Mississippi truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Mississippi: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
7.4 deaths per 100 garbage-truck crashes vs 5.1 for all trucks.
Deadliest roads
How Mississippi compares with United States
Mississippi against United States, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Mississippi stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Mississippi | United States | vs US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 65.0 | 49.7 | 1.3× the US |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 5.1 | 3.4 | 1.5× the US |
| Injuries per crash | 0.54 | 0.49 | 1.1× the US |
| Garbage-truck share | 1.6% | 2.3% | 30% below the US |
| On snow, slush or ice | 1.7% | 6.2% | 72% below the US |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 23.7% | 23.7% | same |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 12.5% | 13.8% | 10% below the US |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 40.8% | 41.9% | same |
| After dark | 24.0% | 24.8% | same |
Mississippi sits below the US on garbage-truck share, on snow, slush or ice and in rain, sleet or snow. Where it is higher: crashes per 100k residents / yr, deaths per 100 crashes and injuries per crash.
What stands out in Mississippi: I-55 69 fatal truck crashes since 2015, more than any other road in Mississippi.
Overview
Since 2015, 22,556 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Mississippi. They injured 12,258 people and killed 1,125.
In complete reporting years that works out to about 5 truck crashes a day.
When crashes happen
The worst month is August with 9.4% of truck crashes; the quietest is December at 7.6%.
Winter months (Nov–Mar) carry 40.8% of truck crashes, vs 41.9% for the US.
By time of day, 12–1 pm stands out with 6.9% of truck crashes.
1.7% of truck crashes here happened on snow, slush or ice, against 6.2% across the US.
Where crashes happen
Within this area, I-55 had the most fatal crashes involving a large truck since 2015 (69). Next come US-49 (59), I-20 (53) and I-10 (34).
Garbage & waste trucks
Garbage and refuse trucks were involved in 370 crashes, 1.6% of the total, against 2.3% across the US.
Garbage-truck crashes peak in May (10% of them).
Deaths per 100 garbage-truck crashes: 7.4, vs 5.1 for all truck crashes.
Route planning tips for Mississippi fleets
- Review driver schedules for August, the month with the most truck crashes.
- Check whether your routes use I-55, the road with the most fatal truck crashes in this area.
- Garbage-truck crashes here peak in May; review collection routes for that month.
- 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.
Truck crashes by year: all trucks vs garbage trucks
Seasonality: when trucks crash in Mississippi
By hour of day
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (in Mississippi) |
|---|---|
| I-55 | 69 |
| US-49 | 59 |
| I-20 | 53 |
| I-10 | 34 |
| I-59 | 33 |
| US-61 | 33 |
| US-45 | 31 |
| SR-15 | 27 |
| US-82 | 25 |
| US-84 | 25 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Mississippi) |
|---|---|
| I-20 | 278 |
| I-55 | 276 |
| I-22 | 165 |
| I-59 | 129 |
| I-10 | 124 |
| US-49 | 106 |
| SR-49 | 76 |
| SR-45 | 59 |
Mississippi at a glance
| Population | 2,943,045 |
| Land area | 46,924.6 sq mi |
| Density | 63 per sq mi |
Historical data: truck crashes in Mississippi 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 | 639 | — | 88.0 |
| 2000s | 1,420 | +122% | 74.2 |
| 2010s | 1,616 | +14% | 67.9 |
| 2020s | 1,971 | +22% | 88.0 |
From the 1990s to the 2020s, yearly reported truck crashes went from 639 to 1,971. Some of the change may reflect how crashes were reported. NHTSA counts 85.8 fatal large-truck crashes a year in 2016–19 and 88.0 a year in 2020–24.
Counties in Mississippi
Largest places in Mississippi
Nearby states
Questions fleets ask about Mississippi
How many truck crashes happen in Mississippi?
22,556 truck crashes have been reported in Mississippi since 2015, with 1,125 deaths and 12,258 injuries.
What is the most dangerous road for trucks in Mississippi?
I-55 had 69 fatal crashes involving a large truck in Mississippi since 2015, more than any other road.
What is the worst month for truck crashes in Mississippi?
The worst month is August: 9.4% of truck crashes in Mississippi happen then.
How many garbage truck crashes are there in Mississippi?
Since 2015, Mississippi has reported 370 garbage-truck crashes, or 1.6% of its truck crashes.
How do truck crashes in Mississippi compare with the US?
Mississippi records 65.0 truck crashes per 100,000 residents a year, against 49.7 across the US.
What is the best way to plan truck routes in Mississippi?
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.