Spencer, NE truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Spencer: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Spencer and Boyd County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Boyd County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
0 of 10 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
What stands out in Boyd County: 10 truck crashes on record for Boyd County since 2015.
Overview
Boyd County has recorded 10 truck crashes since 2015, with 9 people injured and 0 killed.
Only 0 truck crashes were reported in Spencer since 2015; patterns below come from Boyd County as a whole.
80% of truck crash reports in Boyd 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 Boyd County has on record.
Where crashes happen
Since 2015, fatal crashes with a large truck within 10 miles of Spencer happened on US-281 (1); no road leads clearly.
Garbage & waste trucks
No crashes involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Boyd County since 2015.
Route planning tips for Spencer 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 Boyd County
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| US-281 | 1 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Boyd County) |
|---|---|
| 281 /219.260/Us281 S Of 905Th Rd-N Of Spencer | 2 |
| 012 /109.070/N12 & 478Th Ave-W Of Butte | 1 |
| 012 /109.120/N12 E Of 478Th Ave-E Of Butte | 1 |
| 012 /136.350/N12 & 4Th St | 1 |
| Ne-11/ Milepost 189 / 6.5 N Of Butte / | 1 |
Spencer at a glance
| Population | 378 |
| Land area | 0.6 sq mi |
| Density | 632 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 68777) | $73,125 |
| Median home value (ZIP 68777) | $278,417 |
Historical data: truck crashes in Boyd 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 | — | 0.1 |
| 2000s | 1 | -39% | 0.0 |
| 2010s | 1 | +71% | 0.1 |
| 2020s | 0 | -86% | 0.0 |
Reported truck crashes averaged 1 a year in the 1990s and 1 a year in the 2010s. Reporting practices changed over time, so part of any change can come from reporting.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Spencer
How many truck crashes happen in Spencer?
Boyd County has had 10 reported truck crashes since 2015, injuring 9 people and killing 0.
Are garbage truck crashes common in Spencer?
Since 2015, Boyd County has reported 0 garbage-truck crashes, or 0.0% of its truck crashes.
How do I plan a garbage truck route in Spencer?
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.