Knox, ND truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Knox: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Knox and Benson County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Benson County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
1 of 35 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
No fatal large-truck crashes with a road name recorded here since 2015.
How Benson County compares with North Dakota
Benson County against North Dakota and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Benson County stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Benson County | North Dakota | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 49.0 | 73.9 | 49.7 | 34% below the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 12.9 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.1× the state |
| Injuries per crash | 0.71 | 0.33 | 0.49 | 2.2× the state |
| Garbage-truck share | 3.2% | 0.9% | 2.3% | 3.5× the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 29.0% | 34.4% | 6.2% | 16% below the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 19.4% | 22.7% | 23.7% | 15% below the state |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 9.7% | 16.2% | 13.8% | 40% below the state |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 45.2% | 47.2% | 41.9% | same |
| After dark | 19.4% | 24.7% | 24.8% | 22% below the state |
Benson County sits below North Dakota on crashes per 100k residents / yr, on snow, slush or ice and morning rush (6–10 am). It runs above North Dakota on deaths per 100 crashes, injuries per crash and garbage-truck share.
What stands out in Benson County: 1 in 31 garbage-truck share of crashes is 3.2%, against 0.9% for North Dakota.
Overview
Since 2015, 35 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Benson County. They injured 22 people and killed 5.
Across the years with complete reporting, that is roughly one truck crash every 130 days.
Only 0 truck crashes were reported in Knox since 2015; patterns below come from Benson County as a whole.
94% of truck crash reports in Benson County since 2015 leave the city field blank; place counts include only reports that name the place.
When crashes happen
January has the most truck crashes, 25.7% of the yearly total, while July has the fewest (0.0%).
The five winter months (November to March) hold 45.2% of truck crashes, against 47.2% across North Dakota.
More truck crashes happen at 3–4 pm than at any other hour (17.1%).
29.0% of truck crashes here happened on snow, slush or ice, against 34.4% across North Dakota.
Where crashes happen
No fatal crash involving a large truck has a recorded location within 10 miles of Knox since 2015.
Garbage & waste trucks
Garbage trucks account for 1 of the truck crashes here, or 2.9%, compared with 0.9% in North Dakota.
Route planning tips for Knox fleets
- Build extra time into January routes: it has the most truck crashes here.
- 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 Benson 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 (Benson County) |
|---|---|
| 38Th Street Ne | 1 |
| 47Th St Ne | 1 |
| SR-19 | 1 |
Knox at a glance
| Population | 21 |
| Land area | 0.5 sq mi |
| Density | 44 per sq mi |
Historical data: truck crashes in Benson 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 | 5 | — | 0.3 |
| 2000s | 2 | -65% | 0.3 |
| 2010s | 4 | +94% | 0.2 |
| 2020s | 3 | -14% | 0.4 |
Reported truck crashes averaged 5 a year in the 1990s and 3 a year in the 2020s. Reporting practices changed over time, so part of any change can come from reporting. Fatal large-truck crashes: 0.5 a year in 2016–19, 0.4 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Knox
How many truck accidents are there in Knox?
35 truck crashes have been reported in Benson County since 2015, with 5 deaths and 22 injuries.
Which month has the most truck crashes in Knox?
The worst month is January: 25.7% of truck crashes in Benson County happen then.
How many garbage truck accidents happen in Knox?
1 crash involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Benson County since 2015, 2.9% of all truck crashes.
How do truck crashes in Knox compare with North Dakota?
Per 100,000 residents, Benson County has 49.0 truck crashes a year; North Dakota has 73.9.
What is the best way to plan truck routes in Knox?
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.