Rivers, NM truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Rivers: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Rivers 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.
Rivers 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 Rivers since 2015.
Garbage & waste trucks
No crashes involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Catron County since 2015.
Route planning tips for Rivers fleets
- Use the free Route Planner to score your route and spot low bridges before drivers head out.
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 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 |
Rivers at a glance
| Land area | 2.2 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 Rivers
How common are truck crashes in Rivers?
Catron County has had 14 reported truck crashes since 2015, injuring 8 people and killing 1.
How many garbage truck crashes are there in Rivers?
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 Rivers?
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.