Nuckolls County, NE truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Nuckolls 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 16 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
No fatal large-truck crashes with a road name recorded here since 2015.
The headline for Nuckolls County: #79 of 93 for truck crashes in Nebraska, out of 93 counties.
Overview
Nuckolls County has recorded 16 truck crashes since 2015, with 9 people injured and 0 killed.
Across the years with complete reporting, that is roughly one truck crash every 251 days.
When crashes happen
Monthly patterns need more crashes than Nuckolls County has on record.
Where crashes happen
Since 2015, no fatal large-truck crashes with a location were recorded in Nuckolls County.
Garbage & waste trucks
FMCSA lists no garbage-truck crashes in Nuckolls County since 2015.
Route planning tips for Nuckolls County fleets
- Check your own stops for crash hotspots and low bridges with the free Route Planner.
About the data
This report uses the FMCSA crash file (reported crashes of trucks over 10,000 lb) and NHTSA FARS (fatal crashes). It reports the numbers without guessing at reasons.
Truck crashes by year: all trucks vs garbage trucks
Seasonality: when trucks crash in Nuckolls County
Most dangerous roads for trucks
No fatal crashes involving a large truck with a road name were recorded in Nuckolls County since 2015.
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Nuckolls County) |
|---|---|
| 136 /103.250/N Jst Us136 & N14-S Of Nelson | 2 |
| SR-14 | 2 |
| 004 /81.720/N4 E Of Cr 3400-E Of Lawernce | 1 |
| 008 /0.510/3Rd St(N8) & Hartley St | 1 |
| 014 /15.020/Main St(N14) & 4Th St | 1 |
| 014 /24.320/N14 & Cr "Z"-N Of Nelson | 1 |
| 136 /110.280/Us136 & Cr 4300-W Of Ruskin | 1 |
| 136 /110.810/Us136 W Of Cr 4400-W Of Ruskin | 1 |
Nuckolls County at a glance
| Population | 4,094 |
| Land area | 575.2 sq mi |
| Density | 7 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP average) | $78,425 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Nuckolls 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 | 5 | — | 0.2 |
| 2000s | 1 | -82% | 0.1 |
| 2010s | 1 | +38% | 0.0 |
| 2020s | 2 | +36% | 0.0 |
From the 1990s to the 2020s, yearly reported truck crashes went from 5 to 2. Some of the change may reflect how crashes were reported.
Cities, towns & communities in Nuckolls County
ZIP codes in Nuckolls County
Nearby counties
Questions fleets ask about Nuckolls County
How many truck accidents are there in Nuckolls County?
Nuckolls County has had 16 reported truck crashes since 2015, injuring 9 people and killing 0.
Are garbage truck crashes common in Nuckolls County?
Since 2015, Nuckolls County has reported 0 garbage-truck crashes, or 0.0% of its truck crashes.
How do I plan a garbage truck route in Nuckolls County?
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.