Avard, OK truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Avard: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Avard and Woods County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Woods County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
1 of 84 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
No fatal large-truck crashes with a road name recorded here since 2015.
How Woods County compares with Oklahoma
Woods County against Oklahoma and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Woods County stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Woods County | Oklahoma | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 86.9 | 79.3 | 49.7 | 1.1× the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 2.4 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 41% below the state |
| Injuries per crash | 0.48 | 0.44 | 0.49 | 1.1× the state |
| Garbage-truck share | 1.2% | 1.4% | 2.3% | 13% below the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 0.0% | 5.3% | 6.2% | 100% below the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 25.6% | 22.6% | 23.7% | 1.1× the state |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 7.3% | 12.8% | 13.8% | 43% below the state |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 37.8% | 40.4% | 41.9% | same |
| After dark | 32.9% | 25.4% | 24.8% | 1.3× the state |
Woods County has lower values than Oklahoma for deaths per 100 crashes, garbage-truck share and on snow, slush or ice. It runs above Oklahoma on crashes per 100k residents / yr, injuries per crash and morning rush (6–10 am).
What stands out in Woods County: April 16.7% of truck crashes happen in April, more than any other month.
Overview
Woods County has recorded 84 truck crashes since 2015, with 39 people injured and 2 killed.
Across the years with complete reporting, that is roughly one truck crash every 49 days.
Avard had 3 reported truck crashes since 2015, too few for reliable patterns, so the charts and findings on this page use Woods County numbers.
When crashes happen
The worst month is April with 16.7% of truck crashes; the quietest is December at 2.4%.
The five winter months (November to March) hold 37.8% of truck crashes, against 40.4% across Oklahoma.
More truck crashes happen at 7–8 am than at any other hour (8.3%).
Road surface: 0.0% of truck crashes were on snow, slush or ice (Oklahoma: 5.3%).
Where crashes happen
No fatal crash involving a large truck has a recorded location within 10 miles of Avard since 2015.
Garbage & waste trucks
Garbage and refuse trucks were involved in 1 crash, 1.2% of the total, against 1.4% across Oklahoma.
Route planning tips for Avard fleets
- Plan April schedules with more margin; it is the worst month for truck crashes in Woods County.
- The morning rush (6–10 am) holds 25.6% of truck crashes here, more than Oklahoma; adjust start times where you can.
- Paste your stops into the free Route Planner to see the risk score, safer alternatives and low bridges.
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.
Truck crashes by year: all trucks vs garbage trucks
Seasonality: when trucks crash in Woods 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 (Woods County) |
|---|---|
| US-64 | 28 |
| US-281 | 13 |
| Sh-34 | 5 |
| County Road (Greer) | 2 |
| County Road 110 | 2 |
| Cr500 | 2 |
| Greer Rd | 2 |
| Oklahoma Blvd | 2 |
Avard at a glance
| Land area | 0.1 sq mi |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Woods 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 | 2 | — | 0.1 |
| 2000s | 6 | +174% | 0.6 |
| 2010s | 23 | +252% | 1.2 |
| 2020s | 5 | -77% | 0.0 |
In the 1990s about 2 truck crashes a year were reported; in the 2020s, about 5. Reporting coverage also changed between these periods. Fatal crashes involving a large truck averaged 0.2 a year in 2016–19 and 0.0 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Avard
How many truck accidents are there in Avard?
84 truck crashes have been reported in Woods County since 2015, with 2 deaths and 39 injuries.
When do most truck crashes happen in Avard?
Truck crashes in Woods County peak in April, with 16.7% of the year's crashes.
Are garbage truck crashes common in Avard?
Garbage trucks were involved in 1 reported crash in Woods County since 2015 (1.2% of truck crashes).
How does Avard compare with Oklahoma for truck crashes?
The yearly rate is 86.9 truck crashes per 100,000 residents in Woods County, vs 79.3 for Oklahoma.
How can I plan a safer truck route in Avard?
The free Route Planner takes your stops and returns a route risk score, safer alternatives and low-bridge warnings.
2026 is a partial year. Updated October 2026.