Millard, MO truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Millard: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Millard and Adair County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Adair County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
11 of 145 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
How Adair County compares with Missouri
Adair County against Missouri and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Adair County stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Adair County | Missouri | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 50.3 | 85.9 | 49.7 | 41% below the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 2.8 | 2.7 | 3.4 | same |
| Injuries per crash | 0.46 | 0.44 | 0.49 | same |
| Garbage-truck share | 7.8% | 2.2% | 2.3% | 3.6× the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 9.2% | 7.2% | 6.2% | 1.3× the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 21.1% | 22.8% | 23.7% | 7% below the state |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 11.3% | 10.7% | 13.8% | same |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 43.0% | 40.7% | 41.9% | same |
| After dark | 16.9% | 24.7% | 24.8% | 32% below the state |
Adair County sits below Missouri on crashes per 100k residents / yr, morning rush (6–10 am) and after dark. Where it is higher: garbage-truck share and on snow, slush or ice.
Adair County at a glance: 1 in 13 crashes involve a garbage truck (11 since 2015), vs 2.2% across Missouri.
Overview
Since 2015, 145 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Adair County. They injured 67 people and killed 4.
In complete reporting years that works out to about one truck crash every 28 days.
Millard had 0 reported truck crashes since 2015, too few for reliable patterns, so the charts and findings on this page use Adair County numbers.
When crashes happen
Truck crashes peak in March (11.0% of the year) and are lowest in January (4.8%).
November through March accounts for 43.0% of truck crashes here, compared with 40.7% in Missouri.
More truck crashes happen at 12–1 pm than at any other hour (9.0%).
9.2% of truck crashes here happened on snow, slush or ice, against 7.2% across Missouri.
Where crashes happen
Since 2015, fatal crashes with a large truck within 10 miles of Millard happened on US-63 (3) and SR-6 (1); no road leads clearly.
Garbage & waste trucks
Garbage trucks account for 11 of the truck crashes here, or 7.6%, compared with 2.2% in Missouri.
Route planning tips for Millard fleets
- Plan March schedules with more margin; it is the worst month for truck crashes in Adair County.
- Icy and snowy roads show up in 9.2% of truck crashes here, more than Missouri; schedule winter checks early.
- 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 Adair County
By hour of day
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| US-63 | 3 |
| SR-6 | 1 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Adair County) |
|---|---|
| US-63 | 59 |
| Mo 6 | 25 |
| Cst Baltimore St | 12 |
| Mo 11 | 10 |
| Bu 63 | 3 |
| Rt A | 3 |
| Rt Kk | 3 |
| Cst Illinois St | 2 |
Millard at a glance
| Population | 81 |
| Land area | 0.1 sq mi |
| Density | 675 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 63501) | $60,729 |
| Median home value (ZIP 63501) | $168,167 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Adair 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 | 8 | — | 0.4 |
| 2000s | 6 | -31% | 0.2 |
| 2010s | 10 | +87% | 0.4 |
| 2020s | 12 | +12% | 0.4 |
Reported truck crashes averaged 8 a year in the 1990s and 12 a year in the 2020s. Reporting practices changed over time, so part of any change can come from reporting. NHTSA counts 0.5 fatal large-truck crashes a year in 2016–19 and 0.4 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Millard
How many truck crashes happen in Millard?
Adair County has had 145 reported truck crashes since 2015, injuring 67 people and killing 4.
Which month has the most truck crashes in Millard?
Truck crashes in Adair County peak in March, with 11.0% of the year's crashes.
Are garbage truck crashes common in Millard?
11 crashes involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Adair County since 2015, 7.6% of all truck crashes.
How does Millard compare with Missouri for truck crashes?
The yearly rate is 50.3 truck crashes per 100,000 residents in Adair County, vs 85.9 for Missouri.
What is the best way to plan truck routes in Millard?
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.