Luna, NM truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Luna: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Luna and Catron County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Catron County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
0 of 14 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
No fatal large-truck crashes with a road name recorded here since 2015.
Catron County at a glance: 14 truck crashes reported in Catron County since 2015.
Overview
Police reported 14 crashes involving commercial trucks in Catron County since 2015: 8 people were injured and 1 were killed.
In complete reporting years that works out to about one truck crash every 365 days.
Luna had 0 reported truck crashes since 2015, too few for reliable patterns, so the charts and findings on this page use Catron County numbers.
36% of truck crash reports in Catron 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 Catron County has on record.
Where crashes happen
No fatal crash involving a large truck has a recorded location within 10 miles of Luna since 2015.
Garbage & waste trucks
FMCSA lists no garbage-truck crashes in Catron County since 2015.
Route planning tips for Luna 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 Catron 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 (Catron County) |
|---|---|
| Exit 102 Eb Off Ramp | 1 |
| Forest Road 28 | 1 |
| Hwy 180 Mm 30 | 1 |
| Hwy 60 Mm 10.8 | 1 |
| I-40 | 1 |
| Navajo Way | 1 |
| Nm Highway 36 | 1 |
| Nm Highway 60 | 1 |
Luna at a glance
| Land area | 5.6 sq mi |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Catron 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 | — | 0.2 |
| 2000s | 1 | -40% | 0.4 |
| 2010s | 1 | +86% | 0.0 |
| 2020s | 0 | -62% | 0.0 |
Reported truck crashes averaged 1 a year in the 1990s and 1 a year in the 2010s. Reporting practices changed over time, so part of any change can come from reporting.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Luna
How common are truck crashes in Luna?
Since 2015, 14 crashes involving commercial trucks were reported in Catron County (8 injured, 1 killed).
Are garbage truck crashes common in Luna?
Garbage trucks were involved in 0 reported crashes in Catron County since 2015 (0.0% of truck crashes).
How can I plan a safer truck route in Luna?
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.