Flippin, AR truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Flippin: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Flippin 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
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 |
Compared with Arkansas, Baxter County is lower on crashes per 100k residents / yr, deaths per 100 crashes and on snow, slush or ice. Where it is higher: injuries per crash, garbage-truck share and morning rush (6–10 am).
Baxter County at a glance: 1 in 16 crashes involve a garbage truck (10 since 2015), vs 1.6% across Arkansas.
Overview
Police reported 168 crashes involving commercial trucks in Baxter County since 2015: 78 people were injured and 1 were killed.
That averages about one truck crash every 26 days in fully reported years.
Only 0 truck crashes were reported in Flippin since 2015; patterns below come from Baxter County as a whole.
When crashes happen
Truck crashes peak in May (13.1% of the year) and are lowest in April (1.8%).
The five winter months (November to March) hold 36.5% of truck crashes, against 40.9% across Arkansas.
The busiest hour is 7–8 am, with 10.7% of truck crashes.
Road surface: 1.3% of truck crashes were on snow, slush or ice (Arkansas: 3.3%).
Where crashes happen
Roads with fatal crashes involving a large truck within 10 miles of Flippin since 2015: US-62 (3). No single road stands out.
Garbage & waste trucks
10 crashes involved a garbage or refuse truck, a 6.0% share (Arkansas: 1.6%).
Route planning tips for Flippin fleets
- Plan May schedules with more margin; it is the worst month for truck crashes in Baxter County.
- 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
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 Baxter County
By hour of day
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| US-62 | 3 |
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 |
Flippin at a glance
| Population | 1,315 |
| Land area | 1.9 sq mi |
| Density | 698 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 72626) | $36,417 |
| Median home value (ZIP 72626) | $236,028 |
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 |
From the 1990s to the 2020s, yearly reported truck crashes went from 7 to 16. Some of the change may reflect how crashes were reported. Fatal crashes involving a large truck averaged 0.0 a year in 2016–19 and 0.6 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Flippin
How common are truck crashes in Flippin?
Baxter County has had 168 reported truck crashes since 2015, injuring 78 people and killing 1.
Which month has the most truck crashes in Flippin?
Truck crashes in Baxter County peak in May, with 13.1% of the year's crashes.
Are garbage truck crashes common in Flippin?
10 crashes involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Baxter County since 2015, 6.0% of all truck crashes.
What is the truck crash rate in Flippin compared with Arkansas?
Baxter County records 33.0 truck crashes per 100,000 residents a year, against 92.4 across Arkansas.
What is the best way to plan truck routes in Flippin?
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.