Arrey, NM truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Arrey: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Arrey and Sierra County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Sierra County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
0 of 68 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
How Sierra County compares with New Mexico
Sierra County against New Mexico and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Sierra County stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Sierra County | New Mexico | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 50.3 | 45.6 | 49.7 | 1.1× the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.4 | same |
| Injuries per crash | 0.33 | 0.56 | 0.49 | 41% below the state |
| Garbage-truck share | 0.0% | 0.4% | 2.3% | 100% below the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 1.6% | 12.1% | 6.2% | 87% below the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 20.6% | 22.8% | 23.7% | 9% below the state |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 19.1% | 11.7% | 13.8% | 1.6× the state |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 46.0% | 46.8% | 41.9% | same |
| After dark | 38.1% | 30.2% | 24.8% | 1.3× the state |
Sierra County has lower values than New Mexico for injuries per crash, garbage-truck share and on snow, slush or ice. It stands out for higher crashes per 100k residents / yr, in rain, sleet or snow and after dark.
The headline for Sierra County: 0 crashes involve a garbage truck (0 since 2015), vs 0.4% across New Mexico.
Overview
Since 2015, 68 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Sierra County. They injured 23 people and killed 6.
In complete reporting years that works out to about one truck crash every 64 days.
Only 0 truck crashes were reported in Arrey since 2015; patterns below come from Sierra County as a whole.
32% of truck crash reports in Sierra County since 2015 leave the city field blank; place counts include only reports that name the place.
When crashes happen
The worst month is January with 14.7% of truck crashes; the quietest is June at 2.9%.
The five winter months (November to March) hold 46.0% of truck crashes, against 46.8% across New Mexico.
More truck crashes happen at 4–5 pm than at any other hour (8.8%).
Road surface: 1.6% of truck crashes were on snow, slush or ice (New Mexico: 12.1%).
Where crashes happen
Fatal large-truck crashes within 10 miles of Arrey since 2015 were spread across roads: I-25 (4).
Garbage & waste trucks
FMCSA lists no garbage-truck crashes in Sierra County since 2015.
Route planning tips for Arrey fleets
- Build extra time into January routes: it has the most truck crashes here.
- Use the free Route Planner to score your route and spot low bridges before drivers head out.
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 Sierra County
By hour of day
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| I-25 | 4 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Sierra County) |
|---|---|
| I-25 | 24 |
| I 25 North-Bd Fw | 2 |
| I 25 South Bd Fw | 2 |
| Interstate 25 Mm 53 | 2 |
| Interstate 25 South | 2 |
| Broadway | 1 |
| Broadway St | 1 |
| Clancy St & Mcadoo St | 1 |
Arrey at a glance
| Land area | 0.8 sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 87930) | $38,085 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Sierra 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 | — | 0.3 |
| 2000s | 2 | +260% | 0.0 |
| 2010s | 4 | +50% | 0.3 |
| 2020s | 6 | +71% | 0.8 |
In the 1990s about 1 truck crash a year were reported; in the 2020s, about 6. Reporting coverage also changed between these periods. NHTSA counts 0.0 fatal large-truck crashes a year in 2016–19 and 0.8 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Arrey
How common are truck crashes in Arrey?
Since 2015, 68 crashes involving commercial trucks were reported in Sierra County (23 injured, 6 killed).
When do most truck crashes happen in Arrey?
January has the most truck crashes in Sierra County, 14.7% of the yearly total.
Are garbage truck crashes common in Arrey?
0 crashes involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Sierra County since 2015, 0.0% of all truck crashes.
How do truck crashes in Arrey compare with New Mexico?
Sierra County records 50.3 truck crashes per 100,000 residents a year, against 45.6 across New Mexico.
How can I plan a safer truck route in Arrey?
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.