Cementon, NY truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Cementon: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Cementon and Ulster County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Ulster County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
3.6 deaths per 100 garbage-truck crashes vs 2.1 for all trucks.
Deadliest roads
How Ulster County compares with New York State
Ulster 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 Ulster County stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2022) | Ulster County | New York State | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 58.0 | 28.0 | 49.7 | 2.1× the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 2.1 | 2.0 | 3.4 | same |
| Injuries per crash | 0.47 | 0.73 | 0.49 | 36% below the state |
| Garbage-truck share | 3.3% | 3.6% | 2.3% | 7% below the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 9.7% | 9.4% | 6.2% | same |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 23.7% | 25.1% | 23.7% | same |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 15.9% | 17.9% | 13.8% | 11% below the state |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 44.3% | 41.8% | 41.9% | same |
| After dark | 19.8% | 22.1% | 24.8% | 10% below the state |
Ulster County has lower values than New York for injuries per crash, garbage-truck share and in rain, sleet or snow. It runs above New York on crashes per 100k residents / yr.
Ulster County at a glance: +57% yearly reported truck crashes went from 64 in the 2000s to 101 in the 2010s.
Overview
Ulster County has recorded 925 truck crashes since 2015, with 449 people injured and 23 killed.
Across the years with complete reporting, that is roughly one truck crash every 3 days.
Cementon had 0 reported truck crashes since 2015, too few for reliable patterns, so the charts and findings on this page use Ulster County numbers.
96% of truck crash reports in Ulster County since 2015 leave the city field blank; place counts include only reports that name the place.
When crashes happen
Truck crashes peak in December (9.9% of the year) and are lowest in April (6.9%).
The five winter months (November to March) hold 44.3% of truck crashes, against 41.8% across New York.
More truck crashes happen at 11 am–12 pm than at any other hour (8.5%).
Road surface: 9.7% of truck crashes were on snow, slush or ice (New York: 9.4%).
Where crashes happen
Since 2015, fatal crashes with a large truck within 10 miles of Cementon happened on US-9 (3), US-9W (3), CR-47 Cauterskill Rd (1), I-87 (1) and Nelson Hoff Rd (1); no road leads clearly.
Garbage & waste trucks
Garbage and refuse trucks were involved in 31 crashes, 3.4% of the total, against 3.6% across New York.
The most garbage-truck crashes happen in April (16%).
Per 100 crashes, garbage trucks recorded 3.6 deaths compared with 2.1 for all trucks.
Route planning tips for Cementon fleets
- Build extra time into December routes: it has the most truck crashes here.
- Waste haulers: April is the peak month for garbage-truck crashes in Ulster County.
- Check your own stops for crash hotspots and low bridges with the free Route Planner.
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 Ulster County
By hour of day
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| US-9 | 3 |
| US-9W | 3 |
| CR-47 Cauterskill Rd | 1 |
| I-87 | 1 |
| Nelson Hoff Rd | 1 |
| SR-23A | 1 |
| SR-9G | 1 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Ulster County) |
|---|---|
| I-87 | 7 |
| E Chester St. | 1 |
| SR-9W | 1 |
| State Highway 300 | 1 |
Cementon at a glance
| Land area | 0.3 sq mi |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Ulster 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 | 50 | — | 1.6 |
| 2000s | 64 | +27% | 3.0 |
| 2010s | 101 | +57% | 1.5 |
| 2020s | 97 | -4% | 2.4 |
In the 1990s about 50 truck crashes a year were reported; in the 2020s, about 97. Reporting coverage also changed between these periods. Fatal large-truck crashes: 1.0 a year in 2016–19, 2.4 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Cementon
How many truck crashes happen in Cementon?
Ulster County has had 925 reported truck crashes since 2015, injuring 449 people and killing 23.
When do most truck crashes happen in Cementon?
Truck crashes in Ulster County peak in December, with 9.9% of the year's crashes.
Are garbage truck crashes common in Cementon?
Since 2015, Ulster County has reported 31 garbage-truck crashes, or 3.4% of its truck crashes.
How do truck crashes in Cementon compare with New York?
Ulster County records 58.0 truck crashes per 100,000 residents a year, against 28.0 across New York.
How do I plan a garbage truck route in Cementon?
Use the free Route Planner: enter your stops to get a risk score, safer alternatives and the low bridges on your route.
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.