Merryville, LA truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Merryville: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Merryville and Beauregard Parish, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Beauregard Parish numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
8 of 349 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
No fatal large-truck crashes with a road name recorded here since 2015.
How Beauregard Parish compares with Louisiana
Beauregard Parish against Louisiana and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Beauregard Parish stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Beauregard Parish | Louisiana | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 81.5 | 81.5 | 49.7 | same |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 5.2 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 1.7× the state |
| Injuries per crash | 0.79 | 0.77 | 0.49 | same |
| Garbage-truck share | 1.8% | 2.2% | 2.3% | 17% below the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 0.0% | 0.8% | 6.2% | 100% below the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 24.9% | 23.6% | 23.7% | same |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 5.2% | 10.5% | 13.8% | 51% below the state |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 43.8% | 40.3% | 41.9% | 1.1× the state |
| After dark | 17.3% | 23.9% | 24.8% | 27% below the state |
Beauregard Parish sits below Louisiana on garbage-truck share, on snow, slush or ice and in rain, sleet or snow. It stands out for higher deaths per 100 crashes and winter months (nov–mar).
What stands out in Beauregard Parish: 0.0% of truck crashes happened on snow, slush or ice, vs 0.8% in Louisiana.
Overview
Police reported 349 crashes involving commercial trucks in Beauregard Parish since 2015: 268 people were injured and 17 were killed.
In complete reporting years that works out to about one truck crash every 12 days.
With 4 truck crashes reported in Merryville since 2015, this page uses Beauregard Parish numbers for its patterns and comparisons.
When crashes happen
Truck crashes peak in March (11.5% of the year) and are lowest in September (5.7%).
The five winter months (November to March) hold 43.8% of truck crashes, against 40.3% across Louisiana.
More truck crashes happen at 10–11 am than at any other hour (9.2%).
Road surface: 0.0% of truck crashes were on snow, slush or ice (Louisiana: 0.8%).
Where crashes happen
No fatal crash involving a large truck has a recorded location within 10 miles of Merryville since 2015.
Garbage & waste trucks
Garbage trucks account for 8 of the truck crashes here, or 2.3%, compared with 2.2% in Louisiana.
Route planning tips for Merryville fleets
- Plan March schedules with more margin; it is the worst month for truck crashes in Beauregard Parish.
- 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 Beauregard Parish
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.
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Beauregard Parish) |
|---|---|
| US-171 | 112 |
| US-190 | 70 |
| La-27 | 27 |
| La-112 | 23 |
| La-110 | 15 |
| La-26 | 12 |
| La-12 | 12 |
| La-109 | 12 |
Merryville at a glance
| Population | 949 |
| Land area | 9.8 sq mi |
| Density | 97 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 70653) | $69,318 |
| Median home value (ZIP 70653) | $100,185 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Beauregard Parish 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 | 18 | — | 2.1 |
| 2000s | 21 | +18% | 1.1 |
| 2010s | 30 | +41% | 1.2 |
| 2020s | 31 | +4% | 1.2 |
Reported truck crashes averaged 18 a year in the 1990s and 31 a year in the 2020s. Reporting practices changed over time, so part of any change can come from reporting. NHTSA counts 2.0 fatal large-truck crashes a year in 2016–19 and 1.2 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Merryville
How many truck crashes happen in Merryville?
349 truck crashes have been reported in Beauregard Parish since 2015, with 17 deaths and 268 injuries.
Which month has the most truck crashes in Merryville?
March has the most truck crashes in Beauregard Parish, 11.5% of the yearly total.
Are garbage truck crashes common in Merryville?
Garbage trucks were involved in 8 reported crashes in Beauregard Parish since 2015 (2.3% of truck crashes).
How do truck crashes in Merryville compare with Louisiana?
Beauregard Parish records 81.5 truck crashes per 100,000 residents a year, against 81.5 across Louisiana.
How do I plan a garbage truck route in Merryville?
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.