Taconic Shores, NY truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Taconic Shores: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Taconic Shores and Columbia County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Columbia County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
9 of 366 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
No fatal large-truck crashes with a road name recorded here since 2015.
How Columbia County compares with New York State
Columbia County against New York State and the US, 2015–2022 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Columbia County stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2022) | Columbia County | New York State | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 68.0 | 28.0 | 49.7 | 2.4× the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 3.0 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 1.5× the state |
| Injuries per crash | 0.49 | 0.73 | 0.49 | 33% below the state |
| Garbage-truck share | 2.4% | 3.6% | 2.3% | 31% below the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 16.5% | 9.4% | 6.2% | 1.7× the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 23.5% | 25.1% | 23.7% | same |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 23.5% | 17.9% | 13.8% | 1.3× the state |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 46.0% | 41.8% | 41.9% | 1.1× the state |
| After dark | 16.5% | 22.1% | 24.8% | 26% below the state |
Compared with New York, Columbia County is lower on injuries per crash, garbage-truck share and after dark. It runs above New York on crashes per 100k residents / yr, deaths per 100 crashes and on snow, slush or ice.
The headline for Columbia County: 16.5% of truck crashes happened on snow, slush or ice, vs 9.4% in New York.
Overview
Since 2015, 366 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Columbia County. They injured 184 people and killed 12.
Across the years with complete reporting, that is roughly one truck crash every 9 days.
Taconic Shores had 0 reported truck crashes since 2015, too few for reliable patterns, so the charts and findings on this page use Columbia County numbers.
96% of truck crash reports in Columbia County since 2015 leave the city field blank; place counts include only reports that name the place.
When crashes happen
December has the most truck crashes, 11.2% of the yearly total, while May has the fewest (4.9%).
November through March accounts for 46.0% of truck crashes here, compared with 41.8% in New York.
More truck crashes happen at 10–11 am than at any other hour (9.3%).
16.5% of truck crashes here happened on snow, slush or ice, against 9.4% across New York.
Where crashes happen
NHTSA lists no located fatal large-truck crashes within 10 miles of Taconic Shores since 2015.
Garbage & waste trucks
Garbage trucks account for 9 of the truck crashes here, or 2.5%, compared with 3.6% in New York.
Route planning tips for Taconic Shores fleets
- Review driver schedules for December, the month with the most truck crashes.
- With 16.5% of truck crashes on snow, slush or ice (above New York), plan winter equipment checks early.
- Check your own stops for crash hotspots and low bridges with the free Route Planner.
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.
Crash reporting for 2023, 2024 and 2025 is incomplete; those years are shown in grey and not used for rates.
Truck crashes by year: all trucks vs garbage trucks
Seasonality: when trucks crash in Columbia County
By hour of day
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 (Columbia County) |
|---|---|
| I-90 | 2 |
| Crawford Ln | 1 |
| Other | 1 |
| Rte 66 | 1 |
| Rte 9H 23 | 1 |
Taconic Shores at a glance
| Land area | 0.8 sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 12516) | $128,750 |
| Median home value (ZIP 12516) | $289,812 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Columbia 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 | 23 | — | 1.4 |
| 2000s | 28 | +21% | 1.6 |
| 2010s | 37 | +32% | 1.0 |
| 2020s | 37 | +2% | 1.0 |
From the 1990s to the 2020s, yearly reported truck crashes went from 23 to 37. Some of the change may reflect how crashes were reported. Fatal crashes involving a large truck averaged 1.8 a year in 2016–19 and 1.0 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Taconic Shores
How many truck crashes happen in Taconic Shores?
366 truck crashes have been reported in Columbia County since 2015, with 12 deaths and 184 injuries.
When do most truck crashes happen in Taconic Shores?
December has the most truck crashes in Columbia County, 11.2% of the yearly total.
How many garbage truck crashes are there in Taconic Shores?
Since 2015, Columbia County has reported 9 garbage-truck crashes, or 2.5% of its truck crashes.
What is the truck crash rate in Taconic Shores compared with New York?
The yearly rate is 68.0 truck crashes per 100,000 residents in Columbia County, vs 28.0 for New York.
How do I plan a garbage truck route in Taconic Shores?
Paste your stops into the free CurbWaste Route Planner: it scores your route against fatal-crash locations, suggests safer alternatives and flags low bridges.
Crash reporting to FMCSA was incomplete in 2023, 2024 and 2025; those years are greyed out and left out of rates. 2026 is a partial year. Updated October 2026.