Ellaville, GA truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Ellaville: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Ellaville and Schley County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Schley County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
0 of 30 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
How Schley County compares with Georgia
Schley County against Georgia and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Schley County stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Schley County | Georgia | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 60.6 | 62.4 | 49.7 | same |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.4 | same |
| Injuries per crash | 1.03 | 0.50 | 0.49 | 2.1× 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) | 23.3% | 22.6% | 23.7% | same |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 13.3% | 11.4% | 13.8% | 1.2× the state |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 36.7% | 40.9% | 41.9% | 10% below the state |
| After dark | 10.0% | 24.5% | 24.8% | 59% below the state |
Compared with Georgia, Schley County is lower on garbage-truck share, on snow, slush or ice and winter months (nov–mar). It runs above Georgia on injuries per crash and in rain, sleet or snow.
Schley County at a glance: 0 of truck crashes here involve garbage trucks: 0.0%, vs 2.6% in Georgia.
Overview
Police reported 30 crashes involving commercial trucks in Schley County since 2015: 31 people were injured and 1 were killed.
In complete reporting years that works out to about one truck crash every 134 days.
Only 8 truck crashes were reported in Ellaville since 2015; patterns below come from Schley County as a whole.
60% of truck crash reports in Schley County since 2015 leave the city field blank; place counts include only reports that name the place.
When crashes happen
The worst month is March with 16.7% of truck crashes; the quietest is January at 0.0%.
Winter months (Nov–Mar) carry 36.7% of truck crashes, vs 40.9% for Georgia.
The busiest hour is 12–1 pm, with 16.7% of truck crashes.
0.0% of truck crashes here happened on snow, slush or ice, against 0.5% across Georgia.
Where crashes happen
Since 2015, fatal crashes with a large truck within 10 miles of Ellaville happened on US-19 (1); no road leads clearly.
Garbage & waste trucks
No crashes involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Schley County since 2015.
Route planning tips for Ellaville fleets
- Review driver schedules for March, the month with the most truck crashes.
- Use the free Route Planner to score your route and spot low bridges before drivers head out.
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 Schley County
By hour of day
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| US-19 | 1 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Schley County) |
|---|---|
| Ga 3 | 3 |
| Ga 3 / Ga 228 | 2 |
| Ga 153 /Dozier Rd | 1 |
| Ga 153 At Goolsby Road | 1 |
| Ga 153 Near Ga 45 | 1 |
| Ga 228 / Lacrosse Road | 1 |
| Ga 26 / Concord Church Rd | 1 |
| Ga 26 Near Harold Dillard Rd | 1 |
Ellaville at a glance
| Population | 1,513 |
| Land area | 3.2 sq mi |
| Density | 479 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 31806) | $58,875 |
| Median home value (ZIP 31806) | $152,532 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Schley 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 | — | 0.0 |
| 2000s | 2 | -4% | 0.3 |
| 2010s | 3 | +13% | 0.2 |
| 2020s | 3 | +11% | 0.0 |
In the 1990s about 2 truck crashes a year were reported; in the 2020s, about 3. Reporting coverage also changed between these periods. Fatal crashes involving a large truck averaged 0.2 a year in 2016–19 and 0.0 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Ellaville
How many truck accidents are there in Ellaville?
30 truck crashes have been reported in Schley County since 2015, with 1 deaths and 31 injuries.
Which month has the most truck crashes in Ellaville?
Truck crashes in Schley County peak in March, with 16.7% of the year's crashes.
Are garbage truck crashes common in Ellaville?
Garbage trucks were involved in 0 reported crashes in Schley County since 2015 (0.0% of truck crashes).
How do truck crashes in Ellaville compare with Georgia?
Schley County records 60.6 truck crashes per 100,000 residents a year, against 62.4 across Georgia.
How can I plan a safer truck route in Ellaville?
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.