Gravette, AR truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Gravette: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Gravette and Benton County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Benton County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
0.0 deaths per 100 garbage-truck crashes vs 2.7 for all trucks.
Deadliest roads
How Benton County compares with Arkansas
Benton County against Arkansas and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Benton County stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Benton County | Arkansas | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 41.6 | 92.4 | 49.7 | 55% below the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 2.7 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 31% below the state |
| Injuries per crash | 0.36 | 0.45 | 0.49 | 20% below the state |
| Garbage-truck share | 2.5% | 1.6% | 2.3% | 1.5× the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 1.8% | 3.3% | 6.2% | 45% below the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 25.4% | 22.9% | 23.7% | 1.1× the state |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 11.4% | 15.4% | 13.8% | 26% below the state |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 38.5% | 40.9% | 41.9% | same |
| After dark | 15.8% | 22.4% | 24.8% | 30% below the state |
Benton County sits below Arkansas on crashes per 100k residents / yr, deaths per 100 crashes and injuries per crash. It stands out for higher garbage-truck share and morning rush (6–10 am).
What stands out in Benton County: 1 in 41 garbage-truck share of crashes is 2.5%, against 1.6% for Arkansas.
Overview
Since 2015, 1,562 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Benton County. They injured 556 people and killed 39.
In complete reporting years that works out to about one truck crash every 3 days.
Gravette had 53 reported truck crashes since 2015, too few for reliable patterns, so the charts and findings on this page use Benton County numbers.
When crashes happen
August has the most truck crashes, 9.3% of the yearly total, while January has the fewest (6.5%).
The five winter months (November to March) hold 38.5% of truck crashes, against 40.9% across Arkansas.
By time of day, 12–1 pm stands out with 8.8% of truck crashes.
Road surface: 1.8% of truck crashes were on snow, slush or ice (Arkansas: 3.3%).
Where crashes happen
Fatal large-truck crashes within 10 miles of Gravette since 2015 were spread across roads: SR-72 (4), US-71 (4), CR-PETERSONRD (1), I-549 (1) and SR-102 (1).
Garbage & waste trucks
Garbage trucks account for 38 of the truck crashes here, or 2.4%, compared with 1.6% in Arkansas.
Their busiest month is April, with 18% of garbage-truck crashes.
Per 100 crashes, garbage trucks recorded 0.0 deaths compared with 2.7 for all trucks.
Route planning tips for Gravette fleets
- Review driver schedules for August, the month with the most truck crashes.
- For residential and commercial waste routes, look again at April schedules: garbage-truck crashes peak then.
- Morning starts matter: 25.4% 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 Benton County
By hour of day
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| SR-72 | 4 |
| US-71 | 4 |
| CR-PETERSONRD | 1 |
| I-549 | 1 |
| SR-102 | 1 |
| SR-12 | 1 |
| SR-279 | 1 |
| US-59 | 1 |
| US-72 | 1 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Benton County) |
|---|---|
| I-49 | 266 |
| US-71 | 89 |
| Sh59 | 82 |
| US-412 | 79 |
| Sh72 | 43 |
| Sh102 | 41 |
| US-62 | 41 |
| Sh264 | 39 |
Gravette at a glance
| Population | 3,826 |
| Land area | 15.3 sq mi |
| Density | 250 per sq mi |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Benton 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 | 46 | — | 3.2 |
| 2000s | 84 | +83% | 4.1 |
| 2010s | 115 | +38% | 2.2 |
| 2020s | 136 | +18% | 4.6 |
Reported truck crashes averaged 46 a year in the 1990s and 136 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 1.8 a year in 2016–19 and 4.6 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Gravette
How common are truck crashes in Gravette?
Since 2015, 1,562 crashes involving commercial trucks were reported in Benton County (556 injured, 39 killed).
What is the worst month for truck crashes in Gravette?
August has the most truck crashes in Benton County, 9.3% of the yearly total.
Are garbage truck crashes common in Gravette?
38 crashes involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Benton County since 2015, 2.4% of all truck crashes.
How do truck crashes in Gravette compare with Arkansas?
Per 100,000 residents, Benton County has 41.6 truck crashes a year; Arkansas has 92.4.
What is the best way to plan truck routes in Gravette?
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.