Harlem, MT truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Harlem: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Harlem and Blaine County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Blaine County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
1 of 31 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
No fatal large-truck crashes with a road name recorded here since 2015.
How Blaine County compares with Montana
Blaine County against Montana and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Blaine County stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Blaine County | Montana | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 39.5 | 64.3 | 49.7 | 39% below the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 6.7 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 1.8× the state |
| Injuries per crash | 0.53 | 0.34 | 0.49 | 1.6× the state |
| Garbage-truck share | 3.3% | 0.9% | 2.3% | 3.6× the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 20.0% | 39.4% | 6.2% | 49% below the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 20.0% | 22.9% | 23.7% | 13% below the state |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 23.3% | 20.6% | 13.8% | 1.1× the state |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 63.3% | 54.3% | 41.9% | 1.2× the state |
| After dark | 13.3% | 30.8% | 24.8% | 57% below the state |
Compared with Montana, Blaine County is lower on crashes per 100k residents / yr, on snow, slush or ice and morning rush (6–10 am). It runs above Montana on deaths per 100 crashes, injuries per crash and garbage-truck share.
What stands out in Blaine County: 1 in 30 of truck crashes here involve garbage trucks: 3.3%, vs 0.9% in Montana.
Overview
Police reported 31 crashes involving commercial trucks in Blaine County since 2015: 16 people were injured and 2 were killed.
In complete reporting years that works out to about one truck crash every 134 days.
With 0 truck crashes reported in Harlem since 2015, this page uses Blaine County numbers for its patterns and comparisons.
94% of truck crash reports in Blaine County since 2015 leave the city field blank; place counts include only reports that name the place.
When crashes happen
March has the most truck crashes, 19.4% of the yearly total, while May has the fewest (0.0%).
The five winter months (November to March) hold 63.3% of truck crashes, against 54.3% across Montana.
The busiest hour is 9–10 am, with 9.7% of truck crashes.
Road surface: 20.0% of truck crashes were on snow, slush or ice (Montana: 39.4%).
Where crashes happen
No fatal crash involving a large truck has a recorded location within 10 miles of Harlem since 2015.
Garbage & waste trucks
1 crash involved a garbage or refuse truck, a 3.2% share (Montana: 0.9%).
Route planning tips for Harlem fleets
- Build extra time into March 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
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 Blaine 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 (Blaine County) |
|---|---|
| Mm412 Us2 | 1 |
Harlem at a glance
| Population | 757 |
| Land area | 0.4 sq mi |
| Density | 1,811 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 59526) | $63,869 |
| Median home value (ZIP 59526) | $99,956 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Blaine 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 | 2 | — | 0.1 |
| 2000s | 4 | +85% | 0.3 |
| 2010s | 3 | -11% | 0.2 |
| 2020s | 2 | -39% | 0.0 |
From the 1990s to the 2020s, yearly reported truck crashes went from 2 to 2. Some of the change may reflect how crashes were reported. Fatal large-truck crashes: 0.2 a year in 2016–19, 0.0 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Harlem
How many truck crashes happen in Harlem?
Since 2015, 31 crashes involving commercial trucks were reported in Blaine County (16 injured, 2 killed).
When do most truck crashes happen in Harlem?
Truck crashes in Blaine County peak in March, with 19.4% of the year's crashes.
How many garbage truck crashes are there in Harlem?
Garbage trucks were involved in 1 reported crash in Blaine County since 2015 (3.2% of truck crashes).
How does Harlem compare with Montana for truck crashes?
The yearly rate is 39.5 truck crashes per 100,000 residents in Blaine County, vs 64.3 for Montana.
How can I plan a safer truck route in Harlem?
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.