Daniels County, MT truck route planning & crash data

Plan safer truck routes in Daniels County: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets.

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9
truck crashes since 2015
5
people injured
1
deaths
0
garbage-truck crashes (0.0%)
1
fatal truck crashes in the county, 2015–24

Where fatal truck crashes happened

Fatal crash with a large truck (bigger = more deaths) heat glow = clusters 2015–2024, NHTSA FARS

Risk scorecard

0 out of 100
Low truck-crash risk
Fatal truck crashes per resident in Daniels County, 2020–2024: 0.00 per 100,000 a year, higher than 0% of US counties.
Truck crashes / 100,000 residents / yr44.8
Share in winter (Nov–Mar)25%
Garbage-truck share of crashes0.0%
Montana average
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Key findings

#56 of 56
rank among Montana's 56 counties by yearly truck crashes
9
reported truck crashes in Daniels County since 2015
1
fatal crashes with a large truck in Daniels County since 2015
0
reported garbage-truck crashes in Daniels County since 2015

Snapshot

Crashes by month

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Darker = more crashes.

Garbage trucks vs all trucks

0.0%
0 of 9 crashes.
0 of 9 truck crashes since 2015.

Deadliest roads

SR-51

The headline for Daniels County: #56 of 56 rank among Montana's 56 counties by yearly truck crashes.

Overview

Since 2015, 9 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Daniels County. They injured 5 people and killed 1.

When crashes happen

There are too few truck crashes in Daniels County to show a reliable monthly pattern.

Where crashes happen

Roads with fatal crashes involving a large truck in Daniels County since 2015: SR-5 (1). No single road stands out.

Garbage & waste trucks

FMCSA lists no garbage-truck crashes in Daniels County since 2015.

Route planning tips for Daniels County fleets

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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

2005: 0 truck crashes2005: 0 garbage-truck crashes2006: 0 truck crashes2006: 0 garbage-truck crashes2007: 0 truck crashes2007: 0 garbage-truck crashes2008: 0 truck crashes2008: 0 garbage-truck crashes2009: 1 truck crash2009: 0 garbage-truck crashes2010: 0 truck crashes2010: 0 garbage-truck crashes2011: 2 truck crashes2011: 0 garbage-truck crashes2012: 1 truck crash2012: 0 garbage-truck crashes2013: 0 truck crashes2013: 0 garbage-truck crashes2014: 3 truck crashes2014: 0 garbage-truck crashes2015: 1 truck crash2015: 0 garbage-truck crashes2016: 1 truck crash2016: 0 garbage-truck crashes2017: 0 truck crashes2017: 0 garbage-truck crashes2018: 2 truck crashes2018: 0 garbage-truck crashes2019: 1 truck crash2019: 0 garbage-truck crashes2020: 1 truck crash2020: 0 garbage-truck crashes2021: 0 truck crashes2021: 0 garbage-truck crashes2022: 0 truck crashes2022: 0 garbage-truck crashes2023: 0 truck crashes2023: 0 garbage-truck crashes2024: 1 truck crash2024: 0 garbage-truck crashes2025: 1 truck crash2025: 0 garbage-truck crashes2026: 1 truck crash2026: 0 garbage-truck crashes 20052008201120142017202020232026
All commercial trucksGarbage / refuse trucksincomplete reporting

Seasonality: when trucks crash in Daniels County

Jan: 0.0% of truck crashesFeb: 22.2% of truck crashesMar: 0.0% of truck crashesApr: 11.1% of truck crashesMay: 22.2% of truck crashesJun: 11.1% of truck crashesJul: 0.0% of truck crashesAug: 33.3% of truck crashesSep: 0.0% of truck crashesOct: 0.0% of truck crashesNov: 0.0% of truck crashesDec: 0.0% of truck crashes JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
All trucks (share of crashes by month)Winter (Nov–Mar)

Most dangerous roads for trucks

RoadFatal truck crashes since 2015 (in Daniels County)
SR-51

Roads named most in all truck crash reports

RoadTruck crashes since 2015 (Daniels County)
Old Scobey Road1

Daniels County at a glance

Population1,625
Land area1,426.3 sq mi
Density1 per sq mi
Median household income (ZIP average)$58,484

Waste facilities and haulers nearby

Landfills in Daniels County

Historical data: truck crashes in Daniels 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).

2001: 1 reported truck crash2002: 2 reported truck crashes2003: 2 reported truck crashes2004: 2 reported truck crashes2009: 1 reported truck crash2011: 2 reported truck crashes2012: 1 reported truck crash2014: 3 reported truck crashes2015: 1 reported truck crash2016: 1 reported truck crash2018: 2 reported truck crashes2019: 1 reported truck crash2020: 1 reported truck crash2024: 1 reported truck crash2025: 1 reported truck crash 1982: 0 fatal truck crashes1983: 0 fatal truck crashes1984: 0 fatal truck crashes1985: 0 fatal truck crashes1986: 0 fatal truck crashes1987: 0 fatal truck crashes1988: 0 fatal truck crashes1989: 0 fatal truck crashes1990: 0 fatal truck crashes1991: 0 fatal truck crashes1992: 0 fatal truck crashes1993: 0 fatal truck crashes1994: 0 fatal truck crashes1995: 0 fatal truck crashes1996: 0 fatal truck crashes1997: 0 fatal truck crashes1998: 0 fatal truck crashes1999: 0 fatal truck crashes2000: 0 fatal truck crashes2001: 0 fatal truck crashes2002: 0 fatal truck crashes2003: 0 fatal truck crashes2004: 0 fatal truck crashes2005: 0 fatal truck crashes2006: 0 fatal truck crashes2007: 0 fatal truck crashes2008: 0 fatal truck crashes2009: 0 fatal truck crashes2010: 0 fatal truck crashes2011: 0 fatal truck crashes2012: 0 fatal truck crashes2013: 0 fatal truck crashes2014: 0 fatal truck crashes2015: 0 fatal truck crashes2016: 0 fatal truck crashes2017: 0 fatal truck crashes2018: 1 fatal truck crash2019: 0 fatal truck crashes2020: 0 fatal truck crashes2021: 0 fatal truck crashes2022: 0 fatal truck crashes2023: 0 fatal truck crashes2024: 0 fatal truck crashes 198519901995200020052010201520202025
All reported truck crashes in Daniels County (FMCSA)Fatal truck crashes in Daniels County (FARS, separate scale, max 1)incomplete reporting
DecadeTruck crashes / yrChangeFatal crashes / yr (FARS)
1990s——0.0
2000s1—0.0
2010s1+24%0.1
2020s0-55%0.0

From the 2000s to the 2010s, yearly reported truck crashes went from 1 to 1. Some of the change may reflect how crashes were reported. Fatal crashes involving a large truck averaged 0.2 a year in 2016–19 and 0.0 a year in 2020–24.

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Cities, towns & communities in Daniels County

FlaxvillePeerlessScobeyWhitetail

ZIP codes in Daniels County

59222592535926359276

Nearby counties

Roosevelt CountySheridan CountyValley CountyMcCone CountyRichland CountyDawson CountyPhillips CountyGarfield CountyPrairie CountyWibaux CountyMontana

Questions fleets ask about Daniels County

How many truck accidents are there in Daniels County?

Since 2015, 9 crashes involving commercial trucks were reported in Daniels County (5 injured, 1 killed).

How many garbage truck crashes are there in Daniels County?

Garbage trucks were involved in 0 reported crashes in Daniels County since 2015 (0.0% of truck crashes).

How do I plan a garbage truck route in Daniels County?

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2026 is a partial year. Updated October 2026.