Appleton, KS truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Appleton: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Appleton and Clark County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Clark County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
0 of 124 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
How Clark County compares with Kansas
Clark County against Kansas and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Clark County stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Clark County | Kansas | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 572.7 | 61.4 | 49.7 | 9.3× the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 5.1 | 4.8 | 3.4 | same |
| Injuries per crash | 0.28 | 0.32 | 0.49 | 12% below the state |
| Garbage-truck share | 0.0% | 2.1% | 2.3% | 100% below the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 5.9% | 9.3% | 6.2% | 36% below the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 18.6% | 23.1% | 23.7% | 19% below the state |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 10.2% | 15.2% | 13.8% | 33% below the state |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 39.0% | 42.2% | 41.9% | 8% below the state |
| After dark | 36.4% | 23.2% | 24.8% | 1.6× the state |
Clark County has lower values than Kansas for injuries per crash, garbage-truck share and on snow, slush or ice. Where it is higher: crashes per 100k residents / yr and after dark.
What stands out in Clark County: 0 crashes involve a garbage truck (0 since 2015), vs 2.1% across Kansas.
Overview
Clark County has recorded 124 truck crashes since 2015, with 37 people injured and 6 killed.
In complete reporting years that works out to about one truck crash every 34 days.
Only 0 truck crashes were reported in Appleton since 2015; patterns below come from Clark County as a whole.
45% of truck crash reports in Clark County since 2015 leave the city field blank; place counts include only reports that name the place.
When crashes happen
Truck crashes peak in April (10.5% of the year) and are lowest in February (5.6%).
November through March accounts for 39.0% of truck crashes here, compared with 42.2% in Kansas.
More truck crashes happen at 1–2 pm than at any other hour (8.9%).
5.9% of truck crashes here happened on snow, slush or ice, against 9.3% across Kansas.
Where crashes happen
Since 2015, fatal crashes with a large truck within 10 miles of Appleton happened on US-283 (1) and US-54 (1); no road leads clearly.
Garbage & waste trucks
Since 2015, no garbage-truck crashes were reported for Clark County.
Route planning tips for Appleton fleets
- Build extra time into April routes: it has the most truck crashes here.
- 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 Clark County
By hour of day
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| US-283 | 1 |
| US-54 | 1 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Clark County) |
|---|---|
| Front | 4 |
| 4Th | 1 |
| Cr H | 1 |
| I Road | 1 |
| St Highway 34 | 1 |
Appleton at a glance
| Population | 837 |
| Land area | 243.2 sq mi |
| Density | 3 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 67865) | $65,125 |
| Median home value (ZIP 67865) | $126,579 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Clark 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 | 7 | — | 0.4 |
| 2000s | 5 | -24% | 0.2 |
| 2010s | 7 | +37% | 0.2 |
| 2020s | 12 | +60% | 0.6 |
In the 1990s about 7 truck crashes a year were reported; in the 2020s, about 12. Reporting coverage also changed between these periods. NHTSA counts 0.5 fatal large-truck crashes a year in 2016–19 and 0.6 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Appleton
How many truck accidents are there in Appleton?
Clark County has had 124 reported truck crashes since 2015, injuring 37 people and killing 6.
What is the worst month for truck crashes in Appleton?
April has the most truck crashes in Clark County, 10.5% of the yearly total.
How many garbage truck accidents happen in Appleton?
0 crashes involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Clark County since 2015, 0.0% of all truck crashes.
How do truck crashes in Appleton compare with Kansas?
The yearly rate is 572.7 truck crashes per 100,000 residents in Clark County, vs 61.4 for Kansas.
How can I plan a safer truck route in Appleton?
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.