Little Falls, ME truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Little Falls: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Little Falls and Cumberland County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Cumberland County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
1.4 deaths per 100 garbage-truck crashes vs 1.4 for all trucks.
Deadliest roads
How Cumberland County compares with Maine
Cumberland County against Maine and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Cumberland County stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Cumberland County | Maine | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 54.1 | 57.4 | 49.7 | same |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 1.4 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 46% below the state |
| Injuries per crash | 0.54 | 0.58 | 0.49 | same |
| Garbage-truck share | 3.7% | 3.4% | 2.3% | 1.1× the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 14.1% | 20.2% | 6.2% | 30% below the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 27.5% | 26.5% | 23.7% | same |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 19.0% | 20.8% | 13.8% | 9% below the state |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 45.4% | 48.2% | 41.9% | same |
| After dark | 18.0% | 19.1% | 24.8% | same |
Cumberland County has lower values than Maine for deaths per 100 crashes, on snow, slush or ice and in rain, sleet or snow. It runs above Maine on garbage-truck share.
Cumberland County at a glance: October is the peak month for garbage-truck crashes: 14% of them.
Overview
Since 2015, 1,983 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Cumberland County. They injured 1,076 people and killed 29.
That averages about one truck crash every 2 days in fully reported years.
Little Falls had 0 reported truck crashes since 2015, too few for reliable patterns, so the charts and findings on this page use Cumberland County numbers.
When crashes happen
Truck crashes peak in December (9.9% of the year) and are lowest in April (5.6%).
Winter months (Nov–Mar) carry 45.4% of truck crashes, vs 48.2% for Maine.
By time of day, 8–9 am stands out with 9.0% of truck crashes.
Snow, slush or ice was on the road in 14.1% of truck crashes, compared with 20.2% in Maine.
Where crashes happen
Since 2015, fatal crashes with a large truck within 10 miles of Little Falls happened on I-95 (2), SR-22 (2), SR-26 (2), SR-4 (2) and District Rd (1); no road leads clearly.
Garbage & waste trucks
Garbage trucks account for 77 of the truck crashes here, or 3.9%, compared with 3.4% in Maine.
Garbage-truck crashes peak in October (14% of them).
Per 100 crashes, garbage trucks recorded 1.4 deaths compared with 1.4 for all trucks.
Route planning tips for Little Falls fleets
- Review driver schedules for December, the month with the most truck crashes.
- Waste haulers: October is the peak month for garbage-truck crashes in Cumberland County.
- Paste your stops into the free Route Planner to see the risk score, safer alternatives and low bridges.
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 Cumberland County
By hour of day
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| I-95 | 2 |
| SR-22 | 2 |
| SR-26 | 2 |
| SR-4 | 2 |
| District Rd | 1 |
| Riverside St | 1 |
| SR-25 | 1 |
| SR-302 | 1 |
| Sr-Bernard P Rines | 1 |
| Sr-Tandberg Trail | 1 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Cumberland County) |
|---|---|
| I-95 | 282 |
| I-295 | 212 |
| Roosevelt Trl | 69 |
| Main St | 52 |
| SR-1 | 42 |
| Congress St | 33 |
| Forest Av | 33 |
| US-1 | 32 |
Little Falls at a glance
| Land area | 1.1 sq mi |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Cumberland 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 | 114 | — | 2.2 |
| 2000s | 146 | +28% | 2.4 |
| 2010s | 160 | +9% | 2.4 |
| 2020s | 159 | -0% | 1.4 |
In the 1990s about 114 truck crashes a year were reported; in the 2020s, about 159. Reporting coverage also changed between these periods. NHTSA counts 3.8 fatal large-truck crashes a year in 2016–19 and 1.4 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Little Falls
How many truck accidents are there in Little Falls?
1,983 truck crashes have been reported in Cumberland County since 2015, with 29 deaths and 1,076 injuries.
When do most truck crashes happen in Little Falls?
December has the most truck crashes in Cumberland County, 9.9% of the yearly total.
Are garbage truck crashes common in Little Falls?
Since 2015, Cumberland County has reported 77 garbage-truck crashes, or 3.9% of its truck crashes.
How do truck crashes in Little Falls compare with Maine?
The yearly rate is 54.1 truck crashes per 100,000 residents in Cumberland County, vs 57.4 for Maine.
How do I plan a garbage truck route in Little Falls?
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.