Cloudcroft, NM truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Cloudcroft: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Cloudcroft and Otero County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Otero County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
3 of 145 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
How Otero County compares with New Mexico
Otero County against New Mexico and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Otero County stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Otero County | New Mexico | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 18.0 | 45.6 | 49.7 | 61% below the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 8.0 | 9.5 | 3.4 | 16% below the state |
| Injuries per crash | 0.49 | 0.56 | 0.49 | 13% below the state |
| Garbage-truck share | 2.2% | 0.4% | 2.3% | 4.8× the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 0.7% | 12.1% | 6.2% | 94% below the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 21.7% | 22.8% | 23.7% | same |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 6.5% | 11.7% | 13.8% | 44% below the state |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 46.4% | 46.8% | 41.9% | same |
| After dark | 26.8% | 30.2% | 24.8% | 11% below the state |
Otero County sits below New Mexico on crashes per 100k residents / yr, deaths per 100 crashes and injuries per crash. It runs above New Mexico on garbage-truck share.
The headline for Otero County: 1 in 46 garbage-truck share of crashes is 2.2%, against 0.4% for New Mexico.
Overview
Since 2015, 145 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Otero County. They injured 73 people and killed 11.
That averages about one truck crash every 29 days in fully reported years.
Cloudcroft had 0 reported truck crashes since 2015, too few for reliable patterns, so the charts and findings on this page use Otero County numbers.
29% of truck crash reports in Otero County since 2015 leave the city field blank; place counts include only reports that name the place.
When crashes happen
July has the most truck crashes, 14.5% of the yearly total, while April has the fewest (4.1%).
The five winter months (November to March) hold 46.4% of truck crashes, against 46.8% across New Mexico.
More truck crashes happen at 1–2 pm than at any other hour (11.0%).
0.7% of truck crashes here happened on snow, slush or ice, against 12.1% across New Mexico.
Where crashes happen
Since 2015, fatal crashes with a large truck within 10 miles of Cloudcroft happened on US-82 (1); no road leads clearly.
Garbage & waste trucks
Garbage and refuse trucks were involved in 3 crashes, 2.1% of the total, against 0.4% across New Mexico.
Route planning tips for Cloudcroft fleets
- Review driver schedules for July, the month with the most truck crashes.
- 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 Otero County
By hour of day
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| US-82 | 1 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Otero County) |
|---|---|
| US-54 | 15 |
| US-70 | 14 |
| US-82 | 5 |
| Us Hwy 54 Mile Post 86 | 4 |
| Hwy 54/70 | 3 |
| Sr 54 East | 3 |
| Us Highway 54 South | 3 |
| Alamo Relief Route | 2 |
Cloudcroft at a glance
| Population | 756 |
| Land area | 1.6 sq mi |
| Density | 462 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 88317) | $136,250 |
| Median home value (ZIP 88317) | $192,948 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Otero 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 | 11 | — | 2.2 |
| 2000s | 8 | -27% | 1.1 |
| 2010s | 14 | +65% | 1.1 |
| 2020s | 10 | -23% | 1.2 |
In the 1990s about 11 truck crashes a year were reported; in the 2020s, about 10. Reporting coverage also changed between these periods. Fatal crashes involving a large truck averaged 1.2 a year in 2016–19 and 1.2 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Cloudcroft
How many truck accidents are there in Cloudcroft?
Otero County has had 145 reported truck crashes since 2015, injuring 73 people and killing 11.
Which month has the most truck crashes in Cloudcroft?
July has the most truck crashes in Otero County, 14.5% of the yearly total.
How many garbage truck accidents happen in Cloudcroft?
Garbage trucks were involved in 3 reported crashes in Otero County since 2015 (2.1% of truck crashes).
What is the truck crash rate in Cloudcroft compared with New Mexico?
Otero County records 18.0 truck crashes per 100,000 residents a year, against 45.6 across New Mexico.
How can I plan a safer truck route in Cloudcroft?
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.