Pray, MT truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Pray: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Pray and Park County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Park County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
0 of 345 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
How Park County compares with Montana
Park County against Montana and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Park County stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Park County | Montana | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 168.0 | 64.3 | 49.7 | 2.6× the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 2.1 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 45% below the state |
| Injuries per crash | 0.28 | 0.34 | 0.49 | 18% below the state |
| Garbage-truck share | 0.0% | 0.9% | 2.3% | 100% below the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 51.5% | 39.4% | 6.2% | 1.3× the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 25.8% | 22.9% | 23.7% | 1.1× the state |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 22.2% | 20.6% | 13.8% | 1.1× the state |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 63.2% | 54.3% | 41.9% | 1.2× the state |
| After dark | 33.5% | 30.8% | 24.8% | 1.1× the state |
Compared with Montana, Park County is lower on deaths per 100 crashes, injuries per crash and garbage-truck share. It runs above Montana on crashes per 100k residents / yr, on snow, slush or ice and morning rush (6–10 am).
Park County at a glance: 0 garbage-truck share of crashes is 0.0%, against 0.9% for Montana.
Overview
Park County has recorded 345 truck crashes since 2015, with 100 people injured and 7 killed.
That averages about one truck crash every 12 days in fully reported years.
Pray had 0 reported truck crashes since 2015, too few for reliable patterns, so the charts and findings on this page use Park County numbers.
94% of truck crash reports in Park County since 2015 leave the city field blank; place counts include only reports that name the place.
When crashes happen
The worst month is January with 18.3% of truck crashes; the quietest is May at 4.1%.
The five winter months (November to March) hold 63.2% of truck crashes, against 54.3% across Montana.
More truck crashes happen at 9–10 am than at any other hour (9.6%).
51.5% of truck crashes here happened on snow, slush or ice, against 39.4% across Montana.
Where crashes happen
Since 2015, fatal crashes with a large truck within 10 miles of Pray happened on US-89 (2); no road leads clearly.
Garbage & waste trucks
FMCSA lists no garbage-truck crashes in Park County since 2015.
Route planning tips for Pray fleets
- Build extra time into January routes: it has the most truck crashes here.
- 25.8% of truck crashes happen between 6 and 10 am, above Montana; consider earlier or later starts where possible.
- Icy and snowy roads show up in 51.5% of truck crashes here, more than Montana; schedule winter checks early.
- Check your own stops for crash hotspots and low bridges with the free Route Planner.
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 Park County
By hour of day
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| US-89 | 2 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Park County) |
|---|---|
| Mm 351.2 I90W | 2 |
| Mm333.5 I90E | 2 |
| Big Creek Road | 1 |
| Mm 332.9 I90E | 1 |
| Mm 341.0 I-90 | 1 |
| Mm 350.1 I90E | 1 |
| Mm 7.9 Us-89 | 1 |
| Mm328.3 I90E | 1 |
Pray at a glance
| Land area | 28.6 sq mi |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Park 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 | — | — | 0.2 |
| 2000s | 14 | — | 0.7 |
| 2010s | 17 | +19% | 0.7 |
| 2020s | 36 | +116% | 0.8 |
From the 2000s to the 2020s, yearly reported truck crashes went from 14 to 36. Some of the change may reflect how crashes were reported. Fatal crashes involving a large truck averaged 1.0 a year in 2016–19 and 0.8 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Pray
How many truck accidents are there in Pray?
Park County has had 345 reported truck crashes since 2015, injuring 100 people and killing 7.
Which month has the most truck crashes in Pray?
Truck crashes in Park County peak in January, with 18.3% of the year's crashes.
Are garbage truck crashes common in Pray?
0 crashes involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Park County since 2015, 0.0% of all truck crashes.
How do truck crashes in Pray compare with Montana?
Park County records 168.0 truck crashes per 100,000 residents a year, against 64.3 across Montana.
How do I plan a garbage truck route in Pray?
Use the free Route Planner: enter your stops to get a risk score, safer alternatives and the low bridges on your route.
2026 is a partial year. Updated October 2026.