Nelson, NE truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Nelson: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Nelson and Nuckolls County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Nuckolls County numbers.
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: 16 truck crashes reported in Nuckolls County since 2015.
Overview
Police reported 16 crashes involving commercial trucks in Nuckolls County since 2015: 9 people were injured and 0 were killed.
In complete reporting years that works out to about one truck crash every 251 days.
Nelson had 1 reported truck crash since 2015, too few for reliable patterns, so the charts and findings on this page use Nuckolls County numbers.
62% of truck crash reports in Nuckolls County since 2015 leave the city field blank; place counts include only reports that name the place.
When crashes happen
Nuckolls County has too few reported truck crashes for a monthly pattern.
Where crashes happen
Since 2015, no fatal large-truck crashes with a location were recorded within 10 miles of Nelson.
Garbage & waste trucks
FMCSA lists no garbage-truck crashes in Nuckolls County since 2015.
Route planning tips for Nelson fleets
- 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 Nuckolls County
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 (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 |
Nelson at a glance
| Population | 458 |
| Land area | 0.8 sq mi |
| Density | 561 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 68961) | $55,673 |
| Median home value (ZIP 68961) | $67,572 |
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 |
In the 1990s about 5 truck crashes a year were reported; in the 2020s, about 2. Reporting coverage also changed between these periods.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Nelson
How common are truck crashes in Nelson?
16 truck crashes have been reported in Nuckolls County since 2015, with 0 deaths and 9 injuries.
How many garbage truck crashes are there in Nelson?
Garbage trucks were involved in 0 reported crashes in Nuckolls County since 2015 (0.0% of truck crashes).
What is the best way to plan truck routes in Nelson?
Use the free Route Planner: enter your stops to get a risk score, safer alternatives and the low bridges on your route.
2026 is a partial year. Updated October 2026.