Windsor, KS truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Windsor: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Windsor and Cowley County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Cowley County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
4 of 200 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
No fatal large-truck crashes with a road name recorded here since 2015.
How Cowley County compares with Kansas
Cowley County against Kansas and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Cowley County stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Cowley County | Kansas | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 52.1 | 61.4 | 49.7 | 15% below the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 3.6 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 25% below the state |
| Injuries per crash | 0.24 | 0.32 | 0.49 | 25% below the state |
| Garbage-truck share | 2.0% | 2.1% | 2.3% | same |
| On snow, slush or ice | 5.1% | 9.3% | 6.2% | 45% below the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 22.4% | 23.1% | 23.7% | same |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 12.2% | 15.2% | 13.8% | 19% below the state |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 43.4% | 42.2% | 41.9% | same |
| After dark | 16.3% | 23.2% | 24.8% | 30% below the state |
Cowley County sits below Kansas on crashes per 100k residents / yr, deaths per 100 crashes and injuries per crash.
The headline for Cowley County: 5.1% of truck crashes happened on snow, slush or ice, vs 9.3% in Kansas.
Overview
Since 2015, 200 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Cowley County. They injured 50 people and killed 7.
In complete reporting years that works out to about one truck crash every 20 days.
Only 0 truck crashes were reported in Windsor since 2015; patterns below come from Cowley County as a whole.
64% of truck crash reports in Cowley County since 2015 leave the city field blank; place counts include only reports that name the place.
When crashes happen
Truck crashes peak in December (11.0% of the year) and are lowest in February (5.5%).
The five winter months (November to March) hold 43.4% of truck crashes, against 42.2% across Kansas.
By time of day, 10–11 am stands out with 11.0% of truck crashes.
Road surface: 5.1% of truck crashes were on snow, slush or ice (Kansas: 9.3%).
Where crashes happen
No fatal crash involving a large truck has a recorded location within 10 miles of Windsor since 2015.
Garbage & waste trucks
4 crashes involved a garbage or refuse truck, a 2.0% share (Kansas: 2.1%).
Route planning tips for Windsor fleets
- Review driver schedules for December, the month with the most truck crashes.
- 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 Cowley 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 (Cowley County) |
|---|---|
| Summit | 8 |
| 202Nd | 6 |
| 21St | 6 |
| Chestnut | 5 |
| 32Nd | 5 |
| 92Nd | 3 |
| 71St | 3 |
| 101St | 2 |
Windsor at a glance
| Population | 152 |
| Land area | 93.7 sq mi |
| Density | 2 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 67023) | $95,625 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Cowley 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 | 13 | — | 0.7 |
| 2000s | 12 | -8% | 0.5 |
| 2010s | 18 | +46% | 0.5 |
| 2020s | 17 | -4% | 1.0 |
In the 1990s about 13 truck crashes a year were reported; in the 2020s, about 17. Reporting coverage also changed between these periods. Fatal crashes involving a large truck averaged 0.5 a year in 2016–19 and 1.0 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Windsor
How many truck accidents are there in Windsor?
Cowley County has had 200 reported truck crashes since 2015, injuring 50 people and killing 7.
When do most truck crashes happen in Windsor?
December has the most truck crashes in Cowley County, 11.0% of the yearly total.
Are garbage truck crashes common in Windsor?
Since 2015, Cowley County has reported 4 garbage-truck crashes, or 2.0% of its truck crashes.
How does Windsor compare with Kansas for truck crashes?
Per 100,000 residents, Cowley County has 52.1 truck crashes a year; Kansas has 61.4.
How do I plan a garbage truck route in Windsor?
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.