Hamburg, IL truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Hamburg: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Hamburg and Calhoun County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Calhoun County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
1 of 10 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
What stands out in Calhoun County: 10 truck crashes reported in Calhoun County since 2015.
Overview
Calhoun County has recorded 10 truck crashes since 2015, with 4 people injured and 0 killed.
Hamburg had 0 reported truck crashes since 2015, too few for reliable patterns, so the charts and findings on this page use Calhoun County numbers.
When crashes happen
Calhoun County has too few reported truck crashes for a monthly pattern.
Where crashes happen
Roads with fatal crashes involving a large truck within 10 miles of Hamburg since 2015: Eldred-Hillview Rd (1). No single road stands out.
Garbage & waste trucks
Garbage trucks account for 1 of the truck crashes here, or 10.0%, compared with 1.4% in Illinois.
Route planning tips for Hamburg fleets
- Paste your stops into the free Route Planner to see the risk score, safer alternatives and low bridges.
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 Calhoun County
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| Eldred-Hillview Rd | 1 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Calhoun County) |
|---|---|
| Il River Rd | 2 |
| Il-100 | 2 |
| Gun Club Rd | 1 |
| Il River Road | 1 |
| Il Rt 100 | 1 |
| Illinois River | 1 |
| SR-100 | 1 |
Hamburg at a glance
| Population | 94 |
| Land area | 0.5 sq mi |
| Density | 180 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 62045) | $85,234 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Calhoun 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 | 1 | — | 0.1 |
| 2000s | 1 | +40% | 0.0 |
| 2010s | 1 | -29% | 0.0 |
| 2020s | 1 | +0% | 0.0 |
Reported truck crashes averaged 1 a year in the 1990s and 1 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 Hamburg
How many truck crashes happen in Hamburg?
Calhoun County has had 10 reported truck crashes since 2015, injuring 4 people and killing 0.
How many garbage truck crashes are there in Hamburg?
Garbage trucks were involved in 1 reported crash in Calhoun County since 2015 (10.0% of truck crashes).
How do I plan a garbage truck route in Hamburg?
Use the free Route Planner: enter your stops to get a risk score, safer alternatives and the low bridges on your route.
2026 is a partial year. Updated October 2026.