Keweenaw County, MI truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Keweenaw 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 6 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
No fatal large-truck crashes with a road name recorded here since 2015.
The headline for Keweenaw County: #83 of 83 for truck crashes in Michigan, out of 83 counties.
Overview
Police reported 6 crashes involving commercial trucks in Keweenaw County since 2015: 1 people were injured and 0 were killed.
When crashes happen
Monthly patterns need more crashes than Keweenaw County has on record.
Where crashes happen
NHTSA lists no located fatal large-truck crashes in Keweenaw County since 2015.
Garbage & waste trucks
FMCSA lists no garbage-truck crashes in Keweenaw County since 2015.
Route planning tips for Keweenaw County fleets
- Check your own stops for crash hotspots and low bridges with the free Route Planner.
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 Keweenaw County
Most dangerous roads for trucks
No fatal crashes involving a large truck with a road name were recorded in Keweenaw County since 2015.
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Keweenaw County) |
|---|---|
| Lac La Belle | 2 |
| Fulton | 1 |
| Gay Lake Linden | 1 |
| Laclabelle | 1 |
| US-41 | 1 |
Keweenaw County at a glance
| Population | 2,161 |
| Land area | 540.1 sq mi |
| Density | 4 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP average) | $51,928 |
Historical data: truck crashes in Keweenaw 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 | +33% | 0.2 |
| 2010s | 0 | -75% | 0.0 |
| 2020s | 1 | +317% | 0.0 |
In the 1990s about 1 truck crash a year were reported; in the 2020s, about 1. Reporting coverage also changed between these periods.
Cities, towns & communities in Keweenaw County
ZIP codes in Keweenaw County
Nearby counties
Questions fleets ask about Keweenaw County
How common are truck crashes in Keweenaw County?
Keweenaw County has had 6 reported truck crashes since 2015, injuring 1 people and killing 0.
How many garbage truck accidents happen in Keweenaw County?
Garbage trucks were involved in 0 reported crashes in Keweenaw County since 2015 (0.0% of truck crashes).
What is the best way to plan truck routes in Keweenaw County?
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.