Bedford, IA truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Bedford: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Bedford and Taylor County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Taylor County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
0 of 25 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
No fatal large-truck crashes with a road name recorded here since 2015.
How Taylor County compares with Iowa
Taylor County against Iowa and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Taylor County stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Taylor County | Iowa | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 35.9 | 68.1 | 49.7 | 47% below the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 100% below the state |
| Injuries per crash | 0.35 | 0.41 | 0.49 | 15% below the state |
| Garbage-truck share | 0.0% | 2.2% | 2.3% | 100% below the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 17.4% | 18.7% | 6.2% | same |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 8.7% | 24.0% | 23.7% | 64% below the state |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 4.3% | 15.1% | 13.8% | 71% below the state |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 39.1% | 45.4% | 41.9% | 14% below the state |
| After dark | 30.4% | 23.1% | 24.8% | 1.3× the state |
Taylor County sits below Iowa on crashes per 100k residents / yr, deaths per 100 crashes and injuries per crash. Where it is higher: after dark.
What stands out in Taylor County: March worst month: 24.0% of truck crashes, vs 8.3% in an average month.
Overview
Since 2015, 25 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Taylor County. They injured 11 people and killed 0.
Across the years with complete reporting, that is roughly one truck crash every 175 days.
Only 6 truck crashes were reported in Bedford since 2015; patterns below come from Taylor County as a whole.
52% of truck crash reports in Taylor County since 2015 leave the city field blank; place counts include only reports that name the place.
When crashes happen
March has the most truck crashes, 24.0% of the yearly total, while August has the fewest (0.0%).
The five winter months (November to March) hold 39.1% of truck crashes, against 45.4% across Iowa.
The busiest hour is 11 am–12 pm, with 12.0% of truck crashes.
Road surface: 17.4% of truck crashes were on snow, slush or ice (Iowa: 18.7%).
Where crashes happen
Since 2015, no fatal large-truck crashes with a location were recorded within 10 miles of Bedford.
Garbage & waste trucks
FMCSA lists no garbage-truck crashes in Taylor County since 2015.
Route planning tips for Bedford fleets
- Build extra time into March routes: it has the most truck crashes here.
- Use the free Route Planner to score your route and spot low bridges before drivers head out.
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 Taylor 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 (Taylor County) |
|---|---|
| Colt Ave | 2 |
| State 148/Iowa 148 | 2 |
| State 2/Iowa 2 | 2 |
| 130Th St | 1 |
| 308Th Way | 1 |
| Brooks St | 1 |
| Denver Ave | 1 |
| Franklin Ave | 1 |
Bedford at a glance
| Population | 1,474 |
| Land area | 1.6 sq mi |
| Density | 918 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 50833) | $61,042 |
| Median home value (ZIP 50833) | $109,440 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Taylor 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 | — | 0.3 |
| 2000s | 2 | +0% | 0.0 |
| 2010s | 1 | -7% | 0.0 |
| 2020s | 2 | +55% | 0.0 |
Reported truck crashes averaged 2 a year in the 1990s and 2 a year in the 2020s. Reporting practices changed over time, so part of any change can come from reporting.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Bedford
How common are truck crashes in Bedford?
25 truck crashes have been reported in Taylor County since 2015, with 0 deaths and 11 injuries.
When do most truck crashes happen in Bedford?
Truck crashes in Taylor County peak in March, with 24.0% of the year's crashes.
Are garbage truck crashes common in Bedford?
Since 2015, Taylor County has reported 0 garbage-truck crashes, or 0.0% of its truck crashes.
What is the truck crash rate in Bedford compared with Iowa?
The yearly rate is 35.9 truck crashes per 100,000 residents in Taylor County, vs 68.1 for Iowa.
How do I plan a garbage truck route in Bedford?
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.