Maine truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Maine: 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
3.0 deaths per 100 garbage-truck crashes vs 2.6 for all trucks.
Deadliest roads
How Maine compares with United States
Maine against United States, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Maine stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Maine | United States | vs US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 57.4 | 49.7 | 1.2× the US |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 2.6 | 3.4 | 24% below the US |
| Injuries per crash | 0.58 | 0.49 | 1.2× the US |
| Garbage-truck share | 3.4% | 2.3% | 1.5× the US |
| On snow, slush or ice | 20.2% | 6.2% | 3.3× the US |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 26.5% | 23.7% | 1.1× the US |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 20.8% | 13.8% | 1.5× the US |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 48.2% | 41.9% | 1.2× the US |
| After dark | 19.1% | 24.8% | 23% below the US |
Maine sits below the US on deaths per 100 crashes and after dark. It runs above the US on crashes per 100k residents / yr, injuries per crash and garbage-truck share.
The headline for Maine: 20.2% share of truck crashes on snow, slush or ice (the US: 6.2%).
Overview
Police reported 9,470 crashes involving commercial trucks in Maine since 2015: 5,433 people were injured and 244 were killed.
In complete reporting years that works out to about 2 truck crashes a day.
When crashes happen
Truck crashes peak in January (11.4% of the year) and are lowest in April (5.5%).
November through March accounts for 48.2% of truck crashes here, compared with 41.9% in the US.
More truck crashes happen at 12–1 pm than at any other hour (8.1%).
20.2% of truck crashes here happened on snow, slush or ice, against 6.2% across the US.
Where crashes happen
I-95 leads in Maine with 19 fatal crashes involving a large truck since 2015. After it: US-1 (15), SR-4 (11) and SR-9 (8).
Garbage & waste trucks
Garbage trucks account for 331 of the truck crashes here, or 3.5%, compared with 2.3% in the US.
The most garbage-truck crashes happen in August (11%).
Per 100 crashes, garbage trucks recorded 3.0 deaths compared with 2.6 for all trucks.
Route planning tips for Maine fleets
- Review driver schedules for January, the month with the most truck crashes.
- Check whether your routes use I-95, the road with the most fatal truck crashes in this area.
- Garbage-truck crashes here peak in August; review collection routes for that month.
- Morning starts matter: 26.5% of truck crashes fall between 6 and 10 am, higher than the US.
- With 20.2% of truck crashes on snow, slush or ice (above the US), plan winter equipment checks early.
- Check your own stops for crash hotspots and low bridges with the free Route Planner.
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 Maine
By hour of day
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (in Maine) |
|---|---|
| I-95 | 19 |
| US-1 | 15 |
| SR-4 | 11 |
| SR-9 | 8 |
| US-2 | 7 |
| US-202 | 6 |
| SR-11 | 5 |
| US-1A | 5 |
| SR-26 | 4 |
| I-295 | 3 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Maine) |
|---|---|
| I-95 | 1,604 |
| Main St | 486 |
| I-295 | 281 |
| US-1 | 123 |
| SR-1 | 118 |
| Airline Rd | 101 |
| Main Rd | 76 |
| River Rd | 71 |
Maine at a glance
| Population | 1,405,012 |
| Land area | 30,845.1 sq mi |
| Density | 46 per sq mi |
Historical data: truck crashes in Maine 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 | 605 | — | 20.6 |
| 2000s | 745 | +23% | 19.4 |
| 2010s | 738 | -1% | 14.5 |
| 2020s | 789 | +7% | 18.6 |
From the 1990s to the 2020s, yearly reported truck crashes went from 605 to 789. Some of the change may reflect how crashes were reported. NHTSA counts 17.2 fatal large-truck crashes a year in 2016–19 and 18.6 a year in 2020–24.
Counties in Maine
Largest places in Maine
Nearby states
Questions fleets ask about Maine
How many truck crashes happen in Maine?
Since 2015, 9,470 crashes involving commercial trucks were reported in Maine (5,433 injured, 244 killed).
Which road has the most fatal truck crashes in Maine?
I-95 had 19 fatal crashes involving a large truck in Maine since 2015, more than any other road.
When do most truck crashes happen in Maine?
January has the most truck crashes in Maine, 11.4% of the yearly total.
Are garbage truck crashes common in Maine?
Since 2015, Maine has reported 331 garbage-truck crashes, or 3.5% of its truck crashes.
How do truck crashes in Maine compare with the US?
Per 100,000 residents, Maine has 57.4 truck crashes a year; the US has 49.7.
What is the best way to plan truck routes in Maine?
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.