Baskin, LA truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Baskin: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Baskin and Franklin Parish, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Franklin Parish numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
4 of 111 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
How Franklin Parish compares with Louisiana
Franklin Parish against Louisiana and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Franklin Parish stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Franklin Parish | Louisiana | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 48.1 | 81.5 | 49.7 | 41% below the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 7.9 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 2.6× the state |
| Injuries per crash | 0.90 | 0.77 | 0.49 | 1.2× the state |
| Garbage-truck share | 4.0% | 2.2% | 2.3% | 1.8× the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 0.0% | 0.8% | 6.2% | 100% below the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 28.7% | 23.6% | 23.7% | 1.2× the state |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 5.9% | 10.5% | 13.8% | 43% below the state |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 37.6% | 40.3% | 41.9% | same |
| After dark | 9.9% | 23.9% | 24.8% | 59% below the state |
Franklin Parish has lower values than Louisiana for crashes per 100k residents / yr, on snow, slush or ice and in rain, sleet or snow. It runs above Louisiana on deaths per 100 crashes, injuries per crash and garbage-truck share.
The headline for Franklin Parish: 7.9 deaths for every 100 truck crashes, against 3.0 across Louisiana.
Overview
Franklin Parish has recorded 111 truck crashes since 2015, with 93 people injured and 8 killed.
In complete reporting years that works out to about one truck crash every 40 days.
Baskin had 0 reported truck crashes since 2015, too few for reliable patterns, so the charts and findings on this page use Franklin Parish numbers.
When crashes happen
The worst month is June with 16.2% of truck crashes; the quietest is February at 4.5%.
Winter months (Nov–Mar) carry 37.6% of truck crashes, vs 40.3% for Louisiana.
By time of day, 12–1 pm stands out with 14.4% of truck crashes.
0.0% of truck crashes here happened on snow, slush or ice, against 0.8% across Louisiana.
Where crashes happen
Roads with fatal crashes involving a large truck within 10 miles of Baskin since 2015: SR-132 (1), SR-30 (1), SR-4 (1) and US-425 (1). No single road stands out.
Garbage & waste trucks
4 crashes involved a garbage or refuse truck, a 3.6% share (Louisiana: 2.2%).
Route planning tips for Baskin fleets
- Build extra time into June routes: it has the most truck crashes here.
- The morning rush (6–10 am) holds 28.7% of truck crashes here, more than Louisiana; adjust start times where you can.
- 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 Franklin Parish
By hour of day
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| SR-132 | 1 |
| SR-30 | 1 |
| SR-4 | 1 |
| US-425 | 1 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Franklin Parish) |
|---|---|
| US-425 | 37 |
| La-17 | 14 |
| La-4 | 10 |
| Front | 7 |
| Front St | 5 |
| La-577 | 5 |
| La-578 | 5 |
| La-128 | 4 |
Baskin at a glance
| Population | 208 |
| Land area | 1.3 sq mi |
| Density | 156 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 71219) | $52,448 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Franklin 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 | 2 | — | 0.2 |
| 2000s | 4 | +40% | 0.0 |
| 2010s | 9 | +169% | 0.5 |
| 2020s | 9 | -8% | 0.6 |
In the 1990s about 2 truck crashes a year were reported; in the 2020s, about 9. Reporting coverage also changed between these periods. Fatal large-truck crashes: 0.8 a year in 2016–19, 0.6 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Baskin
How common are truck crashes in Baskin?
111 truck crashes have been reported in Franklin Parish since 2015, with 8 deaths and 93 injuries.
Which month has the most truck crashes in Baskin?
The worst month is June: 16.2% of truck crashes in Franklin Parish happen then.
Are garbage truck crashes common in Baskin?
Garbage trucks were involved in 4 reported crashes in Franklin Parish since 2015 (3.6% of truck crashes).
What is the truck crash rate in Baskin compared with Louisiana?
Franklin Parish records 48.1 truck crashes per 100,000 residents a year, against 81.5 across Louisiana.
What is the best way to plan truck routes in Baskin?
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.