Adams County, ND truck route planning & crash data

Plan safer truck routes in Adams County: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets.

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14
truck crashes since 2015
17
people injured
2
deaths
0
garbage-truck crashes (0.0%)
1
fatal truck crashes in the county, 2015–24

Where fatal truck crashes happened

Fatal crash with a large truck (bigger = more deaths) heat glow = clusters 2015–2024, NHTSA FARS

Risk scorecard

90 out of 100
High truck-crash risk
Fatal truck crashes per resident in Adams County, 2020–2024: 9.34 per 100,000 a year, higher than 90% of US counties.
Truck crashes / 100,000 residents / yr55.2
Share in winter (Nov–Mar)46%
Garbage-truck share of crashes0.0%
North Dakota average
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Key findings

#48 of 53
for truck crashes in North Dakota, out of 53 counties
14
reported truck crashes in Adams County since 2015
1
fatal crashes with a large truck in Adams County since 2015
0
garbage-truck crashes reported in Adams County since 2015

Snapshot

Crashes by month

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Darker = more crashes.

Garbage trucks vs all trucks

0.0%
0 of 14 crashes.
0 of 14 truck crashes since 2015.

Deadliest roads

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The headline for Adams County: #48 of 53 for truck crashes in North Dakota, out of 53 counties.

Overview

Police reported 14 crashes involving commercial trucks in Adams County since 2015: 17 people were injured and 2 were killed.

That averages about one truck crash every 309 days in fully reported years.

When crashes happen

There are too few truck crashes in Adams County to show a reliable monthly pattern.

Where crashes happen

Fatal large-truck crashes in Adams County since 2015 were spread across roads: US-12E (1).

Garbage & waste trucks

Since 2015, no garbage-truck crashes were reported for Adams County.

Route planning tips for Adams County fleets

  • 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

2005: 0 truck crashes2005: 0 garbage-truck crashes2006: 0 truck crashes2006: 0 garbage-truck crashes2007: 0 truck crashes2007: 0 garbage-truck crashes2008: 0 truck crashes2008: 0 garbage-truck crashes2009: 2 truck crashes2009: 0 garbage-truck crashes2010: 2 truck crashes2010: 0 garbage-truck crashes2011: 0 truck crashes2011: 0 garbage-truck crashes2012: 2 truck crashes2012: 0 garbage-truck crashes2013: 1 truck crash2013: 0 garbage-truck crashes2014: 2 truck crashes2014: 0 garbage-truck crashes2015: 1 truck crash2015: 0 garbage-truck crashes2016: 1 truck crash2016: 0 garbage-truck crashes2017: 3 truck crashes2017: 0 garbage-truck crashes2018: 3 truck crashes2018: 0 garbage-truck crashes2019: 1 truck crash2019: 0 garbage-truck crashes2020: 0 truck crashes2020: 0 garbage-truck crashes2021: 0 truck crashes2021: 0 garbage-truck crashes2022: 1 truck crash2022: 0 garbage-truck crashes2023: 0 truck crashes2023: 0 garbage-truck crashes2024: 2 truck crashes2024: 0 garbage-truck crashes2025: 1 truck crash2025: 0 garbage-truck crashes2026: 1 truck crash2026: 0 garbage-truck crashes 20052008201120142017202020232026
All commercial trucksGarbage / refuse trucksincomplete reporting

Seasonality: when trucks crash in Adams County

Jan: 0.0% of truck crashesFeb: 0.0% of truck crashesMar: 14.3% of truck crashesApr: 7.1% of truck crashesMay: 7.1% of truck crashesJun: 0.0% of truck crashesJul: 7.1% of truck crashesAug: 7.1% of truck crashesSep: 14.3% of truck crashesOct: 7.1% of truck crashesNov: 21.4% of truck crashesDec: 14.3% of truck crashes JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
All trucks (share of crashes by month)Winter (Nov–Mar)

Most dangerous roads for trucks

RoadFatal truck crashes since 2015 (in Adams County)
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Roads named most in all truck crash reports

RoadTruck crashes since 2015 (Adams County)
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Adams County at a glance

Population2,141
Land area987.5 sq mi
Density2 per sq mi
Median household income (ZIP average)$64,506

Waste facilities and haulers nearby

Landfills in Adams County

Historical data: truck crashes in Adams 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).

1992: 3 reported truck crashes1996: 2 reported truck crashes1997: 2 reported truck crashes1998: 3 reported truck crashes2000: 1 reported truck crash2009: 2 reported truck crashes2010: 2 reported truck crashes2012: 2 reported truck crashes2013: 1 reported truck crash2014: 2 reported truck crashes2015: 1 reported truck crash2016: 1 reported truck crash2017: 3 reported truck crashes2018: 3 reported truck crashes2019: 1 reported truck crash2022: 1 reported truck crash2024: 2 reported truck crashes2025: 1 reported truck crash 1982: 0 fatal truck crashes1983: 0 fatal truck crashes1984: 0 fatal truck crashes1985: 0 fatal truck crashes1986: 0 fatal truck crashes1987: 0 fatal truck crashes1988: 0 fatal truck crashes1989: 0 fatal truck crashes1990: 0 fatal truck crashes1991: 0 fatal truck crashes1992: 0 fatal truck crashes1993: 0 fatal truck crashes1994: 0 fatal truck crashes1995: 0 fatal truck crashes1996: 0 fatal truck crashes1997: 0 fatal truck crashes1998: 1 fatal truck crash1999: 0 fatal truck crashes2000: 0 fatal truck crashes2001: 0 fatal truck crashes2002: 0 fatal truck crashes2003: 0 fatal truck crashes2004: 0 fatal truck crashes2005: 0 fatal truck crashes2006: 0 fatal truck crashes2007: 0 fatal truck crashes2008: 0 fatal truck crashes2009: 0 fatal truck crashes2010: 0 fatal truck crashes2011: 0 fatal truck crashes2012: 0 fatal truck crashes2013: 0 fatal truck crashes2014: 0 fatal truck crashes2015: 0 fatal truck crashes2016: 0 fatal truck crashes2017: 0 fatal truck crashes2018: 0 fatal truck crashes2019: 0 fatal truck crashes2020: 0 fatal truck crashes2021: 0 fatal truck crashes2022: 0 fatal truck crashes2023: 0 fatal truck crashes2024: 1 fatal truck crash 198519901995200020052010201520202025
All reported truck crashes in Adams County (FMCSA)Fatal truck crashes in Adams County (FARS, separate scale, max 1)incomplete reporting
DecadeTruck crashes / yrChangeFatal crashes / yr (FARS)
1990s1—0.1
2000s0-76%0.0
2010s2+433%0.0
2020s1-58%0.2

In the 1990s about 1 truck crash a year were reported; in the 2020s, about 1. Reporting coverage also changed between these periods. NHTSA counts 0.0 fatal large-truck crashes a year in 2016–19 and 0.2 a year in 2020–24.

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Cities, towns & communities in Adams County

BeisiglBucyrusCedarChandlerClermontDarling SpringsDuck CreekGilstrapHaynesHettingerLightning CreekMaineOrangeReederScottSouth ForkTaylor ButteWolf Butte

ZIP codes in Adams County

5863958649

Nearby counties

Hettinger CountyBowman CountyGrant CountySlope CountyStark CountySioux CountyMorton CountyBillings CountyGolden Valley CountyDunn CountyNorth Dakota

Questions fleets ask about Adams County

How common are truck crashes in Adams County?

Adams County has had 14 reported truck crashes since 2015, injuring 17 people and killing 2.

Are garbage truck crashes common in Adams County?

Since 2015, Adams County has reported 0 garbage-truck crashes, or 0.0% of its truck crashes.

How do I plan a garbage truck route in Adams County?

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.