Lostine, OR truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Lostine: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Lostine and Wallowa County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Wallowa County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
1 of 27 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
No fatal large-truck crashes with a road name recorded here since 2015.
How Wallowa County compares with Oregon
Wallowa County against Oregon and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Wallowa County stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Wallowa County | Oregon | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 30.2 | 41.0 | 49.7 | 26% below the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 12.0 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.1× the state |
| Injuries per crash | 0.44 | 0.35 | 0.49 | 1.3× the state |
| Garbage-truck share | 4.0% | 2.0% | 2.3% | 2.0× the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 32.0% | 13.3% | 6.2% | 2.4× the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 16.0% | 24.2% | 23.7% | 34% below the state |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 16.0% | 18.8% | 13.8% | 15% below the state |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 36.0% | 45.1% | 41.9% | 20% below the state |
| After dark | 8.0% | 25.3% | 24.8% | 68% below the state |
Wallowa County sits below Oregon on crashes per 100k residents / yr, morning rush (6–10 am) and in rain, sleet or snow. It stands out for higher deaths per 100 crashes, injuries per crash and garbage-truck share.
What stands out in Wallowa County: 12.0 deaths for every 100 truck crashes, against 3.9 across Oregon.
Overview
Since 2015, 27 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Wallowa County. They injured 12 people and killed 3.
In complete reporting years that works out to about one truck crash every 161 days.
Lostine had 0 reported truck crashes since 2015, too few for reliable patterns, so the charts and findings on this page use Wallowa County numbers.
When crashes happen
January has the most truck crashes, 14.8% of the yearly total, while February has the fewest (3.7%).
The five winter months (November to March) hold 36.0% of truck crashes, against 45.1% across Oregon.
More truck crashes happen at 10–11 am than at any other hour (18.5%).
Snow, slush or ice was on the road in 32.0% of truck crashes, compared with 13.3% in Oregon.
Where crashes happen
Since 2015, no fatal large-truck crashes with a location were recorded within 10 miles of Lostine.
Garbage & waste trucks
Garbage and refuse trucks were involved in 1 crash, 3.7% of the total, against 2.0% across Oregon.
Route planning tips for Lostine fleets
- Review driver schedules for January, the month with the most truck crashes.
- 32.0% of truck crashes were on snow, slush or ice, above Oregon; plan winter equipment checks before the season.
- Use the free Route Planner to score your route and spot low bridges before drivers head out.
About the data
Sources: the FMCSA crash file for all reported truck crashes and NHTSA FARS for fatal crashes with a large truck. Every statement here comes straight from those numbers.
Truck crashes by year: all trucks vs garbage trucks
Seasonality: when trucks crash in Wallowa 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 (Wallowa County) |
|---|---|
| Grossman Rd 6 W Promise Rd | 2 |
| Hwy 3 .48 N Buford Ridge Rd | 2 |
| Promise Rd | 2 |
| Dug Bar Rd 1.34 S Lower Imnaha Rd | 1 |
| Elk Mt Rd & Crow Cr Rd | 1 |
| Fish Harchery Ln & Sw Depot St | 1 |
| Hwy 3 .44 N Buford Ridge Rd | 1 |
| Hwy 3 .45 N Buford Ridge Rd | 1 |
Lostine at a glance
| Population | 246 |
| Land area | 0.3 sq mi |
| Density | 854 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 97857) | $68,375 |
| Median home value (ZIP 97857) | $554,513 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Wallowa 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 | — | 0.2 |
| 2000s | 3 | +9% | 0.0 |
| 2010s | 2 | -42% | 0.3 |
| 2020s | 3 | +111% | 0.2 |
In the 1990s about 2 truck crashes a year were reported; in the 2020s, about 3. Reporting coverage also changed between these periods. NHTSA counts 0.5 fatal large-truck crashes a year in 2016–19 and 0.2 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Lostine
How many truck accidents are there in Lostine?
Wallowa County has had 27 reported truck crashes since 2015, injuring 12 people and killing 3.
When do most truck crashes happen in Lostine?
Truck crashes in Wallowa County peak in January, with 14.8% of the year's crashes.
Are garbage truck crashes common in Lostine?
Since 2015, Wallowa County has reported 1 garbage-truck crash, or 3.7% of its truck crashes.
How does Lostine compare with Oregon for truck crashes?
The yearly rate is 30.2 truck crashes per 100,000 residents in Wallowa County, vs 41.0 for Oregon.
What is the best way to plan truck routes in Lostine?
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.