Collyer, KS truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Collyer: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Collyer and Trego County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Trego County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
0 of 141 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
How Trego County compares with Kansas
Trego County against Kansas and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Trego County stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Trego County | Kansas | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 435.9 | 61.4 | 49.7 | 7.1× the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 1.5 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 69% below the state |
| Injuries per crash | 0.42 | 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 | 18.8% | 9.3% | 6.2% | 2.0× the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 17.3% | 23.1% | 23.7% | 25% below the state |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 23.3% | 15.2% | 13.8% | 1.5× the state |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 44.4% | 42.2% | 41.9% | same |
| After dark | 32.3% | 23.2% | 24.8% | 1.4× the state |
Trego County has lower values than Kansas for deaths per 100 crashes, garbage-truck share and morning rush (6–10 am). Where it is higher: crashes per 100k residents / yr, injuries per crash and on snow, slush or ice.
Trego County at a glance: 18.8% on snowy, slushy or icy roads, against 9.3% across Kansas.
Overview
Trego County has recorded 141 truck crashes since 2015, with 59 people injured and 2 killed.
That averages about one truck crash every 30 days in fully reported years.
Collyer had 9 reported truck crashes since 2015, too few for reliable patterns, so the charts and findings on this page use Trego County numbers.
64% of truck crash reports in Trego 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 (12.8% of the year) and are lowest in November (4.3%).
November through March accounts for 44.4% of truck crashes here, compared with 42.2% in Kansas.
More truck crashes happen at 9–10 am than at any other hour (8.5%).
Road surface: 18.8% of truck crashes were on snow, slush or ice (Kansas: 9.3%).
Where crashes happen
Since 2015, fatal crashes with a large truck within 10 miles of Collyer happened on I-70 (3); no road leads clearly.
Garbage & waste trucks
Since 2015, no garbage-truck crashes were reported for Trego County.
Route planning tips for Collyer fleets
- Review driver schedules for January, the month with the most truck crashes.
- With 18.8% of truck crashes on snow, slush or ice (above Kansas), plan winter equipment checks early.
- 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 Trego County
By hour of day
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| I-70 | 3 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Trego County) |
|---|---|
| I-070 | 98 |
| I-70 | 4 |
| 1-70 Frontage | 2 |
| 130Th | 2 |
| 1St | 2 |
| 370Th | 2 |
| 130Th Ave | 1 |
| 220Th | 1 |
Collyer at a glance
| Population | 94 |
| Land area | 0.2 sq mi |
| Density | 402 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 67631) | $82,083 |
| Median home value (ZIP 67631) | $112,540 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Trego 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 | 10 | — | 0.0 |
| 2000s | 10 | +1% | 0.0 |
| 2010s | 10 | -4% | 0.4 |
| 2020s | 15 | +49% | 0.0 |
In the 1990s about 10 truck crashes a year were reported; in the 2020s, about 15. Reporting coverage also changed between these periods. NHTSA counts 0.5 fatal large-truck crashes a year in 2016–19 and 0.0 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Collyer
How many truck accidents are there in Collyer?
Trego County has had 141 reported truck crashes since 2015, injuring 59 people and killing 2.
Which month has the most truck crashes in Collyer?
Truck crashes in Trego County peak in January, with 12.8% of the year's crashes.
How many garbage truck crashes are there in Collyer?
Garbage trucks were involved in 0 reported crashes in Trego County since 2015 (0.0% of truck crashes).
How does Collyer compare with Kansas for truck crashes?
The yearly rate is 435.9 truck crashes per 100,000 residents in Trego County, vs 61.4 for Kansas.
How do I plan a garbage truck route in Collyer?
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.