Beal City, MI truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Beal City: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Beal City and Isabella County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Isabella County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
15 of 275 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
How Isabella County compares with Michigan
Isabella County against Michigan and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Isabella County stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Isabella County | Michigan | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 36.0 | 52.4 | 49.7 | 31% below the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 1.6 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 24% below the state |
| Injuries per crash | 0.35 | 0.30 | 0.49 | 1.2× the state |
| Garbage-truck share | 5.4% | 3.2% | 2.3% | 1.7× the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 17.4% | 17.7% | 6.2% | same |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 28.7% | 25.5% | 23.7% | 1.1× the state |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 18.2% | 21.9% | 13.8% | 17% below the state |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 41.1% | 44.4% | 41.9% | 7% below the state |
| After dark | 16.7% | 20.7% | 24.8% | 19% below the state |
Isabella County has lower values than Michigan for crashes per 100k residents / yr, deaths per 100 crashes and in rain, sleet or snow. It runs above Michigan on injuries per crash, garbage-truck share and morning rush (6–10 am).
What stands out in Isabella County: 1 in 18 crashes involve a garbage truck (15 since 2015), vs 3.2% across Michigan.
Overview
Police reported 275 crashes involving commercial trucks in Isabella County since 2015: 93 people were injured and 4 were killed.
In complete reporting years that works out to about one truck crash every 16 days.
Beal City had 0 reported truck crashes since 2015, too few for reliable patterns, so the charts and findings on this page use Isabella County numbers.
When crashes happen
June has the most truck crashes, 10.5% of the yearly total, while March has the fewest (5.8%).
The five winter months (November to March) hold 41.1% of truck crashes, against 44.4% across Michigan.
More truck crashes happen at 7–8 am than at any other hour (10.2%).
Road surface: 17.4% of truck crashes were on snow, slush or ice (Michigan: 17.7%).
Where crashes happen
Fatal large-truck crashes within 10 miles of Beal City since 2015 were spread across roads: CR-DREW Rd (1), CR-WEIDMAN Rd (1) and Stevenson Lake Rd (1).
Garbage & waste trucks
Garbage trucks account for 15 of the truck crashes here, or 5.5%, compared with 3.2% in Michigan.
Route planning tips for Beal City fleets
- Build extra time into June routes: it has the most truck crashes here.
- 28.7% of truck crashes happen between 6 and 10 am, above Michigan; consider earlier or later starts where possible.
- 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 Isabella County
By hour of day
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| CR-DREW Rd | 1 |
| CR-WEIDMAN Rd | 1 |
| Stevenson Lake Rd | 1 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Isabella County) |
|---|---|
| Mission | 32 |
| Pickard | 24 |
| Isabella | 18 |
| Remus | 17 |
| Blanchard | 13 |
| Winn | 12 |
| Broomfield | 11 |
| High | 9 |
Beal City at a glance
| Land area | 4.0 sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 48893) | $73,108 |
| Median home value (ZIP 48893) | $176,721 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Isabella 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 | 15 | — | 0.7 |
| 2000s | 17 | +19% | 0.5 |
| 2010s | 17 | -3% | 0.3 |
| 2020s | 24 | +40% | 0.6 |
From the 1990s to the 2020s, yearly reported truck crashes went from 15 to 24. Some of the change may reflect how crashes were reported. Fatal large-truck crashes: 0.2 a year in 2016–19, 0.6 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Beal City
How common are truck crashes in Beal City?
Isabella County has had 275 reported truck crashes since 2015, injuring 93 people and killing 4.
When do most truck crashes happen in Beal City?
The worst month is June: 10.5% of truck crashes in Isabella County happen then.
How many garbage truck crashes are there in Beal City?
Since 2015, Isabella County has reported 15 garbage-truck crashes, or 5.5% of its truck crashes.
What is the truck crash rate in Beal City compared with Michigan?
Per 100,000 residents, Isabella County has 36.0 truck crashes a year; Michigan has 52.4.
What is the best way to plan truck routes in Beal City?
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.