Pleasant Ridge, ME truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Pleasant Ridge: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Pleasant Ridge and Somerset County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Somerset County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
0.0 deaths per 100 garbage-truck crashes vs 2.8 for all trucks.
Deadliest roads
No fatal large-truck crashes with a road name recorded here since 2015.
How Somerset County compares with Maine
Somerset County against Maine and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Somerset County stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Somerset County | Maine | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 100.4 | 57.4 | 49.7 | 1.7× the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 2.8 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 1.1× the state |
| Injuries per crash | 0.56 | 0.58 | 0.49 | same |
| Garbage-truck share | 3.9% | 3.4% | 2.3% | 1.1× the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 25.8% | 20.2% | 6.2% | 1.3× the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 26.8% | 26.5% | 23.7% | same |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 19.8% | 20.8% | 13.8% | same |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 50.8% | 48.2% | 41.9% | same |
| After dark | 20.8% | 19.1% | 24.8% | 1.1× the state |
Where it is higher: crashes per 100k residents / yr, deaths per 100 crashes and garbage-truck share.
What stands out in Somerset County: January 11.5% of truck crashes happen in January, more than any other month.
Overview
Since 2015, 600 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Somerset County. They injured 328 people and killed 17.
That averages about one truck crash every 7 days in fully reported years.
Pleasant Ridge had 0 reported truck crashes since 2015, too few for reliable patterns, so the charts and findings on this page use Somerset County numbers.
When crashes happen
January has the most truck crashes, 11.5% of the yearly total, while April has the fewest (4.5%).
The five winter months (November to March) hold 50.8% of truck crashes, against 48.2% across Maine.
By time of day, 12–1 pm stands out with 8.8% of truck crashes.
Road surface: 25.8% of truck crashes were on snow, slush or ice (Maine: 20.2%).
Where crashes happen
NHTSA lists no located fatal large-truck crashes within 10 miles of Pleasant Ridge since 2015.
Garbage & waste trucks
Garbage and refuse trucks were involved in 23 crashes, 3.8% of the total, against 3.4% across Maine.
Garbage-truck crashes peak in May (17% of them).
Deaths per 100 garbage-truck crashes: 0.0, vs 2.8 for all truck crashes.
Route planning tips for Pleasant Ridge fleets
- Plan January schedules with more margin; it is the worst month for truck crashes in Somerset County.
- For residential and commercial waste routes, look again at May schedules: garbage-truck crashes peak then.
- With 25.8% of truck crashes on snow, slush or ice (above Maine), 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
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 Somerset County
By hour of day
Most dangerous roads for trucks
No fatal crashes involving a large truck with a road name were recorded within 10 miles since 2015.
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Somerset County) |
|---|---|
| I-95 | 100 |
| Main St | 69 |
| Us Rte 201 | 27 |
| Norridgewock Rd | 27 |
| Waterville Rd | 26 |
| Canaan Rd | 18 |
| Madison Ave | 16 |
| Skowhegan Rd | 15 |
Pleasant Ridge at a glance
| Population | 88 |
| Land area | 22.1 sq mi |
| Density | 4 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 04920) | $39,860 |
| Median home value (ZIP 04920) | $121,324 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Somerset 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 | 38 | — | 2.0 |
| 2000s | 46 | +21% | 1.7 |
| 2010s | 46 | +0% | 0.9 |
| 2020s | 50 | +9% | 1.0 |
From the 1990s to the 2020s, yearly reported truck crashes went from 38 to 50. Some of the change may reflect how crashes were reported. NHTSA counts 1.2 fatal large-truck crashes a year in 2016–19 and 1.0 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Pleasant Ridge
How many truck crashes happen in Pleasant Ridge?
600 truck crashes have been reported in Somerset County since 2015, with 17 deaths and 328 injuries.
When do most truck crashes happen in Pleasant Ridge?
The worst month is January: 11.5% of truck crashes in Somerset County happen then.
How many garbage truck accidents happen in Pleasant Ridge?
Since 2015, Somerset County has reported 23 garbage-truck crashes, or 3.8% of its truck crashes.
What is the truck crash rate in Pleasant Ridge compared with Maine?
Somerset County records 100.4 truck crashes per 100,000 residents a year, against 57.4 across Maine.
How do I plan a garbage truck route in Pleasant Ridge?
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.