Rockvale, MT truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Rockvale: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Rockvale and Carbon County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Carbon County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
3 of 61 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
How Carbon County compares with Montana
Carbon County against Montana and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Carbon County stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Carbon County | Montana | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 45.9 | 64.3 | 49.7 | 29% below the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 10.3 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 2.7× the state |
| Injuries per crash | 0.41 | 0.34 | 0.49 | 1.2× the state |
| Garbage-truck share | 5.2% | 0.9% | 2.3% | 5.6× the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 32.8% | 39.4% | 6.2% | 17% below the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 27.6% | 22.9% | 23.7% | 1.2× the state |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 24.1% | 20.6% | 13.8% | 1.2× the state |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 44.8% | 54.3% | 41.9% | 17% below the state |
| After dark | 17.2% | 30.8% | 24.8% | 44% below the state |
Carbon County sits below Montana on crashes per 100k residents / yr, on snow, slush or ice and winter months (nov–mar). It runs above Montana on deaths per 100 crashes, injuries per crash and garbage-truck share.
What stands out in Carbon County: 1 in 19 of truck crashes here involve garbage trucks: 5.2%, vs 0.9% in Montana.
Overview
Since 2015, 61 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Carbon County. They injured 25 people and killed 6.
That averages about one truck crash every 69 days in fully reported years.
Rockvale had 0 reported truck crashes since 2015, too few for reliable patterns, so the charts and findings on this page use Carbon County numbers.
87% of truck crash reports in Carbon County since 2015 leave the city field blank; place counts include only reports that name the place.
When crashes happen
Truck crashes peak in December (14.8% of the year) and are lowest in January (3.3%).
The five winter months (November to March) hold 44.8% of truck crashes, against 54.3% across Montana.
More truck crashes happen at 2–3 pm than at any other hour (18.0%).
32.8% of truck crashes here happened on snow, slush or ice, against 39.4% across Montana.
Where crashes happen
US-310 leads within 10 miles of Rockvale with 3 fatal crashes involving a large truck since 2015. Next come I-94 (1) and US-212 (1).
Garbage & waste trucks
Garbage trucks account for 3 of the truck crashes here, or 4.9%, compared with 0.9% in Montana.
Route planning tips for Rockvale fleets
- Review driver schedules for December, the month with the most truck crashes.
- Check whether your routes use US-310, the road with the most fatal truck crashes in this area.
- Morning starts matter: 27.6% of truck crashes fall between 6 and 10 am, higher than Montana.
- 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 Carbon County
By hour of day
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| US-310 | 3 |
| I-94 | 1 |
| US-212 | 1 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Carbon County) |
|---|---|
| Mm 10.6 Us-310 | 1 |
| Mm 2.3 Mt-78 | 1 |
| Mm 41.4 Us-310 | 1 |
| Mm72.9 Hwy212 | 1 |
Rockvale at a glance
| Land area | 1.7 sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 59041) | $80,500 |
| Median home value (ZIP 59041) | $406,740 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Carbon 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 | — | — | 0.2 |
| 2000s | 7 | — | 0.6 |
| 2010s | 4 | -37% | 0.4 |
| 2020s | 6 | +40% | 0.6 |
In the 2000s about 7 truck crashes a year were reported; in the 2020s, about 6. 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 Rockvale
How many truck crashes happen in Rockvale?
Carbon County has had 61 reported truck crashes since 2015, injuring 25 people and killing 6.
Which road has the most fatal truck crashes in Rockvale?
NHTSA data shows US-310 with 3 fatal large-truck crashes within 10 miles of Rockvale since 2015, the highest of any road.
Which month has the most truck crashes in Rockvale?
December has the most truck crashes in Carbon County, 14.8% of the yearly total.
Are garbage truck crashes common in Rockvale?
Since 2015, Carbon County has reported 3 garbage-truck crashes, or 4.9% of its truck crashes.
How do truck crashes in Rockvale compare with Montana?
Per 100,000 residents, Carbon County has 45.9 truck crashes a year; Montana has 64.3.
How can I plan a safer truck route in Rockvale?
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.