Hardin County, IL truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Hardin County: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
0 of 11 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
The headline for Hardin County: #101 of 102 among 102 counties in Illinois for truck crashes per year.
Overview
Since 2015, 11 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Hardin County. They injured 10 people and killed 1.
Across the years with complete reporting, that is roughly one truck crash every 365 days.
When crashes happen
Monthly patterns need more crashes than Hardin County has on record.
Where crashes happen
Since 2015, fatal crashes with a large truck in Hardin County happened on SR-34 (1); no road leads clearly.
Garbage & waste trucks
FMCSA lists no garbage-truck crashes in Hardin County since 2015.
Route planning tips for Hardin County fleets
- 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 Hardin County
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (in Hardin County) |
|---|---|
| SR-34 | 1 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Hardin County) |
|---|---|
| Il Hwy 146 | 1 |
| Illinois Hwy 34 | 1 |
| Mahoning Rd | 1 |
| Market St | 1 |
| SR-34 | 1 |
Hardin County at a glance
| Population | 3,550 |
| Land area | 177.4 sq mi |
| Density | 20 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP average) | $51,425 |
Historical data: truck crashes in Hardin 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 | -8% | 0.2 |
| 2010s | 4 | +106% | 0.2 |
| 2020s | 1 | -81% | 0.0 |
From the 1990s to the 2020s, yearly reported truck crashes went from 2 to 1. Some of the change may reflect how crashes were reported. Fatal large-truck crashes: 0.2 a year in 2016–19, 0.0 a year in 2020–24.
Cities, towns & communities in Hardin County
ZIP codes in Hardin County
Nearby counties
Questions fleets ask about Hardin County
How many truck crashes happen in Hardin County?
Since 2015, 11 crashes involving commercial trucks were reported in Hardin County (10 injured, 1 killed).
How many garbage truck accidents happen in Hardin County?
0 crashes involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Hardin County since 2015, 0.0% of all truck crashes.
What is the best way to plan truck routes in Hardin County?
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.