Hillside Colony, MT truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Hillside Colony: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Hillside Colony and Toole County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Toole County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
0 of 98 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
No fatal large-truck crashes with a road name recorded here since 2015.
How Toole County compares with Montana
Toole County against Montana and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Toole County stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Toole County | Montana | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 167.6 | 64.3 | 49.7 | 2.6× the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 0.0 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 100% below the state |
| Injuries per crash | 0.29 | 0.34 | 0.49 | 15% below the state |
| Garbage-truck share | 0.0% | 0.9% | 2.3% | 100% below the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 28.4% | 39.4% | 6.2% | 28% below the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 16.8% | 22.9% | 23.7% | 26% below the state |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 13.7% | 20.6% | 13.8% | 33% below the state |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 67.4% | 54.3% | 41.9% | 1.2× the state |
| After dark | 21.1% | 30.8% | 24.8% | 32% below the state |
Toole County sits below Montana on deaths per 100 crashes, injuries per crash and garbage-truck share. It runs above Montana on crashes per 100k residents / yr and winter months (nov–mar).
What stands out in Toole County: 0 of truck crashes here involve garbage trucks: 0.0%, vs 0.9% in Montana.
Overview
Police reported 98 crashes involving commercial trucks in Toole County since 2015: 28 people were injured and 0 were killed.
In complete reporting years that works out to about one truck crash every 42 days.
Only 0 truck crashes were reported in Hillside Colony since 2015; patterns below come from Toole County as a whole.
91% of truck crash reports in Toole County since 2015 leave the city field blank; place counts include only reports that name the place.
When crashes happen
Truck crashes peak in January (16.3% of the year) and are lowest in May (1.0%).
November through March accounts for 67.4% of truck crashes here, compared with 54.3% in Montana.
More truck crashes happen at 10–11 am than at any other hour (13.3%).
28.4% 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 Hillside Colony.
Garbage & waste trucks
Since 2015, no garbage-truck crashes were reported for Toole County.
Route planning tips for Hillside Colony fleets
- Review driver schedules for January, the month with the most truck crashes.
- Use the free Route Planner to score your route and spot low bridges before drivers head out.
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 Toole 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 (Toole County) |
|---|---|
| Mm 370.0 I-15 | 1 |
| Mm 377. 9 Interstate 15 | 1 |
| Mm 396 I-15 | 1 |
| Mm360.8 I-15 | 1 |
| Mm367.2 I15S | 1 |
| Mm394.9 I 15 | 1 |
Hillside Colony at a glance
| Land area | 0.3 sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 59482) | $92,500 |
| Median home value (ZIP 59482) | $177,594 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Toole 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 | 6 | — | 0.4 |
| 2010s | 8 | +39% | 0.1 |
| 2020s | 9 | +6% | 0.0 |
Reported truck crashes averaged 6 a year in the 2000s and 9 a year in the 2020s. Reporting practices changed over time, so part of any change can come from reporting.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Hillside Colony
How many truck accidents are there in Hillside Colony?
Toole County has had 98 reported truck crashes since 2015, injuring 28 people and killing 0.
What is the worst month for truck crashes in Hillside Colony?
January has the most truck crashes in Toole County, 16.3% of the yearly total.
Are garbage truck crashes common in Hillside Colony?
Garbage trucks were involved in 0 reported crashes in Toole County since 2015 (0.0% of truck crashes).
How does Hillside Colony compare with Montana for truck crashes?
Per 100,000 residents, Toole County has 167.6 truck crashes a year; Montana has 64.3.
How do I plan a garbage truck route in Hillside Colony?
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.