Pleasant Ridge, KY truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Pleasant Ridge: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Pleasant Ridge and Daviess County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Daviess County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
19 of 550 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
How Daviess County compares with Kentucky
Daviess County against Kentucky and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Daviess County stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Daviess County | Kentucky | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 44.6 | 68.4 | 49.7 | 35% below the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 1.1× the state |
| Injuries per crash | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.49 | same |
| Garbage-truck share | 3.5% | 2.6% | 2.3% | 1.3× the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 3.7% | 5.0% | 6.2% | 26% below the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 25.0% | 22.9% | 23.7% | 1.1× the state |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 9.8% | 17.5% | 13.8% | 44% below the state |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 41.6% | 41.0% | 41.9% | same |
| After dark | 14.4% | 24.4% | 24.8% | 41% below the state |
Daviess County sits below Kentucky on crashes per 100k residents / yr, on snow, slush or ice and in rain, sleet or snow. Where it is higher: deaths per 100 crashes, garbage-truck share and morning rush (6–10 am).
The headline for Daviess County: 1 in 28 crashes involve a garbage truck (19 since 2015), vs 2.6% across Kentucky.
Overview
Since 2015, 550 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Daviess County. They injured 249 people and killed 21.
Across the years with complete reporting, that is roughly one truck crash every 8 days.
Pleasant Ridge had 0 reported truck crashes since 2015, too few for reliable patterns, so the charts and findings on this page use Daviess County numbers.
When crashes happen
May has the most truck crashes, 10.7% of the yearly total, while August has the fewest (6.7%).
Winter months (Nov–Mar) carry 41.6% of truck crashes, vs 41.0% for Kentucky.
The busiest hour is 12–1 pm, with 9.8% of truck crashes.
3.7% of truck crashes here happened on snow, slush or ice, against 5.0% across Kentucky.
Where crashes happen
Fatal large-truck crashes within 10 miles of Pleasant Ridge since 2015 were spread across roads: SR-54 (2), US-231 (2), US-431 (2), I-65 (1) and SR-9007 (1).
Garbage & waste trucks
19 crashes involved a garbage or refuse truck, a 3.5% share (Kentucky: 2.6%).
Route planning tips for Pleasant Ridge fleets
- Build extra time into May routes: it has the most truck crashes here.
- 25.0% of truck crashes happen between 6 and 10 am, above Kentucky; consider earlier or later starts where possible.
- Use the free Route Planner to score your route and spot low bridges before drivers head out.
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 Daviess County
By hour of day
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| SR-54 | 2 |
| US-231 | 2 |
| US-431 | 2 |
| I-65 | 1 |
| SR-9007 | 1 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Daviess County) |
|---|---|
| US-0060 | 115 |
| Wn9007 | 42 |
| Ky0054 | 33 |
| US-0431 | 29 |
| US-0231 | 28 |
| Ky0081 | 21 |
| Ky0056 | 12 |
| Ky2155 | 11 |
Pleasant Ridge at a glance
| Land area | 3.5 sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 42376) | $76,098 |
| Median home value (ZIP 42376) | $191,904 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Daviess 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 | 35 | — | 1.5 |
| 2000s | 36 | +3% | 0.8 |
| 2010s | 49 | +36% | 1.9 |
| 2020s | 44 | -10% | 0.8 |
Reported truck crashes averaged 35 a year in the 1990s and 44 a year in the 2020s. Reporting practices changed over time, so part of any change can come from reporting. NHTSA counts 2.8 fatal large-truck crashes a year in 2016–19 and 0.8 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Pleasant Ridge
How many truck crashes happen in Pleasant Ridge?
Since 2015, 550 crashes involving commercial trucks were reported in Daviess County (249 injured, 21 killed).
When do most truck crashes happen in Pleasant Ridge?
Truck crashes in Daviess County peak in May, with 10.7% of the year's crashes.
How many garbage truck accidents happen in Pleasant Ridge?
19 crashes involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Daviess County since 2015, 3.5% of all truck crashes.
What is the truck crash rate in Pleasant Ridge compared with Kentucky?
Daviess County records 44.6 truck crashes per 100,000 residents a year, against 68.4 across Kentucky.
How can I plan a safer truck route in Pleasant Ridge?
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.