Vida, MT truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Vida: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Vida 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
No fatal large-truck crashes with a road name recorded here since 2015.
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 |
McCone County sits below Montana on garbage-truck share, on snow, slush or ice and morning rush (6–10 am). It stands out for higher crashes per 100k residents / yr.
What stands out in McCone County: 0 garbage-truck share of crashes is 0.0%, against 0.9% for Montana.
Overview
Since 2015, 29 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in McCone County. They injured 14 people and killed 1.
That averages about one truck crash every 161 days in fully reported years.
Only 0 truck crashes were reported in Vida since 2015; patterns below come from McCone County as a whole.
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%).
The five winter months (November to March) hold 36.0% of truck crashes, against 54.3% across Montana.
More truck crashes happen at 11 am–12 pm than at any other hour (10.3%).
0.0% of truck crashes here happened on snow, slush or ice, against 39.4% across Montana.
Where crashes happen
Since 2015, no fatal large-truck crashes with a location were recorded within 10 miles of Vida.
Garbage & waste trucks
FMCSA lists no garbage-truck crashes in McCone County since 2015.
Route planning tips for Vida fleets
- Review driver schedules for May, the month with the most truck crashes.
- Check your own stops for crash hotspots and low bridges with the free Route Planner.
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
Seasonality: when trucks crash in McCone County
By hour of day
Most dangerous roads for trucks
No fatal crashes involving a large truck with a road name were recorded within 10 miles since 2015.
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 |
Vida at a glance
| Land area | 0.1 sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 59274) | $34,951 |
| Median home value (ZIP 59274) | $115,959 |
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 |
From the 2000s to the 2020s, yearly reported truck crashes went from 2 to 2. Some of the change may reflect how crashes were reported. Fatal large-truck crashes: 0.0 a year in 2016–19, 0.2 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Vida
How many truck crashes happen in Vida?
Since 2015, 29 crashes involving commercial trucks were reported in McCone County (14 injured, 1 killed).
What is the worst month for truck crashes in Vida?
The worst month is May: 17.2% of truck crashes in McCone County happen then.
How many garbage truck crashes are there in Vida?
Since 2015, McCone County has reported 0 garbage-truck crashes, or 0.0% of its truck crashes.
How do truck crashes in Vida compare with Montana?
McCone County records 132.4 truck crashes per 100,000 residents a year, against 64.3 across Montana.
How can I plan a safer truck route in Vida?
Paste your stops into the free CurbWaste Route Planner: it scores your route against fatal-crash locations, suggests safer alternatives and flags low bridges.
2026 is a partial year. Updated October 2026.