Magnolia, MS truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Magnolia: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Magnolia and Pike County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Pike County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
3 of 329 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
How Pike County compares with Mississippi
Pike County against Mississippi and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Pike County stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Pike County | Mississippi | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 73.2 | 65.0 | 49.7 | 1.1× the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 7.3 | 5.1 | 3.4 | 1.4× the state |
| Injuries per crash | 0.55 | 0.54 | 0.49 | same |
| Garbage-truck share | 1.0% | 1.6% | 2.3% | 41% below the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 0.6% | 1.7% | 6.2% | 63% below the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 20.4% | 23.7% | 23.7% | 14% below the state |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 12.7% | 12.5% | 13.8% | same |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 43.6% | 40.8% | 41.9% | same |
| After dark | 29.3% | 24.0% | 24.8% | 1.2× the state |
Compared with Mississippi, Pike County is lower on garbage-truck share, on snow, slush or ice and morning rush (6–10 am). It runs above Mississippi on crashes per 100k residents / yr, deaths per 100 crashes and after dark.
The headline for Pike County: 1 in 104 garbage-truck share of crashes is 1.0%, against 1.6% for Mississippi.
Overview
Pike County has recorded 329 truck crashes since 2015, with 181 people injured and 23 killed.
In complete reporting years that works out to about one truck crash every 13 days.
Magnolia had 11 reported truck crashes since 2015, too few for reliable patterns, so the charts and findings on this page use Pike County numbers.
26% of truck crash reports in Pike County since 2015 leave the city field blank; place counts include only reports that name the place.
When crashes happen
Truck crashes peak in January (10.3% of the year) and are lowest in September (6.1%).
November through March accounts for 43.6% of truck crashes here, compared with 40.8% in Mississippi.
The busiest hour is 2–3 pm, with 9.7% of truck crashes.
Road surface: 0.6% of truck crashes were on snow, slush or ice (Mississippi: 1.7%).
Where crashes happen
Since 2015, fatal crashes with a large truck within 10 miles of Magnolia happened on I-55 (3), US-98 (3), SR-24 (2), SR-44 (2) and SR-48 (2); no road leads clearly.
Garbage & waste trucks
3 crashes involved a garbage or refuse truck, a 0.9% share (Mississippi: 1.6%).
Route planning tips for Magnolia fleets
- Build extra time into January 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 Pike County
By hour of day
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| I-55 | 3 |
| US-98 | 3 |
| SR-24 | 2 |
| SR-44 | 2 |
| SR-48 | 2 |
| US-51 | 1 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Pike County) |
|---|---|
| I-55 | 15 |
| Presley Blvd | 3 |
| US-98 | 3 |
| Airport Fernwood Rd | 2 |
| Airport Fernwood Road | 2 |
| Osyka Progress Rd | 2 |
| River Ridge Rd | 2 |
| River Ridge Road | 2 |
Magnolia at a glance
| Population | 1,816 |
| Land area | 6.1 sq mi |
| Density | 296 per sq mi |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Pike 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 | 11 | — | 1.2 |
| 2000s | 22 | +102% | 1.0 |
| 2010s | 27 | +27% | 1.3 |
| 2020s | 26 | -4% | 1.2 |
From the 1990s to the 2020s, yearly reported truck crashes went from 11 to 26. Some of the change may reflect how crashes were reported. Fatal large-truck crashes: 2.2 a year in 2016–19, 1.2 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Magnolia
How common are truck crashes in Magnolia?
329 truck crashes have been reported in Pike County since 2015, with 23 deaths and 181 injuries.
What is the worst month for truck crashes in Magnolia?
The worst month is January: 10.3% of truck crashes in Pike County happen then.
Are garbage truck crashes common in Magnolia?
Since 2015, Pike County has reported 3 garbage-truck crashes, or 0.9% of its truck crashes.
What is the truck crash rate in Magnolia compared with Mississippi?
Pike County records 73.2 truck crashes per 100,000 residents a year, against 65.0 across Mississippi.
How do I plan a garbage truck route in Magnolia?
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.