Cannon, MN truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Cannon: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Cannon and Kittson County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Kittson County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
0 of 26 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
No fatal large-truck crashes with a road name recorded here since 2015.
How Kittson County compares with Minnesota
Kittson County against Minnesota and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Kittson County stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Kittson County | Minnesota | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 52.4 | 39.0 | 49.7 | 1.3× the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 100% below the state |
| Injuries per crash | 0.43 | 0.37 | 0.49 | 1.2× the state |
| Garbage-truck share | 0.0% | 2.8% | 2.3% | 100% below the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 21.7% | 25.6% | 6.2% | 15% below the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 13.0% | 27.0% | 23.7% | 52% below the state |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 8.7% | 19.1% | 13.8% | 54% below the state |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 43.5% | 46.2% | 41.9% | same |
| After dark | 13.0% | 20.3% | 24.8% | 36% below the state |
Compared with Minnesota, Kittson County is lower on deaths per 100 crashes, garbage-truck share and on snow, slush or ice. It runs above Minnesota on crashes per 100k residents / yr and injuries per crash.
What stands out in Kittson County: 0 garbage-truck share of crashes is 0.0%, against 2.8% for Minnesota.
Overview
Since 2015, 26 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Kittson County. They injured 12 people and killed 0.
That averages about one truck crash every 175 days in fully reported years.
Cannon had 0 reported truck crashes since 2015, too few for reliable patterns, so the charts and findings on this page use Kittson County numbers.
When crashes happen
Truck crashes peak in January (15.4% of the year) and are lowest in February (0.0%).
November through March accounts for 43.5% of truck crashes here, compared with 46.2% in Minnesota.
More truck crashes happen at 11 am–12 pm than at any other hour (19.2%).
21.7% of truck crashes here happened on snow, slush or ice, against 25.6% across Minnesota.
Where crashes happen
NHTSA lists no located fatal large-truck crashes within 10 miles of Cannon since 2015.
Garbage & waste trucks
Since 2015, no garbage-truck crashes were reported for Kittson County.
Route planning tips for Cannon fleets
- Review driver schedules for January, the month with the most truck crashes.
- 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 Kittson County
By hour of day
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 (Kittson County) |
|---|---|
| Mnth 11 | 11 |
| Usth 75 | 3 |
| Usth 59 | 3 |
| 190Th Ave | 2 |
| Main St | 2 |
| 1St St | 1 |
| 403Rd Ave | 1 |
| Commercial St | 1 |
Cannon at a glance
| Population | 13 |
| Land area | 35.7 sq mi |
| Density | 0 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 56734) | $78,281 |
| Median home value (ZIP 56734) | $119,192 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Kittson 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 | — | 0.3 |
| 2000s | 4 | +343% | 0.4 |
| 2010s | 2 | -61% | 0.0 |
| 2020s | 2 | +67% | 0.0 |
In the 1990s about 1 truck crash a year were reported; in the 2020s, about 2. Reporting coverage also changed between these periods.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Cannon
How common are truck crashes in Cannon?
Kittson County has had 26 reported truck crashes since 2015, injuring 12 people and killing 0.
Which month has the most truck crashes in Cannon?
Truck crashes in Kittson County peak in January, with 15.4% of the year's crashes.
Are garbage truck crashes common in Cannon?
Garbage trucks were involved in 0 reported crashes in Kittson County since 2015 (0.0% of truck crashes).
What is the truck crash rate in Cannon compared with Minnesota?
Kittson County records 52.4 truck crashes per 100,000 residents a year, against 39.0 across Minnesota.
How can I plan a safer truck route in Cannon?
The free Route Planner takes your stops and returns a route risk score, safer alternatives and low-bridge warnings.
2026 is a partial year. Updated October 2026.