Saco, MT truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Saco: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Saco and Phillips County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Phillips County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
0 of 49 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
How Phillips County compares with Montana
Phillips County against Montana and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Phillips County stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Phillips County | Montana | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 94.9 | 64.3 | 49.7 | 1.5× the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 6.8 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 1.8× the state |
| Injuries per crash | 0.32 | 0.34 | 0.49 | same |
| Garbage-truck share | 0.0% | 0.9% | 2.3% | 100% below the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 25.0% | 39.4% | 6.2% | 37% below the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 20.4% | 22.9% | 23.7% | 11% below the state |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 9.1% | 20.6% | 13.8% | 56% below the state |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 47.7% | 54.3% | 41.9% | 12% below the state |
| After dark | 18.2% | 30.8% | 24.8% | 41% below the state |
Phillips County sits below Montana on garbage-truck share, on snow, slush or ice and morning rush (6–10 am). It runs above Montana on crashes per 100k residents / yr and deaths per 100 crashes.
Phillips County at a glance: 0 crashes involve a garbage truck (0 since 2015), vs 0.9% across Montana.
Overview
Since 2015, 49 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Phillips County. They injured 14 people and killed 3.
Across the years with complete reporting, that is roughly one truck crash every 91 days.
Only 0 truck crashes were reported in Saco since 2015; patterns below come from Phillips County as a whole.
86% of truck crash reports in Phillips County since 2015 leave the city field blank; place counts include only reports that name the place.
When crashes happen
September has the most truck crashes, 14.3% of the yearly total, while May has the fewest (0.0%).
The five winter months (November to March) hold 47.7% of truck crashes, against 54.3% across Montana.
The busiest hour is 12–1 pm, with 12.2% of truck crashes.
Road surface: 25.0% 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 Saco happened on Us-Hwy 2 (1); no road leads clearly.
Garbage & waste trucks
FMCSA lists no garbage-truck crashes in Phillips County since 2015.
Route planning tips for Saco fleets
- Build extra time into September routes: it has the most truck crashes here.
- 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 Phillips County
By hour of day
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| Us-Hwy 2 | 1 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Phillips County) |
|---|---|
| Mm 88 Us Highway 191 | 2 |
| Bowdoin Rd | 1 |
| Mm 446.4 Us Hwy 2 | 1 |
| Mm 459 Us 2 | 1 |
| US-2 | 1 |
Saco at a glance
| Population | 161 |
| Land area | 0.3 sq mi |
| Density | 530 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 59261) | $53,158 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Phillips 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 | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2000s | 4 | — | 0.1 |
| 2010s | 4 | +17% | 0.1 |
| 2020s | 4 | -15% | 0.4 |
In the 2000s about 4 truck crashes a year were reported; in the 2020s, about 4. Reporting coverage also changed between these periods. Fatal crashes involving a large truck averaged 0.2 a year in 2016–19 and 0.4 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Saco
How many truck accidents are there in Saco?
49 truck crashes have been reported in Phillips County since 2015, with 3 deaths and 14 injuries.
Which month has the most truck crashes in Saco?
The worst month is September: 14.3% of truck crashes in Phillips County happen then.
Are garbage truck crashes common in Saco?
Since 2015, Phillips County has reported 0 garbage-truck crashes, or 0.0% of its truck crashes.
How do truck crashes in Saco compare with Montana?
Phillips County records 94.9 truck crashes per 100,000 residents a year, against 64.3 across Montana.
What is the best way to plan truck routes in Saco?
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.