Franklin County, NE truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Franklin County: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
0 of 16 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
No fatal large-truck crashes with a road name recorded here since 2015.
The headline for Franklin County: #80 of 93 for truck crashes in Nebraska, out of 93 counties.
Overview
Since 2015, 16 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Franklin County. They injured 7 people and killed 0.
That averages about one truck crash every 251 days in fully reported years.
When crashes happen
There are too few truck crashes in Franklin County to show a reliable monthly pattern.
Where crashes happen
No fatal crash involving a large truck has a recorded location in Franklin County since 2015.
Garbage & waste trucks
No crashes involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Franklin County since 2015.
Route planning tips for Franklin County 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 Franklin County
Most dangerous roads for trucks
No fatal crashes involving a large truck with a road name were recorded in Franklin County since 2015.
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Franklin County) |
|---|---|
| SR-10 | 2 |
| 004 /40.760/N4 & Cr 36-Se Of Upland | 1 |
| 004 /42.500/N4 W Of Cr 38-W Of Campbell | 1 |
| 010 /18.720/N10 N Of Cr "S"-Se Of Hildreth | 1 |
| 010 /23.090/N10 S Of S31B-Nw Of Upland | 1 |
| 136 /52.100/16Th Ave(Us136) & "O" St | 1 |
| 31A Spur / W Rd | 1 |
| Marker 48 Us Hwy 136 | 1 |
Franklin County at a glance
| Population | 2,817 |
| Land area | 575.8 sq mi |
| Density | 5 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP average) | $63,128 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Franklin 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 | 3 | — | 0.2 |
| 2000s | 1 | -48% | 0.0 |
| 2010s | 1 | -7% | 0.0 |
| 2020s | 1 | +3% | 0.0 |
Reported truck crashes averaged 3 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.
Cities, towns & communities in Franklin County
ZIP codes in Franklin County
Nearby counties
Questions fleets ask about Franklin County
How many truck accidents are there in Franklin County?
Franklin County has had 16 reported truck crashes since 2015, injuring 7 people and killing 0.
Are garbage truck crashes common in Franklin County?
Since 2015, Franklin County has reported 0 garbage-truck crashes, or 0.0% of its truck crashes.
How can I plan a safer truck route in Franklin County?
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.