Date, MO truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Date: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Date 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 the month with the most truck crashes: 13.8% of the year's total.
Overview
Since 2015, 327 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Texas County. They injured 140 people and killed 8.
Across the years with complete reporting, that is roughly one truck crash every 13 days.
With 0 truck crashes reported in Date since 2015, this page uses Texas County numbers for its patterns and comparisons.
When crashes happen
The worst month is November with 13.8% of truck crashes; the quietest is October at 4.3%.
Winter months (Nov–Mar) carry 50.3% of truck crashes, vs 40.7% for Missouri.
The busiest hour is 2–3 pm, with 8.0% of truck crashes.
5.1% of truck crashes here happened on snow, slush or ice, against 7.2% across Missouri.
Where crashes happen
NHTSA lists no located fatal large-truck crashes within 10 miles of Date 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 Date fleets
- Plan November schedules with more margin; it is the worst month for truck crashes in Texas County.
- 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 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 |
Date at a glance
| Population | 503 |
| Land area | 36.1 sq mi |
| Density | 14 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 65548) | $48,698 |
| Median home value (ZIP 65548) | $149,535 |
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 crashes involving a large truck averaged 0.5 a year in 2016–19 and 0.6 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Date
How common are truck crashes in Date?
327 truck crashes have been reported in Texas County since 2015, with 8 deaths and 140 injuries.
Which month has the most truck crashes in Date?
Truck crashes in Texas County peak in November, with 13.8% of the year's crashes.
How many garbage truck accidents happen in Date?
Since 2015, Texas County has reported 6 garbage-truck crashes, or 1.8% of its truck crashes.
What is the truck crash rate in Date compared with Missouri?
Per 100,000 residents, Texas County has 111.7 truck crashes a year; Missouri has 85.9.
How can I plan a safer truck route in Date?
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.