Nantucket County, MA truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Nantucket County: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
0 of 16 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
The headline for Nantucket County: #14 of 14 rank among Massachusetts's 14 counties by yearly truck crashes.
Overview
Nantucket County has recorded 16 truck crashes since 2015, with 5 people injured and 1 killed.
Across the years with complete reporting, that is roughly one truck crash every 251 days.
When crashes happen
There are too few truck crashes in Nantucket County to show a reliable monthly pattern.
Where crashes happen
Since 2015, fatal crashes with a large truck in Nantucket County happened on Milestone Rd (1); no road leads clearly.
Garbage & waste trucks
Since 2015, no garbage-truck crashes were reported for Nantucket County.
Route planning tips for Nantucket County fleets
- Use the free Route Planner to score your route and spot low bridges before drivers head out.
About the data
This report uses the FMCSA crash file (reported crashes of trucks over 10,000 lb) and NHTSA FARS (fatal crashes). It reports the numbers without guessing at reasons.
Truck crashes by year: all trucks vs garbage trucks
Seasonality: when trucks crash in Nantucket County
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (in Nantucket County) |
|---|---|
| Milestone Rd | 1 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Nantucket County) |
|---|---|
| Madaket Rd | 2 |
| Steamboat Wharf | 2 |
| Cherry St @ Orange St | 1 |
| Easton St | 1 |
| Fairgrounds Rd @ Ticcoma Way | 1 |
| Madaket Rd @ Barrett Farm Rd | 1 |
| Milestone Rd @ New South Rd | 1 |
| Milestone Rd @ Tawpoot Rd | 1 |
Nantucket County at a glance
| Population | 14,670 |
| Land area | 46.2 sq mi |
| Density | 318 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP average) | $140,938 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Nantucket County 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 | 1 | — | 0.0 |
| 2000s | 1 | -20% | 0.0 |
| 2010s | 2 | +187% | 0.0 |
| 2020s | 2 | -28% | 0.2 |
In the 1990s about 1 truck crash a year were reported; in the 2020s, about 2. Reporting coverage also changed between these periods. Fatal crashes involving a large truck averaged 0.0 a year in 2016–19 and 0.2 a year in 2020–24.
Cities, towns & communities in Nantucket County
ZIP codes in Nantucket County
Nearby counties
Questions fleets ask about Nantucket County
How many truck crashes happen in Nantucket County?
Since 2015, 16 crashes involving commercial trucks were reported in Nantucket County (5 injured, 1 killed).
Are garbage truck crashes common in Nantucket County?
0 crashes involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Nantucket County since 2015, 0.0% of all truck crashes.
What is the best way to plan truck routes in Nantucket County?
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.