Custer City, OK truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Custer City: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Custer City and Custer County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Custer County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
3 of 576 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
How Custer County compares with Oklahoma
Custer County against Oklahoma and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Custer County stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Custer County | Oklahoma | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 192.1 | 79.3 | 49.7 | 2.4× the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 4.8 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 1.2× the state |
| Injuries per crash | 0.44 | 0.44 | 0.49 | same |
| Garbage-truck share | 0.5% | 1.4% | 2.3% | 61% below the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 12.9% | 5.3% | 6.2% | 2.4× the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 22.3% | 22.6% | 23.7% | same |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 22.3% | 12.8% | 13.8% | 1.7× the state |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 40.9% | 40.4% | 41.9% | same |
| After dark | 39.8% | 25.4% | 24.8% | 1.6× the state |
Custer County sits below Oklahoma on garbage-truck share. Where it is higher: crashes per 100k residents / yr, deaths per 100 crashes and on snow, slush or ice.
The headline for Custer County: 12.9% on snowy, slushy or icy roads, against 5.3% across Oklahoma.
Overview
Since 2015, 576 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Custer County. They injured 252 people and killed 26.
That averages about one truck crash every 7 days in fully reported years.
Custer City had 9 reported truck crashes since 2015, too few for reliable patterns, so the charts and findings on this page use Custer County numbers.
When crashes happen
The worst month is February with 12.8% of truck crashes; the quietest is December at 5.6%.
Winter months (Nov–Mar) carry 40.9% of truck crashes, vs 40.4% for Oklahoma.
More truck crashes happen at 4–5 pm than at any other hour (6.2%).
Snow, slush or ice was on the road in 12.9% of truck crashes, compared with 5.3% in Oklahoma.
Where crashes happen
Since 2015, fatal crashes with a large truck within 10 miles of Custer City happened on CR-0860 (1) and SR-54 (1); no road leads clearly.
Garbage & waste trucks
Garbage trucks account for 3 of the truck crashes here, or 0.5%, compared with 1.4% in Oklahoma.
Route planning tips for Custer City fleets
- Build extra time into February routes: it has the most truck crashes here.
- Icy and snowy roads show up in 12.9% of truck crashes here, more than Oklahoma; schedule winter checks early.
- Paste your stops into the free Route Planner to see the risk score, safer alternatives and low bridges.
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.
Reporting was incomplete in 2019, so those years are greyed out and left out of rates and comparisons.
Truck crashes by year: all trucks vs garbage trucks
Seasonality: when trucks crash in Custer County
By hour of day
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| CR-0860 | 1 |
| SR-54 | 1 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Custer County) |
|---|---|
| I-40 | 368 |
| US-183 | 23 |
| Sh-54 | 20 |
| Interstate Highway 40 | 13 |
| State Highway 54 | 9 |
| Ok-33 | 8 |
| Sh-33 | 7 |
| E Main St | 5 |
Custer City at a glance
| Population | 369 |
| Land area | 0.6 sq mi |
| Density | 608 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 73639) | $73,269 |
| Median home value (ZIP 73639) | $96,450 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Custer 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 | 22 | — | 1.5 |
| 2000s | 31 | +41% | 1.7 |
| 2010s | 55 | +76% | 1.6 |
| 2020s | 47 | -14% | 1.2 |
In the 1990s about 22 truck crashes a year were reported; in the 2020s, about 47. Reporting coverage also changed between these periods. Fatal crashes involving a large truck averaged 1.5 a year in 2016–19 and 1.2 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Custer City
How common are truck crashes in Custer City?
Custer County has had 576 reported truck crashes since 2015, injuring 252 people and killing 26.
What is the worst month for truck crashes in Custer City?
February has the most truck crashes in Custer County, 12.8% of the yearly total.
How many garbage truck crashes are there in Custer City?
Since 2015, Custer County has reported 3 garbage-truck crashes, or 0.5% of its truck crashes.
How do truck crashes in Custer City compare with Oklahoma?
Per 100,000 residents, Custer County has 192.1 truck crashes a year; Oklahoma has 79.3.
How can I plan a safer truck route in Custer City?
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 2019; those years are greyed out and left out of rates. 2026 is a partial year. Updated October 2026.