Livingston, LA truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Livingston: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Livingston and Livingston Parish, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Livingston 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 3.0 for all trucks.
Deadliest roads
How Livingston Parish compares with Louisiana
Livingston Parish against Louisiana and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Livingston Parish stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Livingston Parish | Louisiana | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 74.7 | 81.5 | 49.7 | 8% below the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.4 | same |
| Injuries per crash | 0.75 | 0.77 | 0.49 | same |
| Garbage-truck share | 2.5% | 2.2% | 2.3% | 1.1× the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 0.2% | 0.8% | 6.2% | 68% below the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 23.2% | 23.6% | 23.7% | same |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 10.5% | 10.5% | 13.8% | same |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 36.8% | 40.3% | 41.9% | 9% below the state |
| After dark | 26.3% | 23.9% | 24.8% | 1.1× the state |
Livingston Parish has lower values than Louisiana for crashes per 100k residents / yr, on snow, slush or ice and winter months (nov–mar). It runs above Louisiana on garbage-truck share and after dark.
Livingston at a glance: I-12 most fatal truck crashes within 10 miles of Livingston: 7 since 2015.
Overview
Since 2015, 1,334 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Livingston Parish. They injured 1,001 people and killed 43.
That averages about one truck crash every 3 days in fully reported years.
Only 17 truck crashes were reported in Livingston since 2015; patterns below come from Livingston Parish as a whole.
When crashes happen
The worst month is September with 10.9% of truck crashes; the quietest is November at 6.1%.
The five winter months (November to March) hold 36.8% of truck crashes, against 40.3% across Louisiana.
The busiest hour is 11 am–12 pm, with 7.9% of truck crashes.
0.2% of truck crashes here happened on snow, slush or ice, against 0.8% across Louisiana.
Where crashes happen
I-12 leads within 10 miles of Livingston with 7 fatal crashes involving a large truck since 2015. It is followed by US-190 (2), CR-N James Chapel Rd (1) and SR-1024 (1).
Garbage & waste trucks
33 crashes involved a garbage or refuse truck, a 2.5% share (Louisiana: 2.2%).
The most garbage-truck crashes happen in March (15%).
They recorded 0.0 deaths per 100 crashes, against 3.0 for all trucks.
Route planning tips for Livingston fleets
- Build extra time into September routes: it has the most truck crashes here.
- Where you can, review stops along I-12; it has the most fatal large-truck crashes nearby.
- Waste haulers: March is the peak month for garbage-truck crashes in Livingston Parish.
- 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 Livingston Parish
By hour of day
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| I-12 | 7 |
| US-190 | 2 |
| CR-N James Chapel Rd | 1 |
| SR-1024 | 1 |
| SR-449 | 1 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Livingston Parish) |
|---|---|
| I-12 | 644 |
| La-447 | 92 |
| La-16 | 83 |
| US-190 | 75 |
| La-3002 | 54 |
| La-63 | 42 |
| La-1026 | 30 |
| La-42 | 25 |
Livingston at a glance
| Population | 1,980 |
| Land area | 3.2 sq mi |
| Density | 614 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 70785) | $89,103 |
| Median home value (ZIP 70785) | $239,240 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Livingston 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 | 20 | — | 1.4 |
| 2000s | 66 | +221% | 2.8 |
| 2010s | 105 | +60% | 2.3 |
| 2020s | 113 | +8% | 3.0 |
From the 1990s to the 2020s, yearly reported truck crashes went from 20 to 113. Some of the change may reflect how crashes were reported. Fatal crashes involving a large truck averaged 2.5 a year in 2016–19 and 3.0 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Livingston
How many truck crashes happen in Livingston?
1,334 truck crashes have been reported in Livingston Parish since 2015, with 43 deaths and 1,001 injuries.
Which road has the most fatal truck crashes in Livingston?
Since 2015, I-12 has had the most fatal large-truck crashes within 10 miles of Livingston: 7.
When do most truck crashes happen in Livingston?
Truck crashes in Livingston Parish peak in September, with 10.9% of the year's crashes.
Are garbage truck crashes common in Livingston?
Garbage trucks were involved in 33 reported crashes in Livingston Parish since 2015 (2.5% of truck crashes).
How do truck crashes in Livingston compare with Louisiana?
Livingston Parish records 74.7 truck crashes per 100,000 residents a year, against 81.5 across Louisiana.
How do I plan a garbage truck route in Livingston?
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.