Okeechobee, FL truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Okeechobee: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Okeechobee and Okeechobee County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Okeechobee County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
4.9 deaths per 100 garbage-truck crashes vs 6.7 for all trucks.
Deadliest roads
How Okeechobee County compares with Florida
Okeechobee County against Florida and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Okeechobee County stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Okeechobee County | Florida | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 121.0 | 37.4 | 49.7 | 3.2× the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 6.7 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 1.6× the state |
| Injuries per crash | 0.55 | 0.51 | 0.49 | 1.1× the state |
| Garbage-truck share | 7.3% | 3.8% | 2.3% | 1.9× the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 0.0% | 0.1% | 6.2% | 100% below the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 25.7% | 25.2% | 23.7% | same |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 8.7% | 8.9% | 13.8% | same |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 43.8% | 42.1% | 41.9% | same |
| After dark | 25.5% | 24.2% | 24.8% | same |
Okeechobee County has lower values than Florida for on snow, slush or ice. It runs above Florida on crashes per 100k residents / yr, deaths per 100 crashes and injuries per crash.
What stands out in Okeechobee County: 1 in 14 crashes involve a garbage truck (42 since 2015), vs 3.8% across Florida.
Overview
Okeechobee County has recorded 592 truck crashes since 2015, with 321 people injured and 42 killed.
In complete reporting years that works out to about one truck crash every 7 days.
Okeechobee had 197 reported truck crashes since 2015, too few for reliable patterns, so the charts and findings on this page use Okeechobee County numbers.
When crashes happen
The worst month is January with 11.5% of truck crashes; the quietest is September at 6.1%.
The five winter months (November to March) hold 43.8% of truck crashes, against 42.1% across Florida.
More truck crashes happen at 7–8 am than at any other hour (8.3%).
0.0% of truck crashes here happened on snow, slush or ice, against 0.1% across Florida.
Where crashes happen
Fatal large-truck crashes within 10 miles of Okeechobee since 2015 were spread across roads: SR-78 (4), US-441 (4), US-98 (3), SR-70 (2) and SR-710 (2).
Garbage & waste trucks
Garbage and refuse trucks were involved in 42 crashes, 7.1% of the total, against 3.8% across Florida.
Their busiest month is April, with 21% of garbage-truck crashes.
They recorded 4.9 deaths per 100 crashes, against 6.7 for all trucks.
Route planning tips for Okeechobee fleets
- Plan January schedules with more margin; it is the worst month for truck crashes in Okeechobee County.
- Waste haulers: April is the peak month for garbage-truck crashes in Okeechobee County.
- Check your own stops for crash hotspots and low bridges with the free Route Planner.
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 Okeechobee County
By hour of day
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| SR-78 | 4 |
| US-441 | 4 |
| US-98 | 3 |
| SR-70 | 2 |
| SR-710 | 2 |
| 120th St | 1 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Okeechobee County) |
|---|---|
| US-441 | 98 |
| SR-70 | 59 |
| US-98 | 26 |
| SR-710 | 25 |
| Ne 128Th Ave | 21 |
| Se 128Th Ave | 18 |
| State Road 710 | 10 |
| State Road 70 East | 10 |
Okeechobee at a glance
| Population | 5,731 |
| Land area | 4.1 sq mi |
| Density | 1,413 per sq mi |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Okeechobee 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 | — | 1.8 |
| 2000s | 21 | +156% | 2.1 |
| 2010s | 34 | +58% | 1.5 |
| 2020s | 55 | +64% | 3.4 |
In the 1990s about 8 truck crashes a year were reported; in the 2020s, about 55. Reporting coverage also changed between these periods. NHTSA counts 2.0 fatal large-truck crashes a year in 2016–19 and 3.4 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Okeechobee
How common are truck crashes in Okeechobee?
Okeechobee County has had 592 reported truck crashes since 2015, injuring 321 people and killing 42.
Which month has the most truck crashes in Okeechobee?
Truck crashes in Okeechobee County peak in January, with 11.5% of the year's crashes.
Are garbage truck crashes common in Okeechobee?
Since 2015, Okeechobee County has reported 42 garbage-truck crashes, or 7.1% of its truck crashes.
How do truck crashes in Okeechobee compare with Florida?
Okeechobee County records 121.0 truck crashes per 100,000 residents a year, against 37.4 across Florida.
What is the best way to plan truck routes in Okeechobee?
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.