Quay, OK truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Quay: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Quay and Payne County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Payne County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
4 of 380 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
How Payne County compares with Oklahoma
Payne County against Oklahoma and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Payne County stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Payne County | Oklahoma | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 42.6 | 79.3 | 49.7 | 46% below the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 1.1× the state |
| Injuries per crash | 0.50 | 0.44 | 0.49 | 1.1× the state |
| Garbage-truck share | 1.1% | 1.4% | 2.3% | 21% below the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 4.5% | 5.3% | 6.2% | 15% below the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 20.9% | 22.6% | 23.7% | 7% below the state |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 8.4% | 12.8% | 13.8% | 35% below the state |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 38.2% | 40.4% | 41.9% | same |
| After dark | 18.7% | 25.4% | 24.8% | 27% below the state |
Payne County has lower values than Oklahoma for crashes per 100k residents / yr, garbage-truck share and on snow, slush or ice. Where it is higher: deaths per 100 crashes and injuries per crash.
The headline for Payne County: 8.4% of truck crashes happen in rain, sleet or snow, vs 12.8% in Oklahoma.
Overview
Since 2015, 380 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Payne County. They injured 191 people and killed 16.
In complete reporting years that works out to about one truck crash every 10 days.
Only 0 truck crashes were reported in Quay since 2015; patterns below come from Payne County as a whole.
When crashes happen
Truck crashes peak in April (10.3% of the year) and are lowest in January (5.5%).
The five winter months (November to March) hold 38.2% of truck crashes, against 40.4% across Oklahoma.
More truck crashes happen at 11 am–12 pm than at any other hour (9.7%).
Snow, slush or ice was on the road in 4.5% of truck crashes, compared with 5.3% in Oklahoma.
Where crashes happen
Since 2015, fatal crashes with a large truck within 10 miles of Quay happened on SR-51 (2), SR-18 (1) and US-412 (1); no road leads clearly.
Garbage & waste trucks
Garbage trucks account for 4 of the truck crashes here, or 1.1%, compared with 1.4% in Oklahoma.
Route planning tips for Quay fleets
- Build extra time into April routes: it has the most truck crashes here.
- Use the free Route Planner to score your route and spot low bridges before drivers head out.
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 to FMCSA was incomplete in 2019; rates and comparisons skip those years.
Truck crashes by year: all trucks vs garbage trucks
Seasonality: when trucks crash in Payne County
By hour of day
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| SR-51 | 2 |
| SR-18 | 1 |
| US-412 | 1 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Payne County) |
|---|---|
| I-35 | 62 |
| State Highway 51 | 20 |
| State Highway 33 | 18 |
| US-177 | 18 |
| Sh-51 | 15 |
| Sh-33 | 11 |
| State Highway 18 | 9 |
| Sh-18 | 7 |
Quay at a glance
| Land area | 0.2 sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 74085) | $43,600 |
| Median home value (ZIP 74085) | $200,451 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Payne 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 | 12 | — | 1.0 |
| 2000s | 20 | +64% | 0.5 |
| 2010s | 44 | +126% | 2.2 |
| 2020s | 34 | -23% | 2.0 |
In the 1990s about 12 truck crashes a year were reported; in the 2020s, about 34. Reporting coverage also changed between these periods. NHTSA counts 1.2 fatal large-truck crashes a year in 2016–19 and 2.0 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Quay
How common are truck crashes in Quay?
Payne County has had 380 reported truck crashes since 2015, injuring 191 people and killing 16.
What is the worst month for truck crashes in Quay?
April has the most truck crashes in Payne County, 10.3% of the yearly total.
How many garbage truck crashes are there in Quay?
4 crashes involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Payne County since 2015, 1.1% of all truck crashes.
How does Quay compare with Oklahoma for truck crashes?
The yearly rate is 42.6 truck crashes per 100,000 residents in Payne County, vs 79.3 for Oklahoma.
What is the best way to plan truck routes in Quay?
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.