Umber View Heights, MO truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Umber View Heights: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Umber View Heights and Cedar County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Cedar County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
2 of 85 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
How Cedar County compares with Missouri
Cedar County against Missouri and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Cedar County stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Cedar County | Missouri | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 49.6 | 85.9 | 49.7 | 42% below the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 6.1 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 2.3× the state |
| Injuries per crash | 0.45 | 0.44 | 0.49 | same |
| Garbage-truck share | 2.4% | 2.2% | 2.3% | 1.1× the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 3.7% | 7.2% | 6.2% | 49% below the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 21.9% | 22.8% | 23.7% | same |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 2.4% | 10.7% | 13.8% | 77% below the state |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 36.6% | 40.7% | 41.9% | 10% below the state |
| After dark | 19.5% | 24.7% | 24.8% | 21% below the state |
Cedar County sits below Missouri on crashes per 100k residents / yr, on snow, slush or ice and in rain, sleet or snow. It runs above Missouri on deaths per 100 crashes and garbage-truck share.
The headline for Cedar County: 6.1 people killed per 100 truck crashes (Missouri: 2.7).
Overview
Police reported 85 crashes involving commercial trucks in Cedar County since 2015: 42 people were injured and 5 were killed.
In complete reporting years that works out to about one truck crash every 49 days.
Umber View Heights had 0 reported truck crashes since 2015, too few for reliable patterns, so the charts and findings on this page use Cedar County numbers.
When crashes happen
The worst month is August with 16.5% of truck crashes; the quietest is January at 3.5%.
Winter months (Nov–Mar) carry 36.6% of truck crashes, vs 40.7% for Missouri.
The busiest hour is 12–1 pm, with 12.9% of truck crashes.
3.7% of truck crashes here happened on snow, slush or ice, against 7.2% across Missouri.
Where crashes happen
Fatal large-truck crashes within 10 miles of Umber View Heights since 2015 were spread across roads: SR-32 (1) and SR-39 (1).
Garbage & waste trucks
Garbage trucks account for 2 of the truck crashes here, or 2.4%, compared with 2.2% in Missouri.
Route planning tips for Umber View Heights fleets
- Build extra time into August routes: it has the most truck crashes here.
- 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 Cedar County
By hour of day
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| SR-32 | 1 |
| SR-39 | 1 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Cedar County) |
|---|---|
| US-54 | 22 |
| Mo 32 | 19 |
| Mo 39 | 8 |
| Rt J | 5 |
| Mo 97 | 5 |
| Rt B | 4 |
| Rt C | 2 |
| Rt Ee | 2 |
Umber View Heights at a glance
| Population | 44 |
| Land area | 0.1 sq mi |
| Density | 710 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 65785) | $50,086 |
| Median home value (ZIP 65785) | $159,276 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Cedar 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 | — | 0.2 |
| 2000s | 4 | -54% | 0.5 |
| 2010s | 7 | +74% | 0.5 |
| 2020s | 6 | -4% | 0.2 |
In the 1990s about 8 truck crashes a year were reported; in the 2020s, about 6. Reporting coverage also changed between these periods. NHTSA counts 0.8 fatal large-truck crashes a year in 2016–19 and 0.2 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Umber View Heights
How many truck accidents are there in Umber View Heights?
Cedar County has had 85 reported truck crashes since 2015, injuring 42 people and killing 5.
When do most truck crashes happen in Umber View Heights?
Truck crashes in Cedar County peak in August, with 16.5% of the year's crashes.
How many garbage truck crashes are there in Umber View Heights?
Garbage trucks were involved in 2 reported crashes in Cedar County since 2015 (2.4% of truck crashes).
How does Umber View Heights compare with Missouri for truck crashes?
Cedar County records 49.6 truck crashes per 100,000 residents a year, against 85.9 across Missouri.
How do I plan a garbage truck route in Umber View Heights?
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.