Sinclair, MN truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Sinclair: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Sinclair 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
What stands out in Clearwater County: 19 truck crashes on record for 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.
That averages about one truck crash every 223 days in fully reported years.
With 1 truck crash reported in Sinclair 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
Since 2015, fatal crashes with a large truck within 10 miles of Sinclair happened on CR-3 Clearline Rd Nw (1) and SR-92 (1); no road leads clearly.
Garbage & waste trucks
No crashes involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Clearwater County since 2015.
Route planning tips for Sinclair 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 Clearwater County
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| CR-3 Clearline Rd Nw | 1 |
| SR-92 | 1 |
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 |
Sinclair at a glance
| Population | 146 |
| Land area | 34.6 sq mi |
| Density | 4 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 56652) | $64,583 |
| Median home value (ZIP 56652) | $218,478 |
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 |
From the 1990s to the 2020s, yearly reported truck crashes went from 2 to 2. Some of the change may reflect how crashes were reported. 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 Sinclair
How many truck crashes happen in Sinclair?
19 truck crashes have been reported in Clearwater County since 2015, with 0 deaths and 8 injuries.
How many garbage truck accidents happen in Sinclair?
Since 2015, Clearwater County has reported 0 garbage-truck crashes, or 0.0% of its truck crashes.
How do I plan a garbage truck route in Sinclair?
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.