Pleasant Grove, AR truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Pleasant Grove: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Pleasant Grove and Stone County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Stone County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
2 of 73 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
No fatal large-truck crashes with a road name recorded here since 2015.
How Stone County compares with Arkansas
Stone County against Arkansas and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Stone County stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Stone County | Arkansas | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 48.4 | 92.4 | 49.7 | 48% below the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 1.5 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 62% below the state |
| Injuries per crash | 0.51 | 0.45 | 0.49 | 1.1× the state |
| Garbage-truck share | 2.9% | 1.6% | 2.3% | 1.8× the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 1.5% | 3.3% | 6.2% | 56% below the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 20.6% | 22.9% | 23.7% | 10% below the state |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 13.2% | 15.4% | 13.8% | 14% below the state |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 47.1% | 40.9% | 41.9% | 1.1× the state |
| After dark | 14.7% | 22.4% | 24.8% | 34% below the state |
Compared with Arkansas, Stone County is lower on crashes per 100k residents / yr, deaths per 100 crashes and on snow, slush or ice. It stands out for higher injuries per crash, garbage-truck share and winter months (nov–mar).
Stone County at a glance: 1 in 34 of truck crashes here involve garbage trucks: 2.9%, vs 1.6% in Arkansas.
Overview
Since 2015, 73 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Stone County. They injured 41 people and killed 1.
Across the years with complete reporting, that is roughly one truck crash every 59 days.
With 0 truck crashes reported in Pleasant Grove since 2015, this page uses Stone County numbers for its patterns and comparisons.
When crashes happen
Truck crashes peak in January (12.3% of the year) and are lowest in June (4.1%).
The five winter months (November to March) hold 47.1% of truck crashes, against 40.9% across Arkansas.
The busiest hour is 11 am–12 pm, with 9.6% of truck crashes.
Road surface: 1.5% 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 Pleasant Grove since 2015.
Garbage & waste trucks
2 crashes involved a garbage or refuse truck, a 2.7% share (Arkansas: 1.6%).
Route planning tips for Pleasant Grove fleets
- Review driver schedules for January, the month with the most truck crashes.
- 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 Stone 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 (Stone County) |
|---|---|
| Sh5 | 18 |
| Sh14 | 16 |
| Sh9 | 9 |
| Sh66 | 8 |
| Sh263 | 4 |
| Cst(East Main Street) | 2 |
| Cst(West Main Street) | 2 |
| Sh58 | 2 |
Pleasant Grove at a glance
| Land area | 2.8 sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 72567) | $53,438 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Stone 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 | 4 | — | 0.3 |
| 2000s | 4 | +17% | 0.3 |
| 2010s | 4 | +2% | 0.0 |
| 2020s | 8 | +70% | 0.2 |
In the 1990s about 4 truck crashes a year were reported; in the 2020s, about 8. Reporting coverage also changed between these periods. Fatal large-truck crashes: 0.0 a year in 2016–19, 0.2 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Pleasant Grove
How many truck crashes happen in Pleasant Grove?
73 truck crashes have been reported in Stone County since 2015, with 1 deaths and 41 injuries.
What is the worst month for truck crashes in Pleasant Grove?
January has the most truck crashes in Stone County, 12.3% of the yearly total.
How many garbage truck crashes are there in Pleasant Grove?
Garbage trucks were involved in 2 reported crashes in Stone County since 2015 (2.7% of truck crashes).
How do truck crashes in Pleasant Grove compare with Arkansas?
Per 100,000 residents, Stone County has 48.4 truck crashes a year; Arkansas has 92.4.
How do I plan a garbage truck route in Pleasant Grove?
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.