Jay, NY truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Jay: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Jay and Essex County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Essex County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
4 of 239 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
No fatal large-truck crashes with a road name recorded here since 2015.
How Essex County compares with New York State
Essex 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 Essex County stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2022) | Essex County | New York State | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 71.4 | 28.0 | 49.7 | 2.6× the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 50% below the state |
| Injuries per crash | 0.38 | 0.73 | 0.49 | 48% below the state |
| Garbage-truck share | 1.4% | 3.6% | 2.3% | 60% below the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 30.9% | 9.4% | 6.2% | 3.3× the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 27.1% | 25.1% | 23.7% | 1.1× the state |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 37.1% | 17.9% | 13.8% | 2.1× the state |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 52.9% | 41.8% | 41.9% | 1.3× the state |
| After dark | 26.2% | 22.1% | 24.8% | 1.2× the state |
Compared with New York, Essex County is lower on deaths per 100 crashes, injuries per crash and garbage-truck share. It runs above New York on crashes per 100k residents / yr, on snow, slush or ice and morning rush (6–10 am).
What stands out in Essex County: 30.9% on snowy, slushy or icy roads, against 9.4% across New York.
Overview
Since 2015, 239 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Essex County. They injured 85 people and killed 4.
That averages about one truck crash every 14 days in fully reported years.
Jay had 0 reported truck crashes since 2015, too few for reliable patterns, so the charts and findings on this page use Essex County numbers.
97% of truck crash reports in Essex County since 2015 leave the city field blank; place counts include only reports that name the place.
When crashes happen
The worst month is February with 13.4% of truck crashes; the quietest is July at 3.8%.
The five winter months (November to March) hold 52.9% of truck crashes, against 41.8% across New York.
By time of day, 7–8 am stands out with 8.4% of truck crashes.
Snow, slush or ice was on the road in 30.9% of truck crashes, compared with 9.4% in New York.
Where crashes happen
No fatal crash involving a large truck has a recorded location within 10 miles of Jay since 2015.
Garbage & waste trucks
4 crashes involved a garbage or refuse truck, a 1.7% share (New York: 3.6%).
Route planning tips for Jay fleets
- Review driver schedules for February, the month with the most truck crashes.
- Morning starts matter: 27.1% of truck crashes fall between 6 and 10 am, higher than New York.
- With 30.9% of truck crashes on snow, slush or ice (above New York), plan winter equipment checks early.
- 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.
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 Essex 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 (Essex County) |
|---|---|
| I-87 | 3 |
| SR-73 | 1 |
Jay at a glance
| Population | 2,493 |
| Land area | 67.7 sq mi |
| Density | 37 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 12941) | $68,625 |
| Median home value (ZIP 12941) | $204,432 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Essex 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 | 33 | — | 0.7 |
| 2000s | 30 | -7% | 1.1 |
| 2010s | 25 | -17% | 0.2 |
| 2020s | 26 | +4% | 0.4 |
In the 1990s about 33 truck crashes a year were reported; in the 2020s, about 26. Reporting coverage also changed between these periods. NHTSA counts 0.0 fatal large-truck crashes a year in 2016–19 and 0.4 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Jay
How many truck crashes happen in Jay?
239 truck crashes have been reported in Essex County since 2015, with 4 deaths and 85 injuries.
Which month has the most truck crashes in Jay?
February has the most truck crashes in Essex County, 13.4% of the yearly total.
How many garbage truck accidents happen in Jay?
4 crashes involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Essex County since 2015, 1.7% of all truck crashes.
What is the truck crash rate in Jay compared with New York?
Essex County records 71.4 truck crashes per 100,000 residents a year, against 28.0 across New York.
What is the best way to plan truck routes in Jay?
The free Route Planner takes your stops and returns a route risk score, safer alternatives and low-bridge warnings.
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.