Whitetail, MT truck route planning & crash data

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

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0
truck crashes whose report names Whitetail as the city, since 2015
9
truck crashes in Daniels County since 2015
1
deaths in Daniels County
0
garbage-truck crashes (0.0%)
1
fatal truck crashes within 10 mi, 2015–24

Where fatal truck crashes happened

Fatal crash with a large truck (bigger = more deaths) heat glow = clusters dashed = 10 mi radius 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

9
reported truck crashes in Daniels County since 2015
1
deadly crashes involving a large truck within 10 miles of Whitetail since 2015
0
crashes involving a garbage truck in Daniels County since 2015
Daniels County
small sample: patterns below come from Daniels County

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

What stands out in Daniels County: 9 reported truck crashes in Daniels County since 2015.

Overview

Daniels County has recorded 9 truck crashes since 2015, with 5 people injured and 1 killed.

With 0 truck crashes reported in Whitetail since 2015, this page uses Daniels County numbers for its patterns and comparisons.

89% of truck crash reports in Daniels County since 2015 leave the city field blank; place counts include only reports that name the place.

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 within 10 miles of Whitetail since 2015: SR-5 (1). No single road stands out.

Garbage & waste trucks

Since 2015, no garbage-truck crashes were reported for Daniels County.

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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 (within 10 miles)
SR-51

Roads named most in all truck crash reports

RoadTruck crashes since 2015 (Daniels County)
Old Scobey Road1

Whitetail at a glance

Land area0.1 sq mi
Median household income (ZIP 59276)$77,000

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

In the 2000s about 1 truck crash a year were reported; in the 2010s, about 1. Reporting coverage also changed between these periods. NHTSA counts 0.2 fatal large-truck crashes a year in 2016–19 and 0.0 a year in 2020–24.

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Nearby places

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Questions fleets ask about Whitetail

How common are truck crashes in Whitetail?

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

Are garbage truck crashes common in Whitetail?

0 crashes involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Daniels County since 2015, 0.0% of all truck crashes.

What is the best way to plan truck routes in Whitetail?

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2026 is a partial year. Updated October 2026.