Bucklin, ND truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Bucklin: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Bucklin and Slope County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Slope County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
0 of 20 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
No fatal large-truck crashes with a road name recorded here since 2015.
Slope County at a glance: August 15.0% of truck crashes happen in August, more than any other month.
Overview
Police reported 20 crashes involving commercial trucks in Slope County since 2015: 9 people were injured and 1 were killed.
Across the years with complete reporting, that is roughly one truck crash every 211 days.
Only 0 truck crashes were reported in Bucklin since 2015; patterns below come from Slope County as a whole.
90% of truck crash reports in Slope County since 2015 leave the city field blank; place counts include only reports that name the place.
When crashes happen
The worst month is August with 15.0% of truck crashes; the quietest is October at 0.0%.
Where crashes happen
Since 2015, no fatal large-truck crashes with a location were recorded within 10 miles of Bucklin.
Garbage & waste trucks
No crashes involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Slope County since 2015.
Route planning tips for Bucklin fleets
- Review driver schedules for August, 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
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 Slope County
Most dangerous roads for trucks
No fatal crashes involving a large truck with a road name were recorded within 10 miles since 2015.
Bucklin at a glance
| Population | 15 |
| Land area | 32.2 sq mi |
| Density | 0 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 58643) | $62,188 |
Historical data: truck crashes in Slope 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 | — | 0.0 |
| 2000s | 1 | -66% | 0.0 |
| 2010s | 4 | +517% | 0.5 |
| 2020s | 1 | -77% | 0.0 |
In the 1990s about 2 truck crashes a year were reported; in the 2020s, about 1. Reporting coverage also changed between these periods. NHTSA counts 0.2 fatal large-truck crashes a year in 2016–19 and 0.0 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Bucklin
How common are truck crashes in Bucklin?
Slope County has had 20 reported truck crashes since 2015, injuring 9 people and killing 1.
Which month has the most truck crashes in Bucklin?
The worst month is August: 15.0% of truck crashes in Slope County happen then.
Are garbage truck crashes common in Bucklin?
Garbage trucks were involved in 0 reported crashes in Slope County since 2015 (0.0% of truck crashes).
How can I plan a safer truck route in Bucklin?
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.