New Roads, LA truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in New Roads: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in New Roads and Pointe Coupee Parish, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Pointe Coupee Parish numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
6 of 308 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
How Pointe Coupee Parish compares with Louisiana
Pointe Coupee Parish against Louisiana and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Pointe Coupee Parish stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Pointe Coupee Parish | Louisiana | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 133.8 | 81.5 | 49.7 | 1.6× the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 6.5 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 2.2× the state |
| Injuries per crash | 0.94 | 0.77 | 0.49 | 1.2× the state |
| Garbage-truck share | 2.1% | 2.2% | 2.3% | same |
| On snow, slush or ice | 2.4% | 0.8% | 6.2% | 3.2× the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 23.6% | 23.6% | 23.7% | same |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 9.6% | 10.5% | 13.8% | 8% below the state |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 43.5% | 40.3% | 41.9% | 1.1× the state |
| After dark | 27.4% | 23.9% | 24.8% | 1.1× the state |
Pointe Coupee Parish sits below Louisiana on in rain, sleet or snow. It stands out for higher crashes per 100k residents / yr, deaths per 100 crashes and injuries per crash.
The headline for Pointe Coupee Parish: 2.4% on snowy, slushy or icy roads, against 0.8% across Louisiana.
Overview
Since 2015, 308 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Pointe Coupee Parish. They injured 278 people and killed 20.
Across the years with complete reporting, that is roughly one truck crash every 14 days.
New Roads had 6 reported truck crashes since 2015, too few for reliable patterns, so the charts and findings on this page use Pointe Coupee Parish numbers.
When crashes happen
The worst month is November with 12.3% of truck crashes; the quietest is February at 3.9%.
November through March accounts for 43.5% of truck crashes here, compared with 40.3% in Louisiana.
The busiest hour is 2–3 pm, with 8.8% of truck crashes.
Road surface: 2.4% 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 New Roads happened on SR-1 (3); no road leads clearly.
Garbage & waste trucks
6 crashes involved a garbage or refuse truck, a 1.9% share (Louisiana: 2.2%).
Route planning tips for New Roads fleets
- Plan November schedules with more margin; it is the worst month for truck crashes in Pointe Coupee Parish.
- With 2.4% of truck crashes on snow, slush or ice (above Louisiana), plan winter equipment checks early.
- Paste your stops into the free Route Planner to see the risk score, safer alternatives and low bridges.
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 Pointe Coupee Parish
By hour of day
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| SR-1 | 3 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Pointe Coupee Parish) |
|---|---|
| US-190 | 160 |
| La-1 | 64 |
| La-77 | 13 |
| La-10 | 13 |
| La-78 | 9 |
| La-416 | 7 |
| La-413 | 5 |
| La-414 | 4 |
New Roads at a glance
| Population | 4,295 |
| Land area | 4.6 sq mi |
| Density | 937 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 70760) | $61,141 |
| Median home value (ZIP 70760) | $139,333 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Pointe Coupee 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 | 8 | — | 0.7 |
| 2000s | 19 | +142% | 1.0 |
| 2010s | 23 | +19% | 0.9 |
| 2020s | 28 | +20% | 1.6 |
In the 1990s about 8 truck crashes a year were reported; in the 2020s, about 28. Reporting coverage also changed between these periods. Fatal crashes involving a large truck averaged 1.2 a year in 2016–19 and 1.6 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about New Roads
How common are truck crashes in New Roads?
Pointe Coupee Parish has had 308 reported truck crashes since 2015, injuring 278 people and killing 20.
Which month has the most truck crashes in New Roads?
November has the most truck crashes in Pointe Coupee Parish, 12.3% of the yearly total.
How many garbage truck crashes are there in New Roads?
6 crashes involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Pointe Coupee Parish since 2015, 1.9% of all truck crashes.
How does New Roads compare with Louisiana for truck crashes?
Pointe Coupee Parish records 133.8 truck crashes per 100,000 residents a year, against 81.5 across Louisiana.
How do I plan a garbage truck route in New Roads?
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.