Lucas, IA truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Lucas: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Lucas and Lucas County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Lucas County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
2 of 66 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
No fatal large-truck crashes with a road name recorded here since 2015.
How Lucas County compares with Iowa
Lucas County against Iowa and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Lucas County stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Lucas County | Iowa | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 65.4 | 68.1 | 49.7 | same |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 100% below the state |
| Injuries per crash | 0.41 | 0.41 | 0.49 | same |
| Garbage-truck share | 3.2% | 2.2% | 2.3% | 1.5× the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 15.9% | 18.7% | 6.2% | 15% below the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 22.2% | 24.0% | 23.7% | 8% below the state |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 14.3% | 15.1% | 13.8% | same |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 42.9% | 45.4% | 41.9% | same |
| After dark | 27.0% | 23.1% | 24.8% | 1.2× the state |
Compared with Iowa, Lucas County is lower on deaths per 100 crashes, on snow, slush or ice and morning rush (6–10 am). Where it is higher: garbage-truck share and after dark.
Lucas County at a glance: 0.0 deaths per 100 truck crashes, vs 3.5 in Iowa.
Overview
Since 2015, 66 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Lucas County. They injured 27 people and killed 0.
In complete reporting years that works out to about one truck crash every 64 days.
Lucas had 6 reported truck crashes since 2015, too few for reliable patterns, so the charts and findings on this page use Lucas County numbers.
53% of truck crash reports in Lucas County since 2015 leave the city field blank; place counts include only reports that name the place.
When crashes happen
January has the most truck crashes, 13.6% of the yearly total, while February has the fewest (3.0%).
Winter months (Nov–Mar) carry 42.9% of truck crashes, vs 45.4% for Iowa.
The busiest hour is 2–3 pm, with 12.1% of truck crashes.
15.9% of truck crashes here happened on snow, slush or ice, against 18.7% across Iowa.
Where crashes happen
No fatal crash involving a large truck has a recorded location within 10 miles of Lucas since 2015.
Garbage & waste trucks
Garbage trucks account for 2 of the truck crashes here, or 3.0%, compared with 2.2% in Iowa.
Route planning tips for Lucas fleets
- Build extra time into January routes: it has the most truck crashes here.
- 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 Lucas 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 (Lucas County) |
|---|---|
| US-34 | 3 |
| 110Th Ave And H050/440Th St | 2 |
| 300Th Ave And Us 34 | 2 |
| Orchard Ave | 2 |
| 490Th St And S023/200Th Ave | 1 |
| 4Th St And S 4Th St And Us 34 | 1 |
| 500Th St And 120Th Ave | 1 |
| 537Th St | 1 |
Lucas at a glance
| Population | 176 |
| Land area | 1.0 sq mi |
| Density | 179 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 50151) | $91,061 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Lucas 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 | — | 0.9 |
| 2000s | 5 | +114% | 0.2 |
| 2010s | 6 | +33% | 0.4 |
| 2020s | 5 | -26% | 0.0 |
Reported truck crashes averaged 2 a year in the 1990s and 5 a year in the 2020s. Reporting practices changed over time, so part of any change can come from reporting. Fatal large-truck crashes: 0.2 a year in 2016–19, 0.0 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Lucas
How many truck crashes happen in Lucas?
Lucas County has had 66 reported truck crashes since 2015, injuring 27 people and killing 0.
What is the worst month for truck crashes in Lucas?
Truck crashes in Lucas County peak in January, with 13.6% of the year's crashes.
Are garbage truck crashes common in Lucas?
2 crashes involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Lucas County since 2015, 3.0% of all truck crashes.
How do truck crashes in Lucas compare with Iowa?
Lucas County records 65.4 truck crashes per 100,000 residents a year, against 68.1 across Iowa.
How can I plan a safer truck route in Lucas?
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.