Belmar, NE truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Belmar: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Belmar and Keith County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Keith County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
0 of 337 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
No fatal large-truck crashes with a road name recorded here since 2015.
How Keith County compares with Nebraska
Keith County against Nebraska and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Keith County stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Keith County | Nebraska | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 359.3 | 60.7 | 49.7 | 5.9× the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 5.0 | 4.8 | 3.4 | same |
| Injuries per crash | 0.65 | 0.57 | 0.49 | 1.1× the state |
| Garbage-truck share | 0.0% | 1.8% | 2.3% | 100% below the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 30.1% | 16.7% | 6.2% | 1.8× the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 24.8% | 22.4% | 23.7% | 1.1× the state |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 21.4% | 20.4% | 13.8% | same |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 41.0% | 42.7% | 41.9% | same |
| After dark | 32.9% | 24.5% | 24.8% | 1.3× the state |
Compared with Nebraska, Keith County is lower on garbage-truck share. It runs above Nebraska on crashes per 100k residents / yr, injuries per crash and on snow, slush or ice.
What stands out in Keith County: 0 garbage-truck share of crashes is 0.0%, against 1.8% for Nebraska.
Overview
Since 2015, 337 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Keith County. They injured 254 people and killed 25.
Across the years with complete reporting, that is roughly one truck crash every 12 days.
Only 0 truck crashes were reported in Belmar since 2015; patterns below come from Keith County as a whole.
80% of truck crash reports in Keith County since 2015 leave the city field blank; place counts include only reports that name the place.
When crashes happen
March has the most truck crashes, 14.5% of the yearly total, while February has the fewest (3.9%).
Winter months (Nov–Mar) carry 41.0% of truck crashes, vs 42.7% for Nebraska.
More truck crashes happen at 9–10 am than at any other hour (10.9%).
Road surface: 30.1% of truck crashes were on snow, slush or ice (Nebraska: 16.7%).
Where crashes happen
No fatal crash involving a large truck has a recorded location within 10 miles of Belmar since 2015.
Garbage & waste trucks
Since 2015, no garbage-truck crashes were reported for Keith County.
Route planning tips for Belmar fleets
- Review driver schedules for March, the month with the most truck crashes.
- 24.8% of truck crashes happen between 6 and 10 am, above Nebraska; consider earlier or later starts where possible.
- 30.1% of truck crashes were on snow, slush or ice, above Nebraska; plan winter equipment checks before the season.
- Check your own stops for crash hotspots and low bridges with the free Route Planner.
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 Keith 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 (Keith County) |
|---|---|
| I-80 | 113 |
| US-26 | 8 |
| 080 /114.280/I80 Sw Of Rd West "K"-Sw Of Brule | 6 |
| I-80 / Milepost 137 / 3.04E, 1.13S Of Roscoe | 4 |
| 080 /133.190/I80 W Of Wb Ramp From L51B-E Of Oga | 3 |
| 080 /138.600/I80 E Of Rd East "K"-Sw Of Paxton | 3 |
| I-80 Wb Ramp | 3 |
| Ne-61 | 3 |
Belmar at a glance
| Land area | 4.6 sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 69146) | $43,068 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Keith 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 | 23 | — | 0.3 |
| 2000s | 27 | +14% | 0.8 |
| 2010s | 26 | -3% | 0.6 |
| 2020s | 32 | +25% | 0.8 |
From the 1990s to the 2020s, yearly reported truck crashes went from 23 to 32. Some of the change may reflect how crashes were reported. NHTSA counts 0.5 fatal large-truck crashes a year in 2016–19 and 0.8 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Belmar
How common are truck crashes in Belmar?
337 truck crashes have been reported in Keith County since 2015, with 25 deaths and 254 injuries.
When do most truck crashes happen in Belmar?
The worst month is March: 14.5% of truck crashes in Keith County happen then.
How many garbage truck accidents happen in Belmar?
Garbage trucks were involved in 0 reported crashes in Keith County since 2015 (0.0% of truck crashes).
How does Belmar compare with Nebraska for truck crashes?
The yearly rate is 359.3 truck crashes per 100,000 residents in Keith County, vs 60.7 for Nebraska.
What is the best way to plan truck routes in Belmar?
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.