Johnstown, NE truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Johnstown: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Johnstown and Brown County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Brown County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
0 of 22 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
No fatal large-truck crashes with a road name recorded here since 2015.
How Brown County compares with Nebraska
Brown County against Nebraska and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Brown County stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Brown County | Nebraska | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 66.4 | 60.7 | 49.7 | 1.1× the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 4.8 | 4.8 | 3.4 | same |
| Injuries per crash | 0.33 | 0.57 | 0.49 | 42% below the state |
| Garbage-truck share | 0.0% | 1.8% | 2.3% | 100% below the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 23.8% | 16.7% | 6.2% | 1.4× the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 23.8% | 22.4% | 23.7% | same |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 28.6% | 20.4% | 13.8% | 1.4× the state |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 42.9% | 42.7% | 41.9% | same |
| After dark | 23.8% | 24.5% | 24.8% | same |
Brown County sits below Nebraska on injuries per crash and garbage-truck share. It stands out for higher crashes per 100k residents / yr, on snow, slush or ice and in rain, sleet or snow.
Brown County at a glance: 0 garbage-truck share of crashes is 0.0%, against 1.8% for Nebraska.
Overview
Since 2015, 22 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Brown County. They injured 7 people and killed 1.
Across the years with complete reporting, that is roughly one truck crash every 191 days.
Only 0 truck crashes were reported in Johnstown since 2015; patterns below come from Brown County as a whole.
82% of truck crash reports in Brown County since 2015 leave the city field blank; place counts include only reports that name the place.
When crashes happen
Truck crashes peak in January (18.2% of the year) and are lowest in April (0.0%).
Winter months (Nov–Mar) carry 42.9% of truck crashes, vs 42.7% for Nebraska.
More truck crashes happen at 8–9 am than at any other hour (13.6%).
Road surface: 23.8% of truck crashes were on snow, slush or ice (Nebraska: 16.7%).
Where crashes happen
Since 2015, no fatal large-truck crashes with a location were recorded within 10 miles of Johnstown.
Garbage & waste trucks
FMCSA lists no garbage-truck crashes in Brown County since 2015.
Route planning tips for Johnstown fleets
- Review driver schedules for January, the month with the most truck crashes.
- With 23.8% of truck crashes on snow, slush or ice (above Nebraska), plan winter equipment checks early.
- 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 Brown County
By hour of day
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 (Brown County) |
|---|---|
| US-20 | 4 |
| 007 /23.090/N7 N Of Raven Rd-S Of Ainsworth | 1 |
| 020 /224.950/Us20 Nw Of 420Th Ave-W Of Johnstown | 1 |
| 020 /229.610/Us20 Br Ovr Plum Cr-W Of 420Th Ave- | 1 |
| 020 /231.290/Us20 W Of 420Th Ave-W Of Johnstown | 1 |
| 020 /231.350/Us20 W Of 420Th Ave-W Of Johnstown | 1 |
| 020 /231.540/Us20 E Of 420Th Ave-W Of Johnstown | 1 |
| 020 /242.230/4Th St(Us20) E Of Main St(N7)-Ent | 1 |
Johnstown at a glance
| Population | 45 |
| Land area | 0.5 sq mi |
| Density | 84 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 69214) | $64,293 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Brown 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 | 2 | — | 0.0 |
| 2000s | 3 | +26% | 0.2 |
| 2010s | 2 | -44% | 0.1 |
| 2020s | 2 | +22% | 0.0 |
Reported truck crashes averaged 2 a year in the 1990s and 2 a year in the 2020s. Reporting practices changed over time, so part of any change can come from reporting. Fatal large-truck crashes: 0.2 a year in 2016–19, 0.0 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Johnstown
How common are truck crashes in Johnstown?
Brown County has had 22 reported truck crashes since 2015, injuring 7 people and killing 1.
What is the worst month for truck crashes in Johnstown?
The worst month is January: 18.2% of truck crashes in Brown County happen then.
How many garbage truck accidents happen in Johnstown?
Since 2015, Brown County has reported 0 garbage-truck crashes, or 0.0% of its truck crashes.
How does Johnstown compare with Nebraska for truck crashes?
The yearly rate is 66.4 truck crashes per 100,000 residents in Brown County, vs 60.7 for Nebraska.
How can I plan a safer truck route in Johnstown?
The free Route Planner takes your stops and returns a route risk score, safer alternatives and low-bridge warnings.
2026 is a partial year. Updated October 2026.