Outlook, MT truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Outlook: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Outlook and Sheridan County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Sheridan County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
1 of 23 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
No fatal large-truck crashes with a road name recorded here since 2015.
Sheridan County at a glance: January 17.4% of truck crashes happen in January, more than any other month.
Overview
Since 2015, 23 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Sheridan County. They injured 8 people and killed 1.
In complete reporting years that works out to about one truck crash every 223 days.
With 0 truck crashes reported in Outlook since 2015, this page uses Sheridan County numbers for its patterns and comparisons.
78% of truck crash reports in Sheridan 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 17.4% of truck crashes; the quietest is March at 0.0%.
By time of day, 3–4 pm stands out with 21.7% of truck crashes.
Where crashes happen
NHTSA lists no located fatal large-truck crashes within 10 miles of Outlook since 2015.
Garbage & waste trucks
Garbage trucks account for 1 of the truck crashes here, or 4.3%, compared with 0.9% in Montana.
Route planning tips for Outlook fleets
- Review driver schedules for January, the month with the most truck crashes.
- Paste your stops into the free Route Planner to see the risk score, safer alternatives and low bridges.
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 Sheridan 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 (Sheridan County) |
|---|---|
| E Comertown Rd | 1 |
| Highway 16 Mile Marker 67 | 1 |
| Highway 16 South | 1 |
| Mm 10 Highway 16 | 1 |
| SR-16 | 1 |
Outlook at a glance
| Population | 80 |
| Land area | 1.2 sq mi |
| Density | 64 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 59252) | $65,750 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Sheridan 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 | 2 | — | 0.0 |
| 2010s | 2 | +7% | 0.1 |
| 2020s | 2 | -33% | 0.0 |
Reported truck crashes averaged 2 a year in the 2000s and 2 a year in the 2020s. Reporting practices changed over time, so part of any change can come from reporting. Fatal crashes involving a large truck averaged 0.2 a year in 2016–19 and 0.0 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Outlook
How many truck accidents are there in Outlook?
23 truck crashes have been reported in Sheridan County since 2015, with 1 deaths and 8 injuries.
What is the worst month for truck crashes in Outlook?
The worst month is January: 17.4% of truck crashes in Sheridan County happen then.
How many garbage truck crashes are there in Outlook?
Since 2015, Sheridan County has reported 1 garbage-truck crash, or 4.3% of its truck crashes.
How do I plan a garbage truck route in Outlook?
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.