Montevallo, MO truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Montevallo: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Montevallo and Vernon County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Vernon County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
0 of 293 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
No fatal large-truck crashes with a road name recorded here since 2015.
How Vernon County compares with Missouri
Vernon County against Missouri and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Vernon County stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Vernon County | Missouri | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 135.9 | 85.9 | 49.7 | 1.6× the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 3.3 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 1.2× the state |
| Injuries per crash | 0.46 | 0.44 | 0.49 | same |
| Garbage-truck share | 0.0% | 2.2% | 2.3% | 100% below the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 4.1% | 7.2% | 6.2% | 43% below the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 17.1% | 22.8% | 23.7% | 25% below the state |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 14.9% | 10.7% | 13.8% | 1.4× the state |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 37.5% | 40.7% | 41.9% | 8% below the state |
| After dark | 31.2% | 24.7% | 24.8% | 1.3× the state |
Compared with Missouri, Vernon County is lower on garbage-truck share, on snow, slush or ice and morning rush (6–10 am). It stands out for higher crashes per 100k residents / yr, deaths per 100 crashes and in rain, sleet or snow.
The headline for Vernon County: 0 garbage-truck share of crashes is 0.0%, against 2.2% for Missouri.
Overview
Police reported 293 crashes involving commercial trucks in Vernon County since 2015: 130 people were injured and 10 were killed.
In complete reporting years that works out to about one truck crash every 14 days.
Only 0 truck crashes were reported in Montevallo since 2015; patterns below come from Vernon County as a whole.
When crashes happen
May has the most truck crashes, 10.2% of the yearly total, while December has the fewest (5.5%).
November through March accounts for 37.5% of truck crashes here, compared with 40.7% in Missouri.
More truck crashes happen at 12–1 pm than at any other hour (9.9%).
Road surface: 4.1% of truck crashes were on snow, slush or ice (Missouri: 7.2%).
Where crashes happen
No fatal crash involving a large truck has a recorded location within 10 miles of Montevallo since 2015.
Garbage & waste trucks
No crashes involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Vernon County since 2015.
Route planning tips for Montevallo fleets
- Review driver schedules for May, 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.
Crash reporting for 2020 is incomplete; those years are shown in grey and not used for rates.
Truck crashes by year: all trucks vs garbage trucks
Seasonality: when trucks crash in Vernon 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 (Vernon County) |
|---|---|
| Is 49 | 135 |
| US-54 | 58 |
| Lp 49 | 7 |
| Rt T | 7 |
| Mo 43 | 6 |
| Rt Bb | 6 |
| Rt K | 6 |
| Rt B | 5 |
Montevallo at a glance
| Population | 283 |
| Land area | 39.4 sq mi |
| Density | 7 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 64767) | $36,813 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Vernon 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 | 17 | — | 0.4 |
| 2000s | 18 | +5% | 0.4 |
| 2010s | 19 | +7% | 0.6 |
| 2020s | 26 | +33% | 0.6 |
In the 1990s about 17 truck crashes a year were reported; in the 2020s, about 26. Reporting coverage also changed between these periods. NHTSA counts 0.5 fatal large-truck crashes a year in 2016–19 and 0.6 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Montevallo
How many truck crashes happen in Montevallo?
293 truck crashes have been reported in Vernon County since 2015, with 10 deaths and 130 injuries.
When do most truck crashes happen in Montevallo?
Truck crashes in Vernon County peak in May, with 10.2% of the year's crashes.
Are garbage truck crashes common in Montevallo?
0 crashes involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Vernon County since 2015, 0.0% of all truck crashes.
What is the truck crash rate in Montevallo compared with Missouri?
Vernon County records 135.9 truck crashes per 100,000 residents a year, against 85.9 across Missouri.
What is the best way to plan truck routes in Montevallo?
Use the free Route Planner: enter your stops to get a risk score, safer alternatives and the low bridges on your route.
Crash reporting to FMCSA was incomplete in 2020; those years are greyed out and left out of rates. 2026 is a partial year. Updated October 2026.