Rancho Grande, NM truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Rancho Grande: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Rancho Grande 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.
The headline for Catron County: 14 reported truck crashes in Catron County since 2015.
Overview
Catron County has recorded 14 truck crashes since 2015, with 8 people injured and 1 killed.
That averages about one truck crash every 365 days in fully reported years.
With 0 truck crashes reported in Rancho Grande since 2015, this page uses Catron County numbers for its patterns and comparisons.
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
Since 2015, no fatal large-truck crashes with a location were recorded within 10 miles of Rancho Grande.
Garbage & waste trucks
Since 2015, no garbage-truck crashes were reported for Catron County.
Route planning tips for Rancho Grande fleets
- Paste your stops into the free Route Planner to see the risk score, safer alternatives and low bridges.
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 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 |
Rancho Grande at a glance
| Land area | 0.4 sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 87830) | $31,163 |
| Median home value (ZIP 87830) | $117,517 |
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 |
In the 1990s about 1 truck crash a year were reported; in the 2010s, about 1. Reporting coverage also changed between these periods.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Rancho Grande
How common are truck crashes in Rancho Grande?
Since 2015, 14 crashes involving commercial trucks were reported in Catron County (8 injured, 1 killed).
Are garbage truck crashes common in Rancho Grande?
Since 2015, Catron County has reported 0 garbage-truck crashes, or 0.0% of its truck crashes.
How do I plan a garbage truck route in Rancho Grande?
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.