Copper City, MI truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Copper City: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Copper City and Keweenaw County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Keweenaw County numbers.
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: 6 truck crashes reported in Keweenaw County since 2015.
Overview
Since 2015, 6 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Keweenaw County. They injured 1 people and killed 0.
With 0 truck crashes reported in Copper City since 2015, this page uses Keweenaw County numbers for its patterns and comparisons.
When crashes happen
Monthly patterns need more crashes than Keweenaw County has on record.
Where crashes happen
Since 2015, no fatal large-truck crashes with a location were recorded within 10 miles of Copper City.
Garbage & waste trucks
FMCSA lists no garbage-truck crashes in Keweenaw County since 2015.
Route planning tips for Copper City fleets
- Use the free Route Planner to score your route and spot low bridges before drivers head out.
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 within 10 miles 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 |
Copper City at a glance
| Population | 210 |
| Land area | 0.1 sq mi |
| Density | 2,500 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 49901) | $47,639 |
| Median home value (ZIP 49901) | $67,410 |
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.
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Questions fleets ask about Copper City
How common are truck crashes in Copper City?
6 truck crashes have been reported in Keweenaw County since 2015, with 0 deaths and 1 injuries.
Are garbage truck crashes common in Copper City?
Garbage trucks were involved in 0 reported crashes in Keweenaw County since 2015 (0.0% of truck crashes).
How can I plan a safer truck route in Copper City?
Use the free Route Planner: enter your stops to get a risk score, safer alternatives and the low bridges on your route.
2026 is a partial year. Updated October 2026.