Furnace Creek, CA truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Furnace Creek: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Furnace Creek and Inyo County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Inyo County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
1 of 238 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
No fatal large-truck crashes with a road name recorded here since 2015.
How Inyo County compares with California
Inyo County against California and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Inyo County stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Inyo County | California | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 112.6 | 33.2 | 49.7 | 3.4× the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 9.6 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 2.7× the state |
| Injuries per crash | 0.38 | 0.44 | 0.49 | 14% below the state |
| Garbage-truck share | 0.4% | 1.6% | 2.3% | 73% below the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 3.1% | 0.9% | 6.2% | 3.3× the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 13.1% | 23.5% | 23.7% | 44% below the state |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 4.4% | 6.5% | 13.8% | 33% below the state |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 41.9% | 40.2% | 41.9% | same |
| After dark | 41.5% | 29.1% | 24.8% | 1.4× the state |
Inyo County has lower values than California for injuries per crash, garbage-truck share and morning rush (6–10 am). It runs above California on crashes per 100k residents / yr, deaths per 100 crashes and on snow, slush or ice.
The headline for Inyo County: 3.1% of truck crashes happened on snow, slush or ice, vs 0.9% in California.
Overview
Since 2015, 238 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Inyo County. They injured 90 people and killed 22.
In complete reporting years that works out to about one truck crash every 18 days.
Only 0 truck crashes were reported in Furnace Creek since 2015; patterns below come from Inyo County as a whole.
When crashes happen
January has the most truck crashes, 11.8% of the yearly total, while July has the fewest (5.9%).
The five winter months (November to March) hold 41.9% of truck crashes, against 40.2% across California.
The busiest hour is 11 am–12 pm, with 7.6% of truck crashes.
3.1% of truck crashes here happened on snow, slush or ice, against 0.9% across California.
Where crashes happen
NHTSA lists no located fatal large-truck crashes within 10 miles of Furnace Creek since 2015.
Garbage & waste trucks
1 crash involved a garbage or refuse truck, a 0.4% share (California: 1.6%).
Route planning tips for Furnace Creek fleets
- Build extra time into January routes: it has the most truck crashes here.
- Icy and snowy roads show up in 3.1% of truck crashes here, more than California; schedule winter checks early.
- Check your own stops for crash hotspots and low bridges with the free Route Planner.
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 Inyo 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 (Inyo County) |
|---|---|
| US-395 | 5 |
| Us395 Nb/Gill Station Coso Rd | 3 |
| N/B Us-395 | 3 |
| Hwy Us-395, Independence Ca 93526 | 2 |
| Nb Us395/Pearson Rd | 2 |
| Rt127/1.6M N Rt190 | 2 |
| Rt395/ Gill Station Coso Rd | 2 |
| Rt395/.1M S Fall Rd | 2 |
Furnace Creek at a glance
| Land area | 31.5 sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 92328) | $94,375 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Inyo 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 | — | — | 1.3 |
| 2000s | 13 | — | 1.1 |
| 2010s | 16 | +16% | 0.4 |
| 2020s | 23 | +47% | 2.0 |
Reported truck crashes averaged 13 a year in the 2000s and 23 a year in the 2020s. Reporting practices changed over time, so part of any change can come from reporting. Fatal large-truck crashes: 0.8 a year in 2016–19, 2.0 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Furnace Creek
How many truck accidents are there in Furnace Creek?
238 truck crashes have been reported in Inyo County since 2015, with 22 deaths and 90 injuries.
When do most truck crashes happen in Furnace Creek?
The worst month is January: 11.8% of truck crashes in Inyo County happen then.
How many garbage truck crashes are there in Furnace Creek?
1 crash involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Inyo County since 2015, 0.4% of all truck crashes.
How do truck crashes in Furnace Creek compare with California?
The yearly rate is 112.6 truck crashes per 100,000 residents in Inyo County, vs 33.2 for California.
How do I plan a garbage truck route in Furnace Creek?
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.