Rosepine, LA truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Rosepine: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Rosepine and Vernon Parish, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Vernon Parish numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
6 of 338 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
How Vernon Parish compares with Louisiana
Vernon Parish against Louisiana and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Vernon Parish stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Vernon Parish | Louisiana | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 63.1 | 81.5 | 49.7 | 23% below the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 17% below the state |
| Injuries per crash | 0.83 | 0.77 | 0.49 | 1.1× the state |
| Garbage-truck share | 1.9% | 2.2% | 2.3% | 13% below the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 0.3% | 0.8% | 6.2% | 59% below the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 23.3% | 23.6% | 23.7% | same |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 7.9% | 10.5% | 13.8% | 25% below the state |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 41.5% | 40.3% | 41.9% | same |
| After dark | 17.6% | 23.9% | 24.8% | 26% below the state |
Vernon Parish sits below Louisiana on crashes per 100k residents / yr, deaths per 100 crashes and garbage-truck share. Where it is higher: injuries per crash.
What stands out in Vernon Parish: 0.3% on snowy, slushy or icy roads, against 0.8% across Louisiana.
Overview
Since 2015, 338 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Vernon Parish. They injured 273 people and killed 8.
In complete reporting years that works out to about one truck crash every 13 days.
With 2 truck crashes reported in Rosepine since 2015, this page uses Vernon Parish numbers for its patterns and comparisons.
When crashes happen
Truck crashes peak in March (10.7% of the year) and are lowest in May (4.7%).
November through March accounts for 41.5% of truck crashes here, compared with 40.3% in Louisiana.
By time of day, 11 am–12 pm stands out with 8.9% of truck crashes.
0.3% of truck crashes here happened on snow, slush or ice, against 0.8% across Louisiana.
Where crashes happen
Fatal large-truck crashes within 10 miles of Rosepine since 2015 were spread across roads: SR-112 (2), SR-3226 (2), SR-1146 (1), US-171 (1) and US-190 (1).
Garbage & waste trucks
Garbage trucks account for 6 of the truck crashes here, or 1.8%, compared with 2.2% in Louisiana.
Route planning tips for Rosepine fleets
- Review driver schedules for March, the month with the most truck crashes.
- 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 Vernon Parish
By hour of day
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| SR-112 | 2 |
| SR-3226 | 2 |
| SR-1146 | 1 |
| US-171 | 1 |
| US-190 | 1 |
| US-90 | 1 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Vernon Parish) |
|---|---|
| US-171 | 148 |
| La-8 | 31 |
| La-10 | 25 |
| La-28 | 18 |
| La-111 | 18 |
| La-3226 | 13 |
| La-117 | 8 |
| La-392 | 6 |
Rosepine at a glance
| Population | 1,445 |
| Land area | 2.4 sq mi |
| Density | 595 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 70659) | $65,640 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Vernon 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 | 12 | — | 1.1 |
| 2000s | 22 | +85% | 0.8 |
| 2010s | 29 | +32% | 1.0 |
| 2020s | 30 | +3% | 0.4 |
In the 1990s about 12 truck crashes a year were reported; in the 2020s, about 30. Reporting coverage also changed between these periods. NHTSA counts 0.8 fatal large-truck crashes a year in 2016–19 and 0.4 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Rosepine
How common are truck crashes in Rosepine?
338 truck crashes have been reported in Vernon Parish since 2015, with 8 deaths and 273 injuries.
What is the worst month for truck crashes in Rosepine?
Truck crashes in Vernon Parish peak in March, with 10.7% of the year's crashes.
How many garbage truck accidents happen in Rosepine?
Garbage trucks were involved in 6 reported crashes in Vernon Parish since 2015 (1.8% of truck crashes).
How do truck crashes in Rosepine compare with Louisiana?
The yearly rate is 63.1 truck crashes per 100,000 residents in Vernon Parish, vs 81.5 for Louisiana.
How do I plan a garbage truck route in Rosepine?
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.