Franklin, ND truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Franklin: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Franklin and Steele County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Steele County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
0 of 18 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
No fatal large-truck crashes with a road name recorded here since 2015.
Steele County at a glance: 18 truck crashes reported in Steele County since 2015.
Overview
Police reported 18 crashes involving commercial trucks in Steele County since 2015: 4 people were injured and 1 were killed.
That averages about one truck crash every 223 days in fully reported years.
With 0 truck crashes reported in Franklin since 2015, this page uses Steele County numbers for its patterns and comparisons.
78% of truck crash reports in Steele County since 2015 leave the city field blank; place counts include only reports that name the place.
When crashes happen
Steele County has too few reported truck crashes for a monthly pattern.
Where crashes happen
Since 2015, no fatal large-truck crashes with a location were recorded within 10 miles of Franklin.
Garbage & waste trucks
No crashes involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Steele County since 2015.
Route planning tips for Franklin fleets
- 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 Steele County
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 (Steele County) |
|---|---|
| 137Th Ave Ne | 2 |
| 2Nd St Ne | 2 |
| Ave Se | 1 |
Franklin at a glance
| Population | 40 |
| Land area | 35.8 sq mi |
| Density | 1 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 58230) | $81,250 |
| Median home value (ZIP 58230) | $92,984 |
Historical data: truck crashes in Steele 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 | 0 | — | 0.0 |
| 2000s | 0 | +60% | 0.3 |
| 2010s | 2 | +325% | 0.1 |
| 2020s | 2 | -12% | 0.2 |
In the 2010s about 2 truck crashes a year were reported; in the 2020s, about 2. Reporting coverage also changed between these periods. Fatal crashes involving a large truck averaged 0.0 a year in 2016–19 and 0.2 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Franklin
How many truck accidents are there in Franklin?
Since 2015, 18 crashes involving commercial trucks were reported in Steele County (4 injured, 1 killed).
How many garbage truck accidents happen in Franklin?
Since 2015, Steele County has reported 0 garbage-truck crashes, or 0.0% of its truck crashes.
How do I plan a garbage truck route in Franklin?
Use the free Route Planner: enter your stops to get a risk score, safer alternatives and the low bridges on your route.
2026 is a partial year. Updated October 2026.