Prospect, LA truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Prospect: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Prospect and Grant Parish, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Grant Parish numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
2 of 98 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
How Grant Parish compares with Louisiana
Grant Parish against Louisiana and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Grant Parish stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Grant Parish | Louisiana | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 38.2 | 81.5 | 49.7 | 53% below the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 12.9 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 4.3× the state |
| Injuries per crash | 0.78 | 0.77 | 0.49 | same |
| Garbage-truck share | 2.1% | 2.2% | 2.3% | same |
| On snow, slush or ice | 3.2% | 0.8% | 6.2% | 4.3× the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 15.0% | 23.6% | 23.7% | 36% below the state |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 4.3% | 10.5% | 13.8% | 59% below the state |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 32.3% | 40.3% | 41.9% | 20% below the state |
| After dark | 19.4% | 23.9% | 24.8% | 19% below the state |
Grant Parish sits below Louisiana on crashes per 100k residents / yr, morning rush (6–10 am) and in rain, sleet or snow. It runs above Louisiana on deaths per 100 crashes and on snow, slush or ice.
What stands out in Grant Parish: 3.2% share of truck crashes on snow, slush or ice (Louisiana: 0.8%).
Overview
Since 2015, 98 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Grant Parish. They injured 75 people and killed 12.
Across the years with complete reporting, that is roughly one truck crash every 43 days.
With 0 truck crashes reported in Prospect since 2015, this page uses Grant Parish numbers for its patterns and comparisons.
When crashes happen
The worst month is September with 20.4% of truck crashes; the quietest is November at 2.0%.
The five winter months (November to March) hold 32.3% of truck crashes, against 40.3% across Louisiana.
The busiest hour is 1–2 pm, with 12.2% of truck crashes.
Road surface: 3.2% of truck crashes were on snow, slush or ice (Louisiana: 0.8%).
Where crashes happen
Since 2015, fatal crashes with a large truck within 10 miles of Prospect happened on SR-3225 (1), SR-8 (1) and US-167 (1); no road leads clearly.
Garbage & waste trucks
Garbage trucks account for 2 of the truck crashes here, or 2.0%, compared with 2.2% in Louisiana.
Route planning tips for Prospect fleets
- Build extra time into September routes: it has the most truck crashes here.
- Icy and snowy roads show up in 3.2% of truck crashes here, more than Louisiana; schedule winter checks early.
- Paste your stops into the free Route Planner to see the risk score, safer alternatives and low bridges.
About the data
This report uses the FMCSA crash file (reported crashes of trucks over 10,000 lb) and NHTSA FARS (fatal crashes). It reports the numbers without guessing at reasons.
Truck crashes by year: all trucks vs garbage trucks
Seasonality: when trucks crash in Grant Parish
By hour of day
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| SR-3225 | 1 |
| SR-8 | 1 |
| US-167 | 1 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Grant Parish) |
|---|---|
| US-165 | 23 |
| US-167 | 22 |
| La-8 | 16 |
| US-71 | 12 |
| La-122 | 4 |
| La-500 | 3 |
| La-123 | 2 |
| US-0 | 2 |
Prospect at a glance
| Land area | 1.5 sq mi |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Grant 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 | 4 | — | 1.0 |
| 2000s | 6 | +34% | 0.3 |
| 2010s | 9 | +48% | 0.6 |
| 2020s | 8 | -1% | 0.8 |
Reported truck crashes averaged 4 a year in the 1990s and 8 a year in the 2020s. Reporting practices changed over time, so part of any change can come from reporting. Fatal crashes involving a large truck averaged 0.2 a year in 2016–19 and 0.8 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Prospect
How common are truck crashes in Prospect?
Since 2015, 98 crashes involving commercial trucks were reported in Grant Parish (75 injured, 12 killed).
Which month has the most truck crashes in Prospect?
The worst month is September: 20.4% of truck crashes in Grant Parish happen then.
How many garbage truck crashes are there in Prospect?
Garbage trucks were involved in 2 reported crashes in Grant Parish since 2015 (2.0% of truck crashes).
What is the truck crash rate in Prospect compared with Louisiana?
The yearly rate is 38.2 truck crashes per 100,000 residents in Grant Parish, vs 81.5 for Louisiana.
How do I plan a garbage truck route in Prospect?
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.