Bear Creek, MN truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Bear Creek: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Bear Creek and Clearwater County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Clearwater County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
0 of 19 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
No fatal large-truck crashes with a road name recorded here since 2015.
The headline for Clearwater County: 19 reported truck crashes in Clearwater County since 2015.
Overview
Since 2015, 19 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Clearwater County. They injured 8 people and killed 0.
In complete reporting years that works out to about one truck crash every 223 days.
With 2 truck crashes reported in Bear Creek since 2015, this page uses Clearwater County numbers for its patterns and comparisons.
When crashes happen
Clearwater County has too few reported truck crashes for a monthly pattern.
Where crashes happen
NHTSA lists no located fatal large-truck crashes within 10 miles of Bear Creek since 2015.
Garbage & waste trucks
Since 2015, no garbage-truck crashes were reported for Clearwater County.
Route planning tips for Bear Creek fleets
- 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 Clearwater 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 (Clearwater County) |
|---|---|
| Csah 2 | 4 |
| Csah 7 | 3 |
| Mnth 92 | 2 |
| 380Th St | 1 |
| 460Th St | 1 |
| Central St | 1 |
| Clearwater Ave Sw | 1 |
| Csah 28 | 1 |
Bear Creek at a glance
| Population | 114 |
| Land area | 30.5 sq mi |
| Density | 4 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 56678) | $73,194 |
| Median home value (ZIP 56678) | $202,665 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Clearwater 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 | 2 | — | 0.4 |
| 2000s | 3 | +24% | 0.1 |
| 2010s | 2 | -34% | 0.1 |
| 2020s | 2 | +14% | 0.0 |
In the 1990s about 2 truck crashes a year were reported; in the 2020s, about 2. Reporting coverage also changed between these periods. NHTSA counts 0.2 fatal large-truck crashes a year in 2016–19 and 0.0 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Bear Creek
How many truck crashes happen in Bear Creek?
Clearwater County has had 19 reported truck crashes since 2015, injuring 8 people and killing 0.
Are garbage truck crashes common in Bear Creek?
0 crashes involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Clearwater County since 2015, 0.0% of all truck crashes.
How do I plan a garbage truck route in Bear Creek?
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.