Olson, ND truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Olson: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Olson 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.
What stands out in Towner County: 9 reported truck crashes in Towner County since 2015.
Overview
Since 2015, 9 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Towner County. They injured 2 people and killed 0.
With 0 truck crashes reported in Olson since 2015, this page uses Towner County numbers for its patterns and comparisons.
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
There are too few truck crashes in Towner County to show a reliable monthly pattern.
Where crashes happen
No fatal crash involving a large truck has a recorded location within 10 miles of Olson since 2015.
Garbage & waste trucks
FMCSA lists no garbage-truck crashes in Towner County since 2015.
Route planning tips for Olson fleets
- Use the free Route Planner to score your route and spot low bridges before drivers head out.
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 |
Olson at a glance
| Population | 25 |
| Land area | 35.0 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 Olson
How many truck crashes happen in Olson?
Towner County has had 9 reported truck crashes since 2015, injuring 2 people and killing 0.
How many garbage truck accidents happen in Olson?
0 crashes involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Towner County since 2015, 0.0% of all truck crashes.
What is the best way to plan truck routes in Olson?
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.