Cut Off, LA truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Cut Off: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Cut Off and Lafourche Parish, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Lafourche 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 3.3 for all trucks.
Deadliest roads
How Lafourche Parish compares with Louisiana
Lafourche Parish against Louisiana and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Lafourche Parish stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Lafourche Parish | Louisiana | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 85.6 | 81.5 | 49.7 | same |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 1.1× the state |
| Injuries per crash | 0.71 | 0.77 | 0.49 | 8% below the state |
| Garbage-truck share | 4.7% | 2.2% | 2.3% | 2.1× the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 0.7% | 0.8% | 6.2% | 11% below the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 26.3% | 23.6% | 23.7% | 1.1× the state |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 9.6% | 10.5% | 13.8% | 8% below the state |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 40.8% | 40.3% | 41.9% | same |
| After dark | 20.4% | 23.9% | 24.8% | 15% below the state |
Lafourche Parish has lower values than Louisiana for injuries per crash, on snow, slush or ice and in rain, sleet or snow. It stands out for higher deaths per 100 crashes, garbage-truck share and morning rush (6–10 am).
The headline for Lafourche Parish: 1 in 21 crashes involve a garbage truck (43 since 2015), vs 2.2% across Louisiana.
Overview
Since 2015, 941 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Lafourche Parish. They injured 648 people and killed 31.
Across the years with complete reporting, that is roughly one truck crash every 4 days.
Cut Off had 0 reported truck crashes since 2015, too few for reliable patterns, so the charts and findings on this page use Lafourche Parish numbers.
When crashes happen
October has the most truck crashes, 12.6% of the yearly total, while February has the fewest (6.7%).
November through March accounts for 40.8% of truck crashes here, compared with 40.3% in Louisiana.
The busiest hour is 10–11 am, with 8.7% of truck crashes.
Road surface: 0.7% of truck crashes were on snow, slush or ice (Louisiana: 0.8%).
Where crashes happen
Roads with fatal crashes involving a large truck within 10 miles of Cut Off since 2015: SR-308 (2), SR-3235 (2) and SR-24 (1). No single road stands out.
Garbage & waste trucks
Garbage trucks account for 43 of the truck crashes here, or 4.6%, compared with 2.2% in Louisiana.
Garbage-truck crashes peak in August (16% of them).
They recorded 0.0 deaths per 100 crashes, against 3.3 for all trucks.
Route planning tips for Cut Off fleets
- Build extra time into October routes: it has the most truck crashes here.
- For residential and commercial waste routes, look again at August schedules: garbage-truck crashes peak then.
- Morning starts matter: 26.3% of truck crashes fall between 6 and 10 am, higher than Louisiana.
- Check your own stops for crash hotspots and low bridges with the free Route Planner.
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 Lafourche Parish
By hour of day
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| SR-308 | 2 |
| SR-3235 | 2 |
| SR-24 | 1 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Lafourche Parish) |
|---|---|
| La-308 | 232 |
| La-1 | 192 |
| US-90 | 133 |
| La-3235 | 86 |
| La-20 | 47 |
| La-316 | 46 |
| La-182 | 44 |
| La-3185 | 15 |
Cut Off at a glance
| Land area | 14.6 sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 70345) | $62,216 |
| Median home value (ZIP 70345) | $169,355 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Lafourche 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 | 36 | — | 3.1 |
| 2000s | 78 | +114% | 3.7 |
| 2010s | 92 | +18% | 2.7 |
| 2020s | 74 | -19% | 3.2 |
Reported truck crashes averaged 36 a year in the 1990s and 74 a year in the 2020s. Reporting practices changed over time, so part of any change can come from reporting. Fatal large-truck crashes: 2.5 a year in 2016–19, 3.2 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Cut Off
How many truck crashes happen in Cut Off?
941 truck crashes have been reported in Lafourche Parish since 2015, with 31 deaths and 648 injuries.
When do most truck crashes happen in Cut Off?
Truck crashes in Lafourche Parish peak in October, with 12.6% of the year's crashes.
How many garbage truck crashes are there in Cut Off?
Since 2015, Lafourche Parish has reported 43 garbage-truck crashes, or 4.6% of its truck crashes.
How do truck crashes in Cut Off compare with Louisiana?
The yearly rate is 85.6 truck crashes per 100,000 residents in Lafourche Parish, vs 81.5 for Louisiana.
How do I plan a garbage truck route in Cut Off?
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.