Mountain Home, AR truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Mountain Home: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Mountain Home 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 |
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).
The headline for Baxter County: 1 in 16 of truck crashes here involve garbage trucks: 6.4%, vs 1.6% in Arkansas.
Overview
Since 2015, 168 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Baxter County. They injured 78 people and killed 1.
That averages about one truck crash every 26 days in fully reported years.
Mountain Home had 46 reported truck crashes since 2015, too few for reliable patterns, so the charts and findings on this page use Baxter County numbers.
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.
By time of day, 7–8 am stands out with 10.7% of truck crashes.
Snow, slush or ice was on the road in 1.3% of truck crashes, compared with 3.3% in Arkansas.
Where crashes happen
Since 2015, fatal crashes with a large truck within 10 miles of Mountain Home happened on CR-TRACYFERRYRD (1), SR-5 (1) and US-62 (1); no road leads clearly.
Garbage & waste trucks
Garbage and refuse trucks were involved in 10 crashes, 6.0% of the total, against 1.6% across Arkansas.
Route planning tips for Mountain Home 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
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) |
|---|---|
| CR-TRACYFERRYRD | 1 |
| SR-5 | 1 |
| US-62 | 1 |
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 |
Mountain Home at a glance
| Population | 13,348 |
| Land area | 12.0 sq mi |
| Density | 1,111 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 |
Reported truck crashes averaged 7 a year in the 1990s and 16 a year in the 2020s. Reporting practices changed over time, so part of any change can come from reporting. 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 Mountain Home
How many truck crashes happen in Mountain Home?
Since 2015, 168 crashes involving commercial trucks were reported in Baxter County (78 injured, 1 killed).
When do most truck crashes happen in Mountain Home?
Truck crashes in Baxter County peak in May, with 13.1% of the year's crashes.
How many garbage truck crashes are there in Mountain Home?
Since 2015, Baxter County has reported 10 garbage-truck crashes, or 6.0% of its truck crashes.
How do truck crashes in Mountain Home compare 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 Mountain Home?
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.