Hamlet, NE truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Hamlet: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Hamlet and Hayes County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Hayes 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
The headline for Hayes County: 10 truck crashes on record for Hayes County since 2015.
Overview
Police reported 10 crashes involving commercial trucks in Hayes County since 2015: 8 people were injured and 1 were killed.
Hamlet had 0 reported truck crashes since 2015, too few for reliable patterns, so the charts and findings on this page use Hayes County numbers.
100% of truck crash reports in Hayes County since 2015 leave the city field blank; place counts include only reports that name the place.
When crashes happen
Hayes County has too few reported truck crashes for a monthly pattern.
Where crashes happen
Fatal large-truck crashes within 10 miles of Hamlet since 2015 were spread across roads: US-6 (1).
Garbage & waste trucks
No crashes involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Hayes County since 2015.
Route planning tips for Hamlet 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 Hayes County
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| US-6 | 1 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Hayes County) |
|---|---|
| 006 /45.700/Us6 Nw Of Ave 348A-Nw Of Hamlet | 1 |
| 006 /48.400/Us6 Se Ave 351A-Nw Of Hamlet | 1 |
| 025 /29.400/N25 N Of Rd 728A-S Of Hayes Center | 1 |
| 025 /33.250/N25 S Of Rd 732A-S Of Hayes Center | 1 |
| 025 /33.300/N25 S Of Rd 732A-S Of Hayes Center | 1 |
| 025 /39.990/N25 S Of Rd 364A-N Of Hayes Center | 1 |
| SR-25 | 1 |
| Us-6/ Milepost 49 / 1.5 West Of Hamlet | 1 |
Hamlet at a glance
| Population | 28 |
| Land area | 0.3 sq mi |
| Density | 90 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 69040) | $73,750 |
| Median home value (ZIP 69040) | $116,575 |
Historical data: truck crashes in Hayes 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 | 1 | -57% | 0.2 |
| 2010s | 1 | +50% | 0.0 |
| 2020s | 0 | -58% | 0.2 |
In the 1990s about 2 truck crashes a year were reported; in the 2010s, about 1. Reporting coverage also changed between these periods. Fatal crashes involving a large truck averaged 0.0 a year in 2016–19 and 0.2 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Hamlet
How many truck crashes happen in Hamlet?
10 truck crashes have been reported in Hayes County since 2015, with 1 deaths and 8 injuries.
How many garbage truck accidents happen in Hamlet?
Garbage trucks were involved in 0 reported crashes in Hayes County since 2015 (0.0% of truck crashes).
What is the best way to plan truck routes in Hamlet?
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.