Wheeler County, OR truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Wheeler County: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
0 of 13 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
The headline for Wheeler County: #36 of 36 rank among Oregon's 36 counties by yearly truck crashes.
Overview
Wheeler County has recorded 13 truck crashes since 2015, with 3 people injured and 1 killed.
In complete reporting years that works out to about one truck crash every 335 days.
When crashes happen
Wheeler County has too few reported truck crashes for a monthly pattern.
Where crashes happen
Roads with fatal crashes involving a large truck in Wheeler County since 2015: SR-207 (2). No single road stands out.
Garbage & waste trucks
No crashes involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Wheeler County since 2015.
Route planning tips for Wheeler County fleets
- Check your own stops for crash hotspots and low bridges with the free Route Planner.
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 Wheeler County
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (in Wheeler County) |
|---|---|
| SR-207 | 2 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Wheeler County) |
|---|---|
| Albertson Rd .25 E North Valley Rd | 1 |
| Fs Rd 12 1.0 N Nfr 2630 | 1 |
| Hwy 19 .10 N Blm Park Vista Rd | 1 |
| Hwy 19 2.56 N Hwy 207 | 1 |
| Hwy 207 .04 S Twickenham Rd | 1 |
| Hwy 207 .55 S Tamarack Rd | 1 |
| Hwy 207 .78 N Bull Prairie Rd | 1 |
| Hwy 207 2.67 S Richmond Rd | 1 |
Wheeler County at a glance
| Population | 1,456 |
| Land area | 1,716.0 sq mi |
| Density | 1 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP average) | $55,373 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Wheeler 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 | — | 0.0 |
| 2000s | 1 | -94% | 0.1 |
| 2010s | 1 | -33% | 0.2 |
| 2020s | 1 | +46% | 0.0 |
In the 1990s about 22 truck crashes a year were reported; in the 2020s, about 1. Reporting coverage also changed between these periods. NHTSA counts 0.5 fatal large-truck crashes a year in 2016–19 and 0.0 a year in 2020–24.
Cities, towns & communities in Wheeler County
ZIP codes in Wheeler County
Nearby counties
Questions fleets ask about Wheeler County
How many truck crashes happen in Wheeler County?
13 truck crashes have been reported in Wheeler County since 2015, with 1 deaths and 3 injuries.
How many garbage truck crashes are there in Wheeler County?
Garbage trucks were involved in 0 reported crashes in Wheeler County since 2015 (0.0% of truck crashes).
How can I plan a safer truck route in Wheeler County?
Use the free Route Planner: enter your stops to get a risk score, safer alternatives and the low bridges on your route.
2026 is a partial year. Updated October 2026.