Fort Peck, MT truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Fort Peck: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Fort Peck and McCone County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use McCone County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
0 of 29 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
How McCone County compares with Montana
McCone County against Montana and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where McCone County stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | McCone County | Montana | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 132.4 | 64.3 | 49.7 | 2.1× the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.4 | same |
| Injuries per crash | 0.36 | 0.34 | 0.49 | same |
| Garbage-truck share | 0.0% | 0.9% | 2.3% | 100% below the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 0.0% | 39.4% | 6.2% | 100% below the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 12.0% | 22.9% | 23.7% | 48% below the state |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 4.0% | 20.6% | 13.8% | 81% below the state |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 36.0% | 54.3% | 41.9% | 34% below the state |
| After dark | 24.0% | 30.8% | 24.8% | 22% below the state |
Compared with Montana, McCone County is lower on garbage-truck share, on snow, slush or ice and morning rush (6–10 am). Where it is higher: crashes per 100k residents / yr.
The headline for McCone County: 0 crashes involve a garbage truck (0 since 2015), vs 0.9% across Montana.
Overview
McCone County has recorded 29 truck crashes since 2015, with 14 people injured and 1 killed.
Across the years with complete reporting, that is roughly one truck crash every 161 days.
Fort Peck had 0 reported truck crashes since 2015, too few for reliable patterns, so the charts and findings on this page use McCone County numbers.
86% of truck crash reports in McCone County since 2015 leave the city field blank; place counts include only reports that name the place.
When crashes happen
Truck crashes peak in May (17.2% of the year) and are lowest in September (0.0%).
November through March accounts for 36.0% of truck crashes here, compared with 54.3% in Montana.
More truck crashes happen at 11 am–12 pm than at any other hour (10.3%).
Road surface: 0.0% of truck crashes were on snow, slush or ice (Montana: 39.4%).
Where crashes happen
Since 2015, fatal crashes with a large truck within 10 miles of Fort Peck happened on Sr-Mt 20 (1); no road leads clearly.
Garbage & waste trucks
No crashes involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in McCone County since 2015.
Route planning tips for Fort Peck fleets
- Build extra time into May routes: it has the most truck crashes here.
- Use the free Route Planner to score your route and spot low bridges before drivers head out.
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 McCone County
By hour of day
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| Sr-Mt 20 | 1 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (McCone County) |
|---|---|
| Mt200 Mm259.1 | 2 |
| Mile Marker38.5 Mt Highway 13 | 1 |
| Mm9.9 Mt13 | 1 |
Fort Peck at a glance
| Population | 234 |
| Land area | 0.9 sq mi |
| Density | 262 per sq mi |
Historical data: truck crashes in McCone 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 | — | — | 0.1 |
| 2000s | 2 | — | 0.3 |
| 2010s | 2 | +12% | 0.0 |
| 2020s | 2 | +17% | 0.2 |
In the 2000s about 2 truck crashes a year were reported; in the 2020s, about 2. Reporting coverage also changed between these periods. NHTSA counts 0.0 fatal large-truck crashes a year in 2016–19 and 0.2 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Fort Peck
How many truck accidents are there in Fort Peck?
McCone County has had 29 reported truck crashes since 2015, injuring 14 people and killing 1.
Which month has the most truck crashes in Fort Peck?
May has the most truck crashes in McCone County, 17.2% of the yearly total.
How many garbage truck accidents happen in Fort Peck?
Garbage trucks were involved in 0 reported crashes in McCone County since 2015 (0.0% of truck crashes).
How does Fort Peck compare with Montana for truck crashes?
The yearly rate is 132.4 truck crashes per 100,000 residents in McCone County, vs 64.3 for Montana.
How do I plan a garbage truck route in Fort Peck?
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.