Forrester, KS truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Forrester: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Forrester and Ness County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Ness County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
0 of 34 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
How Ness County compares with Kansas
Ness County against Kansas and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Ness County stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Ness County | Kansas | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 118.1 | 61.4 | 49.7 | 1.9× the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 14.7 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 3.1× the state |
| Injuries per crash | 0.41 | 0.32 | 0.49 | 1.3× the state |
| Garbage-truck share | 0.0% | 2.1% | 2.3% | 100% below the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 2.9% | 9.3% | 6.2% | 68% below the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 14.7% | 23.1% | 23.7% | 36% below the state |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 23.5% | 15.2% | 13.8% | 1.6× the state |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 29.4% | 42.2% | 41.9% | 30% below the state |
| After dark | 17.6% | 23.2% | 24.8% | 24% below the state |
Ness County has lower values than Kansas for garbage-truck share, on snow, slush or ice and morning rush (6–10 am). Where it is higher: crashes per 100k residents / yr, deaths per 100 crashes and injuries per crash.
The headline for Ness County: 14.7 deaths per 100 truck crashes, vs 4.8 in Kansas.
Overview
Since 2015, 34 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Ness County. They injured 14 people and killed 5.
In complete reporting years that works out to about one truck crash every 118 days.
Forrester had 0 reported truck crashes since 2015, too few for reliable patterns, so the charts and findings on this page use Ness County numbers.
47% of truck crash reports in Ness County since 2015 leave the city field blank; place counts include only reports that name the place.
When crashes happen
June has the most truck crashes, 17.6% of the yearly total, while December has the fewest (0.0%).
Winter months (Nov–Mar) carry 29.4% of truck crashes, vs 42.2% for Kansas.
More truck crashes happen at 1–2 pm than at any other hour (17.6%).
2.9% of truck crashes here happened on snow, slush or ice, against 9.3% across Kansas.
Where crashes happen
Roads with fatal crashes involving a large truck within 10 miles of Forrester since 2015: SR-96 (1). No single road stands out.
Garbage & waste trucks
FMCSA lists no garbage-truck crashes in Ness County since 2015.
Route planning tips for Forrester fleets
- Review driver schedules for June, the month with the most truck crashes.
- Check your own stops for crash hotspots and low bridges with the free Route Planner.
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 Ness County
By hour of day
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| SR-96 | 1 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Ness County) |
|---|---|
| Road | 1 |
| Sycamore | 1 |
Forrester at a glance
| Population | 82 |
| Land area | 79.7 sq mi |
| Density | 1 per sq mi |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Ness 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 | — | 0.2 |
| 2000s | 2 | -20% | 0.1 |
| 2010s | 4 | +61% | 0.4 |
| 2020s | 3 | -23% | 0.0 |
From the 1990s to the 2020s, yearly reported truck crashes went from 3 to 3. Some of the change may reflect how crashes were reported. Fatal large-truck crashes: 0.5 a year in 2016–19, 0.0 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Forrester
How many truck accidents are there in Forrester?
34 truck crashes have been reported in Ness County since 2015, with 5 deaths and 14 injuries.
What is the worst month for truck crashes in Forrester?
The worst month is June: 17.6% of truck crashes in Ness County happen then.
Are garbage truck crashes common in Forrester?
Since 2015, Ness County has reported 0 garbage-truck crashes, or 0.0% of its truck crashes.
How does Forrester compare with Kansas for truck crashes?
The yearly rate is 118.1 truck crashes per 100,000 residents in Ness County, vs 61.4 for Kansas.
How can I plan a safer truck route in Forrester?
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.