Jeanerette, LA truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Jeanerette: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Jeanerette and Iberia Parish, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Iberia Parish numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
20 of 549 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
How Iberia Parish compares with Louisiana
Iberia Parish against Louisiana and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Iberia Parish stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Iberia Parish | Louisiana | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 70.0 | 81.5 | 49.7 | 14% below the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 10% below the state |
| Injuries per crash | 0.79 | 0.77 | 0.49 | same |
| Garbage-truck share | 3.6% | 2.2% | 2.3% | 1.7× the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 0.8% | 0.8% | 6.2% | same |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 29.8% | 23.6% | 23.7% | 1.3× the state |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 7.7% | 10.5% | 13.8% | 26% below the state |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 44.2% | 40.3% | 41.9% | 1.1× the state |
| After dark | 14.8% | 23.9% | 24.8% | 38% below the state |
Iberia Parish sits below Louisiana on crashes per 100k residents / yr, deaths per 100 crashes and in rain, sleet or snow. It runs above Louisiana on garbage-truck share, morning rush (6–10 am) and winter months (nov–mar).
Iberia Parish at a glance: 1 in 27 of truck crashes here involve garbage trucks: 3.6%, vs 2.2% in Louisiana.
Overview
Police reported 549 crashes involving commercial trucks in Iberia Parish since 2015: 420 people were injured and 14 were killed.
That averages about one truck crash every 8 days in fully reported years.
With 1 truck crash reported in Jeanerette since 2015, this page uses Iberia Parish numbers for its patterns and comparisons.
When crashes happen
The worst month is October with 11.7% of truck crashes; the quietest is July at 6.0%.
Winter months (Nov–Mar) carry 44.2% of truck crashes, vs 40.3% for Louisiana.
The busiest hour is 9–10 am, with 9.3% of truck crashes.
0.8% of truck crashes here happened on snow, slush or ice, against 0.8% across Louisiana.
Where crashes happen
Since 2015, fatal crashes with a large truck within 10 miles of Jeanerette happened on SR-677 (1) and US-90 (1); no road leads clearly.
Garbage & waste trucks
20 crashes involved a garbage or refuse truck, a 3.6% share (Louisiana: 2.2%).
Garbage-truck crashes peak in May (20% of them).
Route planning tips for Jeanerette fleets
- Review driver schedules for October, the month with the most truck crashes.
- For residential and commercial waste routes, look again at May schedules: garbage-truck crashes peak then.
- Morning starts matter: 29.8% of truck crashes fall between 6 and 10 am, higher than Louisiana.
- 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 Iberia Parish
By hour of day
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| SR-677 | 1 |
| US-90 | 1 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Iberia Parish) |
|---|---|
| US-90 | 202 |
| La-182 | 58 |
| La-14 | 45 |
| La-88 | 27 |
| La-674 | 26 |
| La-675 | 22 |
| La-86 | 13 |
| La-87 | 11 |
Jeanerette at a glance
| Population | 4,557 |
| Land area | 2.3 sq mi |
| Density | 1,974 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 70544) | $54,601 |
| Median home value (ZIP 70544) | $112,950 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Iberia 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 | — | 3.1 |
| 2000s | 51 | +108% | 1.6 |
| 2010s | 54 | +6% | 1.1 |
| 2020s | 45 | -17% | 0.6 |
Reported truck crashes averaged 24 a year in the 1990s and 45 a year in the 2020s. Reporting practices changed over time, so part of any change can come from reporting. NHTSA counts 1.0 fatal large-truck crashes a year in 2016–19 and 0.6 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Jeanerette
How common are truck crashes in Jeanerette?
Iberia Parish has had 549 reported truck crashes since 2015, injuring 420 people and killing 14.
When do most truck crashes happen in Jeanerette?
October has the most truck crashes in Iberia Parish, 11.7% of the yearly total.
Are garbage truck crashes common in Jeanerette?
Since 2015, Iberia Parish has reported 20 garbage-truck crashes, or 3.6% of its truck crashes.
What is the truck crash rate in Jeanerette compared with Louisiana?
The yearly rate is 70.0 truck crashes per 100,000 residents in Iberia Parish, vs 81.5 for Louisiana.
How do I plan a garbage truck route in Jeanerette?
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.