Napanoch, NY truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Napanoch: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Napanoch 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 stands out for higher crashes per 100k residents / yr.
What stands out in Ulster County: +57% reported truck crashes a year in the 2010s vs the 2000s (101 vs 64).
Overview
Since 2015, 925 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Ulster County. They injured 449 people and killed 23.
In complete reporting years that works out to about one truck crash every 3 days.
Only 0 truck crashes were reported in Napanoch since 2015; patterns below come from Ulster County as a whole.
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.
The busiest hour is 11 am–12 pm, with 8.5% of truck crashes.
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 Napanoch happened on US-209 (1); no road leads clearly.
Garbage & waste trucks
Garbage trucks account for 31 of the truck crashes here, or 3.4%, compared with 3.6% in 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 Napanoch fleets
- Build extra time into December routes: it has the most truck crashes here.
- For residential and commercial waste routes, look again at April schedules: garbage-truck crashes peak then.
- Check your own stops for crash hotspots and low bridges with the free Route Planner.
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.
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-209 | 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 |
Napanoch at a glance
| Land area | 1.4 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 |
From the 1990s to the 2020s, yearly reported truck crashes went from 50 to 97. Some of the change may reflect how crashes were reported. NHTSA counts 1.0 fatal large-truck crashes a year in 2016–19 and 2.4 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Napanoch
How many truck crashes happen in Napanoch?
925 truck crashes have been reported in Ulster County since 2015, with 23 deaths and 449 injuries.
When do most truck crashes happen in Napanoch?
The worst month is December: 9.9% of truck crashes in Ulster County happen then.
How many garbage truck accidents happen in Napanoch?
Since 2015, Ulster County has reported 31 garbage-truck crashes, or 3.4% of its truck crashes.
What is the truck crash rate in Napanoch compared 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 Napanoch?
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.