Franklin, NE truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Franklin: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Franklin and Franklin County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Franklin County numbers.
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: 16 reported truck crashes in Franklin County since 2015.
Overview
Since 2015, 16 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Franklin County. They injured 7 people and killed 0.
In complete reporting years that works out to about one truck crash every 251 days.
Only 3 truck crashes were reported in Franklin since 2015; patterns below come from Franklin County as a whole.
75% of truck crash reports in Franklin 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 Franklin County to show a reliable monthly pattern.
Where crashes happen
Since 2015, no fatal large-truck crashes with a location were recorded within 10 miles of Franklin.
Garbage & waste trucks
No crashes involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Franklin County since 2015.
Route planning tips for Franklin 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 Franklin 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 (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 at a glance
| Population | 892 |
| Land area | 1.0 sq mi |
| Density | 899 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 68939) | $54,083 |
| Median home value (ZIP 68939) | $95,936 |
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 |
In the 1990s about 3 truck crashes a year were reported; in the 2020s, about 1. Reporting coverage also changed between these periods.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Franklin
How common are truck crashes in Franklin?
Since 2015, 16 crashes involving commercial trucks were reported in Franklin County (7 injured, 0 killed).
How many garbage truck crashes are there in Franklin?
Garbage trucks were involved in 0 reported crashes in Franklin County since 2015 (0.0% of truck crashes).
What is the best way to plan truck routes in Franklin?
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.