Eastwood, LA truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Eastwood: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Eastwood and Bossier Parish, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Bossier Parish numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
11 of 1,149 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
How Bossier Parish compares with Louisiana
Bossier Parish against Louisiana and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Bossier Parish stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Bossier Parish | Louisiana | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 74.3 | 81.5 | 49.7 | 9% below the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 1.1 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 63% below the state |
| Injuries per crash | 0.72 | 0.77 | 0.49 | same |
| Garbage-truck share | 1.0% | 2.2% | 2.3% | 53% below the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 1.3% | 0.8% | 6.2% | 1.7× the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 23.6% | 23.6% | 23.7% | same |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 10.3% | 10.5% | 13.8% | same |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 38.1% | 40.3% | 41.9% | same |
| After dark | 24.2% | 23.9% | 24.8% | same |
Compared with Louisiana, Bossier Parish is lower on crashes per 100k residents / yr, deaths per 100 crashes and garbage-truck share. Where it is higher: on snow, slush or ice.
What stands out in Bossier Parish: 1.3% share of truck crashes on snow, slush or ice (Louisiana: 0.8%).
Overview
Police reported 1,149 crashes involving commercial trucks in Bossier Parish since 2015: 816 people were injured and 13 were killed.
That averages about one truck crash every 4 days in fully reported years.
Only 0 truck crashes were reported in Eastwood since 2015; patterns below come from Bossier Parish as a whole.
When crashes happen
Truck crashes peak in August (9.7% of the year) and are lowest in December (6.0%).
The five winter months (November to March) hold 38.1% of truck crashes, against 40.3% across Louisiana.
More truck crashes happen at 5–6 pm than at any other hour (7.7%).
Road surface: 1.3% of truck crashes were on snow, slush or ice (Louisiana: 0.8%).
Where crashes happen
I-20 leads within 10 miles of Eastwood with 4 fatal crashes involving a large truck since 2015. It is followed by US-79 (3), Shed Rd (2) and I-220 (1).
Garbage & waste trucks
Garbage trucks account for 11 of the truck crashes here, or 1.0%, compared with 2.2% in Louisiana.
Route planning tips for Eastwood fleets
- Build extra time into August routes: it has the most truck crashes here.
- Look at alternatives to I-20 at busy times: it leads this area in fatal truck crashes.
- Icy and snowy roads show up in 1.3% of truck crashes here, more than Louisiana; schedule winter checks early.
- 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 Bossier Parish
By hour of day
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| I-20 | 4 |
| US-79 | 3 |
| Shed Rd | 2 |
| I-220 | 1 |
| SR-782 | 1 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Bossier Parish) |
|---|---|
| I-20 | 477 |
| I-220 | 111 |
| La-3 | 95 |
| US-71 | 64 |
| La-157 | 42 |
| US-80 | 41 |
| La-3105 | 37 |
| US-79 | 36 |
Eastwood at a glance
| Land area | 6.3 sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 71037) | $78,571 |
| Median home value (ZIP 71037) | $204,217 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Bossier 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 | 24 | — | 2.2 |
| 2000s | 66 | +171% | 2.4 |
| 2010s | 92 | +39% | 1.3 |
| 2020s | 107 | +16% | 2.0 |
In the 1990s about 24 truck crashes a year were reported; in the 2020s, about 107. Reporting coverage also changed between these periods. Fatal crashes involving a large truck averaged 0.8 a year in 2016–19 and 2.0 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Eastwood
How many truck accidents are there in Eastwood?
Bossier Parish has had 1,149 reported truck crashes since 2015, injuring 816 people and killing 13.
Which road has the most fatal truck crashes in Eastwood?
Since 2015, I-20 has had the most fatal large-truck crashes within 10 miles of Eastwood: 4.
Which month has the most truck crashes in Eastwood?
August has the most truck crashes in Bossier Parish, 9.7% of the yearly total.
Are garbage truck crashes common in Eastwood?
11 crashes involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Bossier Parish since 2015, 1.0% of all truck crashes.
How does Eastwood compare with Louisiana for truck crashes?
The yearly rate is 74.3 truck crashes per 100,000 residents in Bossier Parish, vs 81.5 for Louisiana.
What is the best way to plan truck routes in Eastwood?
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.