Garfield County, MT truck route planning & crash data

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

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16
truck crashes since 2015
3
people injured
2
deaths
0
garbage-truck crashes (0.0%)
3
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

99 out of 100
High truck-crash risk
Fatal truck crashes per resident in Garfield County, 2020–2024: 33.87 per 100,000 a year, higher than 99% of US counties.
Truck crashes / 100,000 residents / yr123.2
Share in winter (Nov–Mar)25%
Garbage-truck share of crashes0.0%
Montana average
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Key findings

#53 of 56
among 56 counties in Montana for truck crashes per year
16
truck crashes reported in Garfield County since 2015
3
deadly crashes involving a large truck in Garfield County since 2015
0
garbage-truck crashes reported in Garfield County since 2015

Snapshot

Crashes by month

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Darker = more crashes.

Garbage trucks vs all trucks

0.0%
0 of 16 crashes.
0 of 16 truck crashes since 2015.

Deadliest roads

SR-2002
Sr-Mt 59 North1

Garfield County at a glance: #53 of 56 among 56 counties in Montana for truck crashes per year.

Overview

Police reported 16 crashes involving commercial trucks in Garfield County since 2015: 3 people were injured and 2 were killed.

That averages about one truck crash every 251 days in fully reported years.

When crashes happen

Monthly patterns need more crashes than Garfield County has on record.

Where crashes happen

Roads with fatal crashes involving a large truck in Garfield County since 2015: SR-200 (2) and Sr-Mt 59 North (1). No single road stands out.

Garbage & waste trucks

No crashes involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Garfield County since 2015.

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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: 1 truck crash2005: 0 garbage-truck crashes2006: 1 truck crash2006: 0 garbage-truck crashes2007: 1 truck crash2007: 0 garbage-truck crashes2008: 0 truck crashes2008: 0 garbage-truck crashes2009: 3 truck crashes2009: 0 garbage-truck crashes2010: 1 truck crash2010: 0 garbage-truck crashes2011: 3 truck crashes2011: 0 garbage-truck crashes2012: 0 truck crashes2012: 0 garbage-truck crashes2013: 1 truck crash2013: 0 garbage-truck crashes2014: 1 truck crash2014: 0 garbage-truck crashes2015: 4 truck crashes2015: 0 garbage-truck crashes2016: 3 truck crashes2016: 0 garbage-truck crashes2017: 2 truck crashes2017: 0 garbage-truck crashes2018: 1 truck crash2018: 0 garbage-truck crashes2019: 2 truck crashes2019: 0 garbage-truck crashes2020: 0 truck crashes2020: 0 garbage-truck crashes2021: 1 truck crash2021: 0 garbage-truck crashes2022: 1 truck crash2022: 0 garbage-truck crashes2023: 2 truck crashes2023: 0 garbage-truck crashes2024: 0 truck crashes2024: 0 garbage-truck crashes2025: 0 truck crashes2025: 0 garbage-truck crashes2026: 0 truck crashes2026: 0 garbage-truck crashes 20052008201120142017202020232026
All commercial trucksGarbage / refuse trucksincomplete reporting

Seasonality: when trucks crash in Garfield County

Jan: 0.0% of truck crashesFeb: 0.0% of truck crashesMar: 0.0% of truck crashesApr: 25.0% of truck crashesMay: 18.8% of truck crashesJun: 6.3% of truck crashesJul: 0.0% of truck crashesAug: 6.3% of truck crashesSep: 18.8% of truck crashesOct: 0.0% of truck crashesNov: 12.5% of truck crashesDec: 12.5% 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 Garfield County)
SR-2002
Sr-Mt 59 North1

Garfield County at a glance

Population1,181
Land area4,676.6 sq mi
Density0 per sq mi
Median household income (ZIP average)$69,693

Waste facilities and haulers nearby

Waste haulers in Garfield County

Historical data: truck crashes in Garfield 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).

2000: 1 reported truck crash2001: 2 reported truck crashes2002: 2 reported truck crashes2003: 1 reported truck crash2004: 2 reported truck crashes2005: 1 reported truck crash2006: 1 reported truck crash2007: 1 reported truck crash2009: 3 reported truck crashes2010: 1 reported truck crash2011: 3 reported truck crashes2013: 1 reported truck crash2014: 1 reported truck crash2015: 4 reported truck crashes2016: 3 reported truck crashes2017: 2 reported truck crashes2018: 1 reported truck crash2019: 2 reported truck crashes2021: 1 reported truck crash2022: 1 reported truck crash2023: 2 reported truck crashes 1982: 1 fatal truck crash1983: 0 fatal truck crashes1984: 1 fatal truck crash1985: 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: 1 fatal truck crash2008: 0 fatal truck crashes2009: 1 fatal truck crash2010: 0 fatal truck crashes2011: 1 fatal truck crash2012: 0 fatal truck crashes2013: 0 fatal truck crashes2014: 1 fatal truck crash2015: 1 fatal truck crash2016: 0 fatal truck crashes2017: 0 fatal truck crashes2018: 0 fatal truck crashes2019: 0 fatal truck crashes2020: 0 fatal truck crashes2021: 1 fatal truck crash2022: 0 fatal truck crashes2023: 1 fatal truck crash2024: 0 fatal truck crashes 198519901995200020052010201520202025
All reported truck crashes in Garfield County (FMCSA)Fatal truck crashes in Garfield County (FARS, separate scale, max 1)incomplete reporting
DecadeTruck crashes / yrChangeFatal crashes / yr (FARS)
1990s——0.0
2000s1—0.2
2010s2+29%0.3
2020s1-63%0.4

From the 2000s to the 2020s, 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 0.0 a year in 2016–19 and 0.4 a year in 2020–24.

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Cities, towns & communities in Garfield County

Jordan

ZIP codes in Garfield County

590585907759312593185932259337

Nearby counties

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Questions fleets ask about Garfield County

How common are truck crashes in Garfield County?

Garfield County has had 16 reported truck crashes since 2015, injuring 3 people and killing 2.

How many garbage truck crashes are there in Garfield County?

Since 2015, Garfield County has reported 0 garbage-truck crashes, or 0.0% of its truck crashes.

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

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2026 is a partial year. Updated October 2026.