Fort Gaines, GA truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Fort Gaines: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Fort Gaines and Clay County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Clay County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
0 of 32 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
No fatal large-truck crashes with a road name recorded here since 2015.
How Clay County compares with Georgia
Clay County against Georgia and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Clay County stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Clay County | Georgia | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 96.9 | 62.4 | 49.7 | 1.6× the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 13.3 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 4.0× the state |
| Injuries per crash | 0.73 | 0.50 | 0.49 | 1.5× the state |
| Garbage-truck share | 0.0% | 2.6% | 2.3% | 100% below the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 0.0% | 0.5% | 6.2% | 100% below the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 10.0% | 22.6% | 23.7% | 56% below the state |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 3.3% | 11.4% | 13.8% | 71% below the state |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 63.3% | 40.9% | 41.9% | 1.5× the state |
| After dark | 43.3% | 24.5% | 24.8% | 1.8× the state |
Clay County has lower values than Georgia for garbage-truck share, on snow, slush or ice and morning rush (6–10 am). Where it is higher: crashes per 100k residents / yr, deaths per 100 crashes and injuries per crash.
Clay County at a glance: 13.3 people killed per 100 truck crashes (Georgia: 3.3).
Overview
Since 2015, 32 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Clay County. They injured 25 people and killed 5.
Across the years with complete reporting, that is roughly one truck crash every 134 days.
Fort Gaines had 4 reported truck crashes since 2015, too few for reliable patterns, so the charts and findings on this page use Clay County numbers.
56% of truck crash reports in Clay County since 2015 leave the city field blank; place counts include only reports that name the place.
When crashes happen
The worst month is January with 15.6% of truck crashes; the quietest is October at 0.0%.
The five winter months (November to March) hold 63.3% of truck crashes, against 40.9% across Georgia.
The busiest hour is 5–6 am, with 12.5% of truck crashes.
0.0% of truck crashes here happened on snow, slush or ice, against 0.5% across Georgia.
Where crashes happen
No fatal crash involving a large truck has a recorded location within 10 miles of Fort Gaines since 2015.
Garbage & waste trucks
FMCSA lists no garbage-truck crashes in Clay County since 2015.
Route planning tips for Fort Gaines fleets
- Plan January schedules with more margin; it is the worst month for truck crashes in Clay County.
- 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 Clay 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 (Clay County) |
|---|---|
| Sr 1 @Sr 37 | 3 |
| Ga1 | 3 |
| Ga1 / Ga 37 | 2 |
| SR-37 | 2 |
| Sr37 Sr1 | 2 |
| Bluffton Rd At Walnut Rd | 1 |
| Cr 130 Lat 31 33 7.58 Lon W 84 58 23.00 | 1 |
| Ga 1 / Ga 37 | 1 |
Fort Gaines at a glance
| Population | 978 |
| Land area | 4.8 sq mi |
| Density | 205 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 39851) | $48,382 |
| Median home value (ZIP 39851) | $107,061 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Clay 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 | 2 | — | 0.1 |
| 2000s | 2 | +20% | 0.1 |
| 2010s | 2 | +14% | 0.1 |
| 2020s | 2 | -13% | 0.4 |
In the 1990s about 2 truck crashes a year were reported; in the 2020s, about 2. Reporting coverage also changed between these periods. Fatal large-truck crashes: 0.2 a year in 2016–19, 0.4 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Fort Gaines
How common are truck crashes in Fort Gaines?
32 truck crashes have been reported in Clay County since 2015, with 5 deaths and 25 injuries.
What is the worst month for truck crashes in Fort Gaines?
Truck crashes in Clay County peak in January, with 15.6% of the year's crashes.
How many garbage truck accidents happen in Fort Gaines?
0 crashes involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Clay County since 2015, 0.0% of all truck crashes.
What is the truck crash rate in Fort Gaines compared with Georgia?
Per 100,000 residents, Clay County has 96.9 truck crashes a year; Georgia has 62.4.
What is the best way to plan truck routes in Fort Gaines?
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.