Hogeland, MT truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Hogeland: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Hogeland 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 |
Blaine County has lower values than Montana for 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.
Blaine County at a glance: 1 in 30 of truck crashes here involve garbage trucks: 3.3%, vs 0.9% in Montana.
Overview
Since 2015, 31 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Blaine County. They injured 16 people and killed 2.
In complete reporting years that works out to about one truck crash every 134 days.
Only 0 truck crashes were reported in Hogeland since 2015; patterns below come from Blaine County as a whole.
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
The worst month is March with 19.4% of truck crashes; the quietest is May at 0.0%.
November through March accounts for 63.3% of truck crashes here, compared with 54.3% in 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
NHTSA lists no located fatal large-truck crashes within 10 miles of Hogeland since 2015.
Garbage & waste trucks
1 crash involved a garbage or refuse truck, a 3.2% share (Montana: 0.9%).
Route planning tips for Hogeland fleets
- Review driver schedules for March, the month with the most truck crashes.
- Use the free Route Planner to score your route and spot low bridges before drivers head out.
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 |
Hogeland at a glance
| Land area | 0.5 sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 59529) | $87,841 |
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 |
Reported truck crashes averaged 2 a year in the 1990s and 2 a year in the 2020s. Reporting practices changed over time, so part of any change can come from reporting. Fatal large-truck crashes: 0.2 a year in 2016–19, 0.0 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Hogeland
How common are truck crashes in Hogeland?
Blaine County has had 31 reported truck crashes since 2015, injuring 16 people and killing 2.
When do most truck crashes happen in Hogeland?
Truck crashes in Blaine County peak in March, with 19.4% of the year's crashes.
How many garbage truck crashes are there in Hogeland?
Since 2015, Blaine County has reported 1 garbage-truck crash, or 3.2% of its truck crashes.
How do truck crashes in Hogeland compare with Montana?
Blaine County records 39.5 truck crashes per 100,000 residents a year, against 64.3 across Montana.
What is the best way to plan truck routes in Hogeland?
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.