Melville, ND truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Melville: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Melville and Foster County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Foster County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
0 of 32 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
No fatal large-truck crashes with a road name recorded here since 2015.
How Foster County compares with North Dakota
Foster County against North Dakota and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Foster County stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Foster County | North Dakota | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 76.6 | 73.9 | 49.7 | same |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 0.0 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 100% below the state |
| Injuries per crash | 0.18 | 0.33 | 0.49 | 45% below the state |
| Garbage-truck share | 0.0% | 0.9% | 2.3% | 100% below the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 25.0% | 34.4% | 6.2% | 27% below the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 7.1% | 22.7% | 23.7% | 69% below the state |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 10.7% | 16.2% | 13.8% | 34% below the state |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 32.1% | 47.2% | 41.9% | 32% below the state |
| After dark | 17.9% | 24.7% | 24.8% | 28% below the state |
Foster County sits below North Dakota on deaths per 100 crashes, injuries per crash and garbage-truck share.
The headline for Foster County: October the month with the most truck crashes: 21.9% of the year's total.
Overview
Since 2015, 32 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Foster County. They injured 6 people and killed 1.
That averages about one truck crash every 143 days in fully reported years.
Melville had 0 reported truck crashes since 2015, too few for reliable patterns, so the charts and findings on this page use Foster County numbers.
69% of truck crash reports in Foster County since 2015 leave the city field blank; place counts include only reports that name the place.
When crashes happen
The worst month is October with 21.9% of truck crashes; the quietest is May at 0.0%.
The five winter months (November to March) hold 32.1% of truck crashes, against 47.2% across North Dakota.
The busiest hour is 11 am–12 pm, with 12.5% of truck crashes.
25.0% of truck crashes here happened on snow, slush or ice, against 34.4% across North Dakota.
Where crashes happen
Since 2015, no fatal large-truck crashes with a location were recorded within 10 miles of Melville.
Garbage & waste trucks
Since 2015, no garbage-truck crashes were reported for Foster County.
Route planning tips for Melville fleets
- Build extra time into October routes: it has the most truck crashes here.
- Check your own stops for crash hotspots and low bridges with the free Route Planner.
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 Foster 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 (Foster County) |
|---|---|
| SR-200 | 1 |
| SR-9 | 1 |
| Th Ave | 1 |
| US-281 | 1 |
| US-52 | 1 |
Melville at a glance
| Population | 52 |
| Land area | 34.3 sq mi |
| Density | 2 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 58421) | $89,097 |
| Median home value (ZIP 58421) | $171,215 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Foster 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 | 2 | — | 0.3 |
| 2000s | 1 | -60% | 0.0 |
| 2010s | 4 | +400% | 0.2 |
| 2020s | 2 | -38% | 0.0 |
From the 1990s to the 2020s, yearly reported truck crashes went from 2 to 2. Some of the change may reflect how crashes were reported.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Melville
How many truck crashes happen in Melville?
Foster County has had 32 reported truck crashes since 2015, injuring 6 people and killing 1.
What is the worst month for truck crashes in Melville?
The worst month is October: 21.9% of truck crashes in Foster County happen then.
Are garbage truck crashes common in Melville?
Garbage trucks were involved in 0 reported crashes in Foster County since 2015 (0.0% of truck crashes).
How do truck crashes in Melville compare with North Dakota?
Foster County records 76.6 truck crashes per 100,000 residents a year, against 73.9 across North Dakota.
How do I plan a garbage truck route in Melville?
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.