Happy, KS truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Happy: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Happy and Graham County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Graham County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
0 of 24 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
No fatal large-truck crashes with a road name recorded here since 2015.
How Graham County compares with Kansas
Graham County against Kansas and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Graham County stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Graham County | Kansas | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 92.1 | 61.4 | 49.7 | 1.5× the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 4.2 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 12% below the state |
| Injuries per crash | 0.46 | 0.32 | 0.49 | 1.4× the state |
| Garbage-truck share | 0.0% | 2.1% | 2.3% | 100% below the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 8.3% | 9.3% | 6.2% | 10% below the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 20.8% | 23.1% | 23.7% | 10% below the state |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 8.3% | 15.2% | 13.8% | 45% below the state |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 29.2% | 42.2% | 41.9% | 31% below the state |
| After dark | 16.7% | 23.2% | 24.8% | 28% below the state |
Graham County has lower values than Kansas for deaths per 100 crashes, garbage-truck share and on snow, slush or ice. Where it is higher: crashes per 100k residents / yr and injuries per crash.
Graham County at a glance: 0 crashes involve a garbage truck (0 since 2015), vs 2.1% across Kansas.
Overview
Police reported 24 crashes involving commercial trucks in Graham County since 2015: 11 people were injured and 1 were killed.
That averages about one truck crash every 167 days in fully reported years.
Only 0 truck crashes were reported in Happy since 2015; patterns below come from Graham County as a whole.
50% of truck crash reports in Graham County since 2015 leave the city field blank; place counts include only reports that name the place.
When crashes happen
The worst month is August with 16.7% of truck crashes; the quietest is March at 0.0%.
November through March accounts for 29.2% of truck crashes here, compared with 42.2% in Kansas.
More truck crashes happen at 7–8 am than at any other hour (16.7%).
Road surface: 8.3% of truck crashes were on snow, slush or ice (Kansas: 9.3%).
Where crashes happen
Since 2015, no fatal large-truck crashes with a location were recorded within 10 miles of Happy.
Garbage & waste trucks
FMCSA lists no garbage-truck crashes in Graham County since 2015.
Route planning tips for Happy fleets
- Review driver schedules for August, the month with the most truck crashes.
- Paste your stops into the free Route Planner to see the risk score, safer alternatives and low bridges.
About the data
This report uses the FMCSA crash file (reported crashes of trucks over 10,000 lb) and NHTSA FARS (fatal crashes). It reports the numbers without guessing at reasons.
Truck crashes by year: all trucks vs garbage trucks
Seasonality: when trucks crash in Graham 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.
Happy at a glance
| Population | 51 |
| Land area | 90.0 sq mi |
| Density | 1 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 67659) | $86,042 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Graham 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 | 4 | — | 0.0 |
| 2000s | 2 | -51% | 0.2 |
| 2010s | 3 | +67% | 0.0 |
| 2020s | 2 | -44% | 0.2 |
Reported truck crashes averaged 4 a year in the 1990s and 2 a year in the 2020s. Reporting practices changed over time, so part of any change can come from reporting. NHTSA counts 0.0 fatal large-truck crashes a year in 2016–19 and 0.2 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Happy
How many truck crashes happen in Happy?
24 truck crashes have been reported in Graham County since 2015, with 1 deaths and 11 injuries.
What is the worst month for truck crashes in Happy?
Truck crashes in Graham County peak in August, with 16.7% of the year's crashes.
How many garbage truck accidents happen in Happy?
Since 2015, Graham County has reported 0 garbage-truck crashes, or 0.0% of its truck crashes.
How do truck crashes in Happy compare with Kansas?
Per 100,000 residents, Graham County has 92.1 truck crashes a year; Kansas has 61.4.
What is the best way to plan truck routes in Happy?
Paste your stops into the free CurbWaste Route Planner: it scores your route against fatal-crash locations, suggests safer alternatives and flags low bridges.
2026 is a partial year. Updated October 2026.