Howell, ND truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Howell: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Howell 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.
The headline for Towner County: 9 truck crashes on record for Towner County since 2015.
Overview
Towner County has recorded 9 truck crashes since 2015, with 2 people injured and 0 killed.
Howell had 0 reported truck crashes since 2015, too few for reliable patterns, so the charts and findings on this page use Towner County numbers.
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
Monthly patterns need more crashes than Towner County has on record.
Where crashes happen
Since 2015, no fatal large-truck crashes with a location were recorded within 10 miles of Howell.
Garbage & waste trucks
No crashes involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Towner County since 2015.
Route planning tips for Howell fleets
- Paste your stops into the free Route Planner to see the risk score, safer alternatives and low bridges.
About the data
Crash counts come from the FMCSA crash file (police-reported crashes involving trucks over 10,000 lb); fatal-crash locations come from NHTSA FARS. Text on this page states only what these numbers show.
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 |
Howell at a glance
| Population | 34 |
| Land area | 35.7 sq mi |
| Density | 1 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 58363) | $90,694 |
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 |
Reported truck crashes averaged 1 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.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Howell
How common are truck crashes in Howell?
Since 2015, 9 crashes involving commercial trucks were reported in Towner County (2 injured, 0 killed).
Are garbage truck crashes common in Howell?
0 crashes involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Towner County since 2015, 0.0% of all truck crashes.
How can I plan a safer truck route in Howell?
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.