Thedford, NE truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Thedford: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Thedford and Thomas County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Thomas County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
0 of 17 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
What stands out in Thomas County: 17 truck crashes reported in Thomas County since 2015.
Overview
Police reported 17 crashes involving commercial trucks in Thomas County since 2015: 10 people were injured and 2 were killed.
That averages about one truck crash every 251 days in fully reported years.
With 0 truck crashes reported in Thedford since 2015, this page uses Thomas County numbers for its patterns and comparisons.
94% of truck crash reports in Thomas County since 2015 leave the city field blank; place counts include only reports that name the place.
When crashes happen
There are too few truck crashes in Thomas County to show a reliable monthly pattern.
Where crashes happen
Roads with fatal crashes involving a large truck within 10 miles of Thedford since 2015: SR-2 (2). No single road stands out.
Garbage & waste trucks
No crashes involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Thomas County since 2015.
Route planning tips for Thedford fleets
- Paste your stops into the free Route Planner to see the risk score, safer alternatives and low bridges.
About the data
Sources: the FMCSA crash file for all reported truck crashes and NHTSA FARS for fatal crashes with a large truck. Every statement here comes straight from those numbers.
Truck crashes by year: all trucks vs garbage trucks
Seasonality: when trucks crash in Thomas County
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| SR-2 | 2 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Thomas County) |
|---|---|
| SR-2 | 3 |
| US-83 | 3 |
| 002 /215.190/N2 W Of Parker Ln-E Of Thedford | 2 |
| 083 /149.250/E Jct Us83 & N2-E Of Thedford | 2 |
| 002 /210.660/N2 W Of Us83-Ent-E Of Thedford | 1 |
| 083 /133.980/Us83 N Of Scenic Bypass-Se Of Thedf | 1 |
| 083 /137.780/Us83 S Of Ewoldt Rd-Se Of Thedford | 1 |
| 083 /150.860/Us83 S Of Sawyer Mountain Ln-Ne Of | 1 |
Thedford at a glance
| Population | 197 |
| Land area | 0.2 sq mi |
| Density | 821 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 69166) | $58,929 |
| Median home value (ZIP 69166) | $112,009 |
Historical data: truck crashes in Thomas 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 | 1 | — | 0.1 |
| 2000s | 1 | -37% | 0.1 |
| 2010s | 2 | +78% | 0.0 |
| 2020s | 2 | -6% | 0.4 |
From the 1990s to the 2020s, yearly reported truck crashes went from 1 to 2. Some of the change may reflect how crashes were reported. Fatal crashes involving a large truck averaged 0.0 a year in 2016–19 and 0.4 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Thedford
How common are truck crashes in Thedford?
17 truck crashes have been reported in Thomas County since 2015, with 2 deaths and 10 injuries.
How many garbage truck crashes are there in Thedford?
0 crashes involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Thomas County since 2015, 0.0% of all truck crashes.
How can I plan a safer truck route in Thedford?
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.