New England, ND truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in New England: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in New England 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
Slope County at a glance: August the month with the most truck crashes: 15.0% of the year's total.
Overview
Since 2015, 20 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Slope County. They injured 9 people and killed 1.
Across the years with complete reporting, that is roughly one truck crash every 211 days.
New England had 0 reported truck crashes since 2015, too few for reliable patterns, so the charts and findings on this page use Slope County numbers.
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
Fatal large-truck crashes within 10 miles of New England since 2015 were spread across roads: CR-21 (1).
Garbage & waste trucks
FMCSA lists no garbage-truck crashes in Slope County since 2015.
Route planning tips for New England fleets
- Build extra time into August 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
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
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| CR-21 | 1 |
New England at a glance
| Population | 692 |
| Land area | 0.5 sq mi |
| Density | 1,404 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 58647) | $84,583 |
| Median home value (ZIP 58647) | $186,602 |
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 |
Reported truck crashes averaged 2 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: 0.2 a year in 2016–19, 0.0 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about New England
How common are truck crashes in New England?
Since 2015, 20 crashes involving commercial trucks were reported in Slope County (9 injured, 1 killed).
When do most truck crashes happen in New England?
The worst month is August: 15.0% of truck crashes in Slope County happen then.
How many garbage truck accidents happen in New England?
0 crashes involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Slope County since 2015, 0.0% of all truck crashes.
What is the best way to plan truck routes in New England?
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.