Atkins, ND truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Atkins: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Atkins and Towner County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Towner County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
0 of 9 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
No fatal large-truck crashes with a road name recorded here since 2015.
Towner County at a glance: 9 reported truck crashes in Towner County since 2015.
Overview
Towner County has recorded 9 truck crashes since 2015, with 2 people injured and 0 killed.
Only 0 truck crashes were reported in Atkins since 2015; patterns below come from Towner County as a whole.
78% of truck crash reports in Towner County since 2015 leave the city field blank; place counts include only reports that name the place.
When crashes happen
Towner County has too few reported truck crashes for a monthly pattern.
Where crashes happen
NHTSA lists no located fatal large-truck crashes within 10 miles of Atkins since 2015.
Garbage & waste trucks
No crashes involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Towner County since 2015.
Route planning tips for Atkins fleets
- Use the free Route Planner to score your route and spot low bridges before drivers head out.
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 Towner 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 (Towner County) |
|---|---|
| SR-5 | 1 |
Atkins at a glance
| Population | 21 |
| Land area | 35.1 sq mi |
| Density | 1 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 58324) | $61,146 |
| Median home value (ZIP 58324) | $157,663 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Towner 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 | 1 | — | 0.0 |
| 2000s | 1 | -39% | 0.2 |
| 2010s | 1 | +71% | 0.0 |
| 2020s | 1 | -44% | 0.0 |
In the 1990s about 1 truck crash a year were reported; in the 2020s, about 1. Reporting coverage also changed between these periods.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Atkins
How many truck accidents are there in Atkins?
Since 2015, 9 crashes involving commercial trucks were reported in Towner County (2 injured, 0 killed).
How many garbage truck crashes are there in Atkins?
Since 2015, Towner County has reported 0 garbage-truck crashes, or 0.0% of its truck crashes.
How can I plan a safer truck route in Atkins?
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.