Current, MO truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Current: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Current and Texas County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Texas County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
6 of 327 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
No fatal large-truck crashes with a road name recorded here since 2015.
How Texas County compares with Missouri
Texas County against Missouri and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Texas County stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Texas County | Missouri | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 111.7 | 85.9 | 49.7 | 1.3× the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 2.5 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 7% below the state |
| Injuries per crash | 0.44 | 0.44 | 0.49 | same |
| Garbage-truck share | 1.9% | 2.2% | 2.3% | 13% below the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 5.1% | 7.2% | 6.2% | 30% below the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 20.9% | 22.8% | 23.7% | 8% below the state |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 9.8% | 10.7% | 13.8% | 8% below the state |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 50.3% | 40.7% | 41.9% | 1.2× the state |
| After dark | 27.5% | 24.7% | 24.8% | 1.1× the state |
Texas County sits below Missouri on deaths per 100 crashes, garbage-truck share and on snow, slush or ice. It runs above Missouri on crashes per 100k residents / yr, winter months (nov–mar) and after dark.
What stands out in Texas County: November worst month: 13.8% of truck crashes, vs 8.3% in an average month.
Overview
Police reported 327 crashes involving commercial trucks in Texas County since 2015: 140 people were injured and 8 were killed.
In complete reporting years that works out to about one truck crash every 13 days.
Only 0 truck crashes were reported in Current since 2015; patterns below come from Texas County as a whole.
When crashes happen
November has the most truck crashes, 13.8% of the yearly total, while October has the fewest (4.3%).
November through March accounts for 50.3% of truck crashes here, compared with 40.7% in Missouri.
More truck crashes happen at 2–3 pm than at any other hour (8.0%).
5.1% of truck crashes here happened on snow, slush or ice, against 7.2% across Missouri.
Where crashes happen
No fatal crash involving a large truck has a recorded location within 10 miles of Current since 2015.
Garbage & waste trucks
Garbage trucks account for 6 of the truck crashes here, or 1.8%, compared with 2.2% in Missouri.
Route planning tips for Current fleets
- Build extra time into November routes: it has the most truck crashes here.
- Check your own stops for crash hotspots and low bridges with the free Route Planner.
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 Texas 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 (Texas County) |
|---|---|
| US-63 | 121 |
| US-60 | 57 |
| Mo 17 | 41 |
| Mo 137 | 20 |
| Mo 32 | 13 |
| Rt Mm | 9 |
| Bu 60 | 8 |
| Mo 38 | 6 |
Current at a glance
| Population | 325 |
| Land area | 35.0 sq mi |
| Density | 9 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 65479) | $108,072 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Texas 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 | 27 | — | 1.4 |
| 2000s | 18 | -34% | 1.7 |
| 2010s | 22 | +24% | 0.8 |
| 2020s | 28 | +24% | 0.6 |
In the 1990s about 27 truck crashes a year were reported; in the 2020s, about 28. Reporting coverage also changed between these periods. Fatal large-truck crashes: 0.5 a year in 2016–19, 0.6 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Current
How common are truck crashes in Current?
Since 2015, 327 crashes involving commercial trucks were reported in Texas County (140 injured, 8 killed).
When do most truck crashes happen in Current?
November has the most truck crashes in Texas County, 13.8% of the yearly total.
How many garbage truck accidents happen in Current?
Garbage trucks were involved in 6 reported crashes in Texas County since 2015 (1.8% of truck crashes).
How does Current compare with Missouri for truck crashes?
Texas County records 111.7 truck crashes per 100,000 residents a year, against 85.9 across Missouri.
How can I plan a safer truck route in Current?
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.