Milton, LA truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Milton: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Milton and Lafayette Parish, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Lafayette Parish numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
0.0 deaths per 100 garbage-truck crashes vs 1.9 for all trucks.
Deadliest roads
How Lafayette Parish compares with Louisiana
Lafayette Parish against Louisiana and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Lafayette Parish stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Lafayette Parish | Louisiana | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 73.9 | 81.5 | 49.7 | 9% below the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 1.9 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 37% below the state |
| Injuries per crash | 0.84 | 0.77 | 0.49 | 1.1× the state |
| Garbage-truck share | 1.6% | 2.2% | 2.3% | 25% below the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 0.2% | 0.8% | 6.2% | 75% below the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 22.3% | 23.6% | 23.7% | same |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 10.2% | 10.5% | 13.8% | same |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 42.4% | 40.3% | 41.9% | same |
| After dark | 22.3% | 23.9% | 24.8% | same |
Lafayette Parish has lower values than Louisiana for crashes per 100k residents / yr, deaths per 100 crashes and garbage-truck share. Where it is higher: injuries per crash.
Lafayette Parish at a glance: 0.2% on snowy, slushy or icy roads, against 0.8% across Louisiana.
Overview
Police reported 2,211 crashes involving commercial trucks in Lafayette Parish since 2015: 1,818 people were injured and 42 were killed.
Across the years with complete reporting, that is roughly one truck crash every 2 days.
Only 0 truck crashes were reported in Milton since 2015; patterns below come from Lafayette Parish as a whole.
When crashes happen
Truck crashes peak in September (10.1% of the year) and are lowest in April (7.2%).
The five winter months (November to March) hold 42.4% of truck crashes, against 40.3% across Louisiana.
More truck crashes happen at 4–5 pm than at any other hour (7.5%).
0.2% 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 Milton since 2015: I-10 (3), US-167 (3), US-90 (3), SR-92 (2) and Ambassador Caffery (1). No single road stands out.
Garbage & waste trucks
Garbage and refuse trucks were involved in 36 crashes, 1.6% of the total, against 2.2% across Louisiana.
The most garbage-truck crashes happen in October (17%).
Per 100 crashes, garbage trucks recorded 0.0 deaths compared with 1.9 for all trucks.
Route planning tips for Milton fleets
- Review driver schedules for September, the month with the most truck crashes.
- Garbage-truck crashes here peak in October; review collection routes for that month.
- Check your own stops for crash hotspots and low bridges with the free Route Planner.
About the data
Crash counts come from the FMCSA crash file (police-reported crashes involving trucks over 10,000 lb); fatal-crash locations come from NHTSA FARS. Text on this page states only what these numbers show.
Truck crashes by year: all trucks vs garbage trucks
Seasonality: when trucks crash in Lafayette Parish
By hour of day
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| I-10 | 3 |
| US-167 | 3 |
| US-90 | 3 |
| SR-92 | 2 |
| Ambassador Caffery | 1 |
| CR-NORRIS Road | 1 |
| Kaliste Saloom | 1 |
| SR-182 | 1 |
| SR-3073 | 1 |
| SR-339 | 1 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Lafayette Parish) |
|---|---|
| I-10 | 529 |
| US-90 | 472 |
| US-167 | 167 |
| La-182 | 130 |
| I-49 | 96 |
| La-3073 | 91 |
| La-339 | 41 |
| La-93 | 29 |
Milton at a glance
| Land area | 4.6 sq mi |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Lafayette 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 | 43 | — | 3.4 |
| 2000s | 136 | +214% | 2.8 |
| 2010s | 194 | +42% | 2.3 |
| 2020s | 182 | -6% | 3.2 |
In the 1990s about 43 truck crashes a year were reported; in the 2020s, about 182. Reporting coverage also changed between these periods. NHTSA counts 2.5 fatal large-truck crashes a year in 2016–19 and 3.2 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Milton
How common are truck crashes in Milton?
Lafayette Parish has had 2,211 reported truck crashes since 2015, injuring 1,818 people and killing 42.
When do most truck crashes happen in Milton?
Truck crashes in Lafayette Parish peak in September, with 10.1% of the year's crashes.
Are garbage truck crashes common in Milton?
36 crashes involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Lafayette Parish since 2015, 1.6% of all truck crashes.
How does Milton compare with Louisiana for truck crashes?
Per 100,000 residents, Lafayette Parish has 73.9 truck crashes a year; Louisiana has 81.5.
What is the best way to plan truck routes in Milton?
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.