Sarben, NE truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Sarben: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Sarben 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
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 |
Keith County sits below Nebraska on garbage-truck share. Where it is higher: crashes per 100k residents / yr, injuries per crash and on snow, slush or ice.
The headline for Keith County: 0 of truck crashes here involve garbage trucks: 0.0%, vs 1.8% in 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.
Sarben had 0 reported truck crashes since 2015, too few for reliable patterns, so the charts and findings on this page use Keith County numbers.
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%).
November through March accounts for 41.0% of truck crashes here, compared with 42.7% in 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
Since 2015, fatal crashes with a large truck within 10 miles of Sarben happened on I-80 (3); no road leads clearly.
Garbage & waste trucks
FMCSA lists no garbage-truck crashes in Keith County since 2015.
Route planning tips for Sarben 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.
- Icy and snowy roads show up in 30.1% of truck crashes here, more than Nebraska; schedule winter checks early.
- 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 Keith County
By hour of day
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| I-80 | 3 |
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 |
Sarben at a glance
| Land area | 0.2 sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 69155) | $64,432 |
| Median home value (ZIP 69155) | $145,876 |
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 |
In the 1990s about 23 truck crashes a year were reported; in the 2020s, about 32. Reporting coverage also changed between these periods. Fatal crashes involving a large truck averaged 0.5 a year in 2016–19 and 0.8 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Sarben
How many truck accidents are there in Sarben?
Keith County has had 337 reported truck crashes since 2015, injuring 254 people and killing 25.
Which month has the most truck crashes in Sarben?
The worst month is March: 14.5% of truck crashes in Keith County happen then.
How many garbage truck crashes are there in Sarben?
0 crashes involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Keith County since 2015, 0.0% of all truck crashes.
How does Sarben compare with Nebraska for truck crashes?
Per 100,000 residents, Keith County has 359.3 truck crashes a year; Nebraska has 60.7.
How can I plan a safer truck route in Sarben?
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.