Ash Valley, KS truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Ash Valley: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Ash Valley and Pawnee County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Pawnee County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
0 of 114 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
How Pawnee County compares with Kansas
Pawnee County against Kansas and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Pawnee County stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Pawnee County | Kansas | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 170.9 | 61.4 | 49.7 | 2.8× the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 5.3 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 1.1× the state |
| Injuries per crash | 0.34 | 0.32 | 0.49 | same |
| Garbage-truck share | 0.0% | 2.1% | 2.3% | 100% below the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 7.1% | 9.3% | 6.2% | 24% below the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 17.7% | 23.1% | 23.7% | 23% below the state |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 8.0% | 15.2% | 13.8% | 48% below the state |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 43.4% | 42.2% | 41.9% | same |
| After dark | 26.6% | 23.2% | 24.8% | 1.1× the state |
Compared with Kansas, Pawnee County is lower on garbage-truck share, on snow, slush or ice and morning rush (6–10 am). It runs above Kansas on crashes per 100k residents / yr, deaths per 100 crashes and after dark.
Pawnee County at a glance: 0 crashes involve a garbage truck (0 since 2015), vs 2.1% across Kansas.
Overview
Since 2015, 114 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Pawnee County. They injured 38 people and killed 6.
In complete reporting years that works out to about one truck crash every 36 days.
Only 0 truck crashes were reported in Ash Valley since 2015; patterns below come from Pawnee County as a whole.
75% of truck crash reports in Pawnee County since 2015 leave the city field blank; place counts include only reports that name the place.
When crashes happen
Truck crashes peak in January (12.3% of the year) and are lowest in May (5.3%).
The five winter months (November to March) hold 43.4% of truck crashes, against 42.2% across Kansas.
The busiest hour is 10–11 am, with 8.8% of truck crashes.
Road surface: 7.1% of truck crashes were on snow, slush or ice (Kansas: 9.3%).
Where crashes happen
Roads with fatal crashes involving a large truck within 10 miles of Ash Valley since 2015: SR-156 (1) and US-183 (1). No single road stands out.
Garbage & waste trucks
Since 2015, no garbage-truck crashes were reported for Pawnee County.
Route planning tips for Ash Valley fleets
- Review driver schedules for January, 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
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 Pawnee County
By hour of day
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| SR-156 | 1 |
| US-183 | 1 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Pawnee County) |
|---|---|
| Trail | 6 |
| Broadway | 3 |
| 100Th | 1 |
| 10Th | 1 |
| 14Th | 1 |
| 150Th Ave | 1 |
| 180Th | 1 |
| 280Th | 1 |
Ash Valley at a glance
| Population | 57 |
| Land area | 36.7 sq mi |
| Density | 2 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 67575) | $59,125 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Pawnee 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 | 6 | — | 0.1 |
| 2000s | 6 | +1% | 0.6 |
| 2010s | 8 | +25% | 0.3 |
| 2020s | 11 | +40% | 0.6 |
In the 1990s about 6 truck crashes a year were reported; in the 2020s, about 11. Reporting coverage also changed between these periods. Fatal crashes involving a large truck averaged 0.5 a year in 2016–19 and 0.6 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Ash Valley
How many truck crashes happen in Ash Valley?
Pawnee County has had 114 reported truck crashes since 2015, injuring 38 people and killing 6.
When do most truck crashes happen in Ash Valley?
The worst month is January: 12.3% of truck crashes in Pawnee County happen then.
How many garbage truck crashes are there in Ash Valley?
Garbage trucks were involved in 0 reported crashes in Pawnee County since 2015 (0.0% of truck crashes).
How do truck crashes in Ash Valley compare with Kansas?
The yearly rate is 170.9 truck crashes per 100,000 residents in Pawnee County, vs 61.4 for Kansas.
What is the best way to plan truck routes in Ash Valley?
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.