 |
| Sh5 | 22 |
| US-62E | 19 |
| Sh5N | 11 |
| US-62W | 9 |
| Sh126 | 6 |
| Sh5S | 5 |
| Sh177 | 5 |
Big Flat at a glance
| Population | 92 |
| Land area | 1.1 sq mi |
| Density | 81 per sq mi |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Baxter 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 | 7 | — | 0.5 |
| 2000s | 8 | +27% | 0.7 |
| 2010s | 12 | +49% | 0.2 |
| 2020s | 16 | +26% | 0.6 |
In the 1990s about 7 truck crashes a year were reported; in the 2020s, about 16. Reporting coverage also changed between these periods. NHTSA counts 0.0 fatal large-truck crashes a year in 2016–19 and 0.6 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Big Flat
How many truck crashes happen in Big Flat?
168 truck crashes have been reported in Baxter County since 2015, with 1 deaths and 78 injuries.
When do most truck crashes happen in Big Flat?
May has the most truck crashes in Baxter County, 13.1% of the yearly total.
How many garbage truck crashes are there in Big Flat?
Garbage trucks were involved in 10 reported crashes in Baxter County since 2015 (6.0% of truck crashes).
What is the truck crash rate in Big Flat compared with Arkansas?
The yearly rate is 33.0 truck crashes per 100,000 residents in Baxter County, vs 92.4 for Arkansas.
How can I plan a safer truck route in Big Flat?
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.