Superior, NE truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Superior: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Superior 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
What stands out in 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.
That averages about one truck crash every 251 days in fully reported years.
Only 5 truck crashes were reported in Superior since 2015; patterns below come from Nuckolls County as a whole.
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
Monthly patterns need more crashes than Nuckolls County has on record.
Where crashes happen
Roads with fatal crashes involving a large truck within 10 miles of Superior since 2015: SR-14 (1). No single road stands out.
Garbage & waste trucks
Since 2015, no garbage-truck crashes were reported for Nuckolls County.
Route planning tips for Superior 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
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| SR-14 | 1 |
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 |
Superior at a glance
| Population | 1,829 |
| Land area | 2.2 sq mi |
| Density | 831 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 68978) | $65,764 |
| Median home value (ZIP 68978) | $83,746 |
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.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Superior
How many truck accidents are there in Superior?
16 truck crashes have been reported in Nuckolls County since 2015, with 0 deaths and 9 injuries.
Are garbage truck crashes common in Superior?
0 crashes involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Nuckolls County since 2015, 0.0% of all truck crashes.
How do I plan a garbage truck route in Superior?
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.