Staves, AR truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Staves: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Staves and Grant County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Grant County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
2 of 254 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
No fatal large-truck crashes with a road name recorded here since 2015.
How Grant County compares with Arkansas
Grant County against Arkansas and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Grant County stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Grant County | Arkansas | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 117.6 | 92.4 | 49.7 | 1.3× the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 5.4 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 1.4× the state |
| Injuries per crash | 0.36 | 0.45 | 0.49 | 20% below the state |
| Garbage-truck share | 0.8% | 1.6% | 2.3% | 48% below the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 2.1% | 3.3% | 6.2% | 37% below the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 32.1% | 22.9% | 23.7% | 1.4× the state |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 12.9% | 15.4% | 13.8% | 16% below the state |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 46.2% | 40.9% | 41.9% | 1.1× the state |
| After dark | 18.3% | 22.4% | 24.8% | 18% below the state |
Grant County sits below Arkansas on injuries per crash, garbage-truck share and on snow, slush or ice. Where it is higher: crashes per 100k residents / yr, deaths per 100 crashes and morning rush (6–10 am).
What stands out in Grant County: March 13.8% of truck crashes happen in March, more than any other month.
Overview
Since 2015, 254 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Grant County. They injured 94 people and killed 14.
In complete reporting years that works out to about one truck crash every 17 days.
Staves had 0 reported truck crashes since 2015, too few for reliable patterns, so the charts and findings on this page use Grant County numbers.
When crashes happen
March has the most truck crashes, 13.8% of the yearly total, while February has the fewest (5.1%).
Winter months (Nov–Mar) carry 46.2% of truck crashes, vs 40.9% for Arkansas.
The busiest hour is 8–9 am, with 8.7% of truck crashes.
2.1% of truck crashes here happened on snow, slush or ice, against 3.3% across Arkansas.
Where crashes happen
NHTSA lists no located fatal large-truck crashes within 10 miles of Staves since 2015.
Garbage & waste trucks
Garbage trucks account for 2 of the truck crashes here, or 0.8%, compared with 1.6% in Arkansas.
Route planning tips for Staves fleets
- Review driver schedules for March, the month with the most truck crashes.
- The morning rush (6–10 am) holds 32.1% of truck crashes here, more than Arkansas; adjust start times where you can.
- Use the free Route Planner to score your route and spot low bridges before drivers head out.
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 Grant 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 (Grant County) |
|---|---|
| US-167 | 66 |
| US-270 | 28 |
| US-167S | 22 |
| US-270W | 15 |
| US-167N | 14 |
| US-270E | 13 |
| Sh35N | 8 |
| Sh35 | 7 |
Staves at a glance
| Land area | 2.4 sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 72057) | $59,335 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Grant 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 | 8 | — | 0.8 |
| 2000s | 12 | +63% | 1.2 |
| 2010s | 18 | +48% | 1.0 |
| 2020s | 23 | +27% | 1.0 |
In the 1990s about 8 truck crashes a year were reported; in the 2020s, about 23. Reporting coverage also changed between these periods. Fatal large-truck crashes: 1.8 a year in 2016–19, 1.0 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Staves
How many truck accidents are there in Staves?
Grant County has had 254 reported truck crashes since 2015, injuring 94 people and killing 14.
When do most truck crashes happen in Staves?
Truck crashes in Grant County peak in March, with 13.8% of the year's crashes.
How many garbage truck crashes are there in Staves?
Since 2015, Grant County has reported 2 garbage-truck crashes, or 0.8% of its truck crashes.
How does Staves compare with Arkansas for truck crashes?
The yearly rate is 117.6 truck crashes per 100,000 residents in Grant County, vs 92.4 for Arkansas.
How can I plan a safer truck route in Staves?
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.