Scott, ND truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Scott: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Scott and Adams County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Adams County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
0 of 14 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
The headline for Adams County: 14 reported truck crashes in Adams County since 2015.
Overview
Since 2015, 14 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Adams County. They injured 17 people and killed 2.
That averages about one truck crash every 309 days in fully reported years.
With 0 truck crashes reported in Scott since 2015, this page uses Adams County numbers for its patterns and comparisons.
86% of truck crash reports in Adams County since 2015 leave the city field blank; place counts include only reports that name the place.
When crashes happen
Monthly patterns need more crashes than Adams County has on record.
Where crashes happen
Roads with fatal crashes involving a large truck within 10 miles of Scott since 2015: US-12E (1). No single road stands out.
Garbage & waste trucks
Since 2015, no garbage-truck crashes were reported for Adams County.
Route planning tips for Scott fleets
- Use the free Route Planner to score your route and spot low bridges before drivers head out.
About the data
This report uses the FMCSA crash file (reported crashes of trucks over 10,000 lb) and NHTSA FARS (fatal crashes). It reports the numbers without guessing at reasons.
Truck crashes by year: all trucks vs garbage trucks
Seasonality: when trucks crash in Adams County
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| US-12E | 1 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Adams County) |
|---|---|
| US-12 | 1 |
Scott at a glance
| Population | 109 |
| Land area | 35.8 sq mi |
| Density | 3 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 58639) | $63,636 |
| Median home value (ZIP 58639) | $111,561 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
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).
| Decade | Truck crashes / yr | Change | Fatal crashes / yr (FARS) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | — | 0.1 |
| 2000s | 0 | -76% | 0.0 |
| 2010s | 2 | +433% | 0.0 |
| 2020s | 1 | -58% | 0.2 |
Reported truck crashes averaged 1 a year in the 1990s and 1 a year in the 2020s. Reporting practices changed over time, so part of any change can come from reporting. Fatal large-truck crashes: 0.0 a year in 2016–19, 0.2 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Scott
How many truck accidents are there in Scott?
14 truck crashes have been reported in Adams County since 2015, with 2 deaths and 17 injuries.
How many garbage truck accidents happen in Scott?
Garbage trucks were involved in 0 reported crashes in Adams County since 2015 (0.0% of truck crashes).
How do I plan a garbage truck route in Scott?
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.