Garfield County, NE truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Garfield 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 12 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
Garfield County at a glance: #84 of 93 for truck crashes in Nebraska, out of 93 counties.
Overview
Garfield County has recorded 12 truck crashes since 2015, with 5 people injured and 0 killed.
In complete reporting years that works out to about one truck crash every 335 days.
When crashes happen
Monthly patterns need more crashes than Garfield County has on record.
Where crashes happen
Since 2015, fatal crashes with a large truck in Garfield County happened on SR-11 (1); no road leads clearly.
Garbage & waste trucks
FMCSA lists no garbage-truck crashes in Garfield County since 2015.
Route planning tips for Garfield County fleets
- Check your own stops for crash hotspots and low bridges with the free Route Planner.
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 Garfield County
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (in Garfield County) |
|---|---|
| SR-11 | 1 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Garfield County) |
|---|---|
| 011 /91.690/S Jct N11 & N91-S Of Burwell | 1 |
| 011 /96.000/N11 Sw Of 828Th Rd-Ne Of Burwell | 1 |
| 011 /98.970/N11 & 830Th Ave-N Of Burwell | 1 |
| 011 /98.970/N11 S Of 830Th Rd-Ent-Ne Of Burwell | 1 |
| 091 /63.150/N91 & Fort Ave-E Of Burwell | 1 |
| 091 /75.300/N91 E Of 480Th Ave-E Of Burwell | 1 |
| Ne-91 | 1 |
| SR-11 | 1 |
Garfield County at a glance
| Population | 1,707 |
| Land area | 569.4 sq mi |
| Density | 3 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP average) | $61,974 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Garfield 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 | +0% | 0.0 |
| 2020s | 1 | +67% | 0.2 |
From the 1990s to the 2020s, yearly reported truck crashes went from 1 to 1. Some of the change may reflect how crashes were reported. Fatal large-truck crashes: 0.0 a year in 2016–19, 0.2 a year in 2020–24.
ZIP codes in Garfield County
Nearby counties
Questions fleets ask about Garfield County
How many truck accidents are there in Garfield County?
Since 2015, 12 crashes involving commercial trucks were reported in Garfield County (5 injured, 0 killed).
Are garbage truck crashes common in Garfield County?
0 crashes involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Garfield County since 2015, 0.0% of all truck crashes.
How do I plan a garbage truck route in Garfield County?
Paste your stops into the free CurbWaste Route Planner: it scores your route against fatal-crash locations, suggests safer alternatives and flags low bridges.
2026 is a partial year. Updated October 2026.