Inverness, CA truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Inverness: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Inverness and Marin County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Marin County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
21 of 487 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
How Marin County compares with California
Marin County against California and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Marin County stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Marin County | California | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 16.3 | 33.2 | 49.7 | 51% below the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 1.2× the state |
| Injuries per crash | 0.37 | 0.44 | 0.49 | 16% below the state |
| Garbage-truck share | 4.1% | 1.6% | 2.3% | 2.5× the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 0.4% | 0.9% | 6.2% | 54% below the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 31.7% | 23.5% | 23.7% | 1.3× the state |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 8.7% | 6.5% | 13.8% | 1.3× the state |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 43.4% | 40.2% | 41.9% | 1.1× the state |
| After dark | 16.3% | 29.1% | 24.8% | 44% below the state |
Marin County has lower values than California for crashes per 100k residents / yr, injuries per crash and on snow, slush or ice. It runs above California on deaths per 100 crashes, garbage-truck share and morning rush (6–10 am).
Marin County at a glance: 1 in 24 of truck crashes here involve garbage trucks: 4.1%, vs 1.6% in California.
Overview
Since 2015, 487 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Marin County. They injured 182 people and killed 20.
Across the years with complete reporting, that is roughly one truck crash every 9 days.
Inverness had 0 reported truck crashes since 2015, too few for reliable patterns, so the charts and findings on this page use Marin County numbers.
When crashes happen
The worst month is May with 10.1% of truck crashes; the quietest is April at 5.7%.
November through March accounts for 43.4% of truck crashes here, compared with 40.2% in California.
More truck crashes happen at 8–9 am than at any other hour (11.7%).
0.4% of truck crashes here happened on snow, slush or ice, against 0.9% across California.
Where crashes happen
Since 2015, fatal crashes with a large truck within 10 miles of Inverness happened on Point Reyes Petaluma Rd (1) and SR-1 (1); no road leads clearly.
Garbage & waste trucks
Garbage and refuse trucks were involved in 21 crashes, 4.3% of the total, against 1.6% across California.
Their busiest month is December, with 19% of garbage-truck crashes.
Route planning tips for Inverness fleets
- Build extra time into May routes: it has the most truck crashes here.
- For residential and commercial waste routes, look again at December schedules: garbage-truck crashes peak then.
- 31.7% of truck crashes happen between 6 and 10 am, above California; consider earlier or later starts where possible.
- Paste your stops into the free Route Planner to see the risk score, safer alternatives and low bridges.
About the data
This report uses the FMCSA crash file (reported crashes of trucks over 10,000 lb) and NHTSA FARS (fatal crashes). It reports the numbers without guessing at reasons.
Truck crashes by year: all trucks vs garbage trucks
Seasonality: when trucks crash in Marin County
By hour of day
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| Point Reyes Petaluma Rd | 1 |
| SR-1 | 1 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Marin County) |
|---|---|
| Us-101 S/B | 9 |
| Bel Marin Keys Bl/Nave Dr | 2 |
| Caledonia St/Pine St | 2 |
| Chileno Valley Rd | 2 |
| N. Knoll Rd | 2 |
| Novato Bl/.4Mi W Of Copper Hill Wy | 2 |
| Rt101/.1M S Alameda Del Prado | 2 |
| Rt101/.1M S San Antonio Rd | 2 |
Inverness at a glance
| Land area | 6.4 sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 94956) | $82,205 |
| Median home value (ZIP 94956) | $1,657,956 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Marin 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 | — | — | 1.2 |
| 2000s | 33 | — | 0.8 |
| 2010s | 43 | +29% | 0.8 |
| 2020s | 38 | -12% | 1.2 |
In the 2000s about 33 truck crashes a year were reported; in the 2020s, about 38. Reporting coverage also changed between these periods. NHTSA counts 1.2 fatal large-truck crashes a year in 2016–19 and 1.2 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Inverness
How common are truck crashes in Inverness?
487 truck crashes have been reported in Marin County since 2015, with 20 deaths and 182 injuries.
What is the worst month for truck crashes in Inverness?
The worst month is May: 10.1% of truck crashes in Marin County happen then.
How many garbage truck crashes are there in Inverness?
21 crashes involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Marin County since 2015, 4.3% of all truck crashes.
What is the truck crash rate in Inverness compared with California?
The yearly rate is 16.3 truck crashes per 100,000 residents in Marin County, vs 33.2 for California.
What is the best way to plan truck routes in Inverness?
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.