Wano, KS truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Wano: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Wano and Cheyenne County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Cheyenne County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
1 of 52 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
No fatal large-truck crashes with a road name recorded here since 2015.
How Cheyenne County compares with Kansas
Cheyenne County against Kansas and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Cheyenne County stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Cheyenne County | Kansas | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 175.2 | 61.4 | 49.7 | 2.9× the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 5.9 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 1.2× the state |
| Injuries per crash | 0.49 | 0.32 | 0.49 | 1.5× the state |
| Garbage-truck share | 2.0% | 2.1% | 2.3% | same |
| On snow, slush or ice | 7.8% | 9.3% | 6.2% | 15% below the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 21.6% | 23.1% | 23.7% | same |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 5.9% | 15.2% | 13.8% | 61% below the state |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 39.2% | 42.2% | 41.9% | 7% below the state |
| After dark | 29.4% | 23.2% | 24.8% | 1.3× the state |
Compared with Kansas, Cheyenne County is lower on on snow, slush or ice, in rain, sleet or snow and winter months (nov–mar). It runs above Kansas on crashes per 100k residents / yr, deaths per 100 crashes and injuries per crash.
Cheyenne County at a glance: October worst month: 15.4% of truck crashes, vs 8.3% in an average month.
Overview
Police reported 52 crashes involving commercial trucks in Cheyenne County since 2015: 27 people were injured and 3 were killed.
That averages about one truck crash every 79 days in fully reported years.
Only 0 truck crashes were reported in Wano since 2015; patterns below come from Cheyenne County as a whole.
44% of truck crash reports in Cheyenne County since 2015 leave the city field blank; place counts include only reports that name the place.
When crashes happen
The worst month is October with 15.4% of truck crashes; the quietest is December at 0.0%.
The five winter months (November to March) hold 39.2% of truck crashes, against 42.2% across Kansas.
More truck crashes happen at 4–5 pm than at any other hour (11.5%).
7.8% of truck crashes here happened on snow, slush or ice, against 9.3% across Kansas.
Where crashes happen
No fatal crash involving a large truck has a recorded location within 10 miles of Wano since 2015.
Garbage & waste trucks
Garbage and refuse trucks were involved in 1 crash, 1.9% of the total, against 2.1% across Kansas.
Route planning tips for Wano fleets
- Build extra time into October 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
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 Cheyenne 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 (Cheyenne County) |
|---|---|
| County Road I | 2 |
| Co Rd 25 | 1 |
| County Rd. 1 | 1 |
| N State Hwy 161 | 1 |
| Rd T | 1 |
| US-36 | 1 |
Wano at a glance
| Population | 1,761 |
| Land area | 361.6 sq mi |
| Density | 5 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 67756) | $54,868 |
| Median home value (ZIP 67756) | $132,366 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Cheyenne 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 | 3 | — | 0.3 |
| 2000s | 2 | -30% | 0.2 |
| 2010s | 4 | +75% | 0.3 |
| 2020s | 4 | +3% | 0.2 |
In the 1990s about 3 truck crashes a year were reported; in the 2020s, about 4. Reporting coverage also changed between these periods. Fatal crashes involving a large truck averaged 0.5 a year in 2016–19 and 0.2 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Wano
How many truck accidents are there in Wano?
52 truck crashes have been reported in Cheyenne County since 2015, with 3 deaths and 27 injuries.
What is the worst month for truck crashes in Wano?
Truck crashes in Cheyenne County peak in October, with 15.4% of the year's crashes.
How many garbage truck crashes are there in Wano?
Since 2015, Cheyenne County has reported 1 garbage-truck crash, or 1.9% of its truck crashes.
How does Wano compare with Kansas for truck crashes?
The yearly rate is 175.2 truck crashes per 100,000 residents in Cheyenne County, vs 61.4 for Kansas.
How can I plan a safer truck route in Wano?
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.