New Brighton, PA truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in New Brighton: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in New Brighton and Beaver County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Beaver County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
0.0 deaths per 100 garbage-truck crashes vs 2.1 for all trucks.
Deadliest roads
How Beaver County compares with Pennsylvania
Beaver County against Pennsylvania and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Beaver County stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Beaver County | Pennsylvania | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 42.1 | 57.2 | 49.7 | 26% below the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 2.1 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 19% below the state |
| Injuries per crash | 0.42 | 0.47 | 0.49 | 11% below the state |
| Garbage-truck share | 4.4% | 3.6% | 2.3% | 1.2× the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 6.4% | 9.1% | 6.2% | 30% below the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 28.2% | 24.5% | 23.7% | 1.2× the state |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 20.8% | 19.0% | 13.8% | 1.1× the state |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 42.4% | 42.7% | 41.9% | same |
| After dark | 20.1% | 24.2% | 24.8% | 17% below the state |
Beaver County has lower values than Pennsylvania for crashes per 100k residents / yr, deaths per 100 crashes and injuries per crash. It runs above Pennsylvania on garbage-truck share, morning rush (6–10 am) and in rain, sleet or snow.
The headline for Beaver County: 1 in 23 garbage-truck share of crashes is 4.4%, against 3.6% for Pennsylvania.
Overview
Since 2015, 832 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Beaver County. They injured 342 people and killed 16.
In complete reporting years that works out to about one truck crash every 5 days.
Only 12 truck crashes were reported in New Brighton since 2015; patterns below come from Beaver County as a whole.
When crashes happen
Truck crashes peak in September (10.5% of the year) and are lowest in May (4.9%).
November through March accounts for 42.4% of truck crashes here, compared with 42.7% in Pennsylvania.
More truck crashes happen at 11 am–12 pm than at any other hour (8.4%).
Snow, slush or ice was on the road in 6.4% of truck crashes, compared with 9.1% in Pennsylvania.
Where crashes happen
Roads with fatal crashes involving a large truck within 10 miles of New Brighton since 2015: I-76 (2), SR-288 (2), SR-168 (1), SR-351 (1) and SR-4013 (1). No single road stands out.
Garbage & waste trucks
Garbage and refuse trucks were involved in 36 crashes, 4.3% of the total, against 3.6% across Pennsylvania.
Garbage-truck crashes peak in January (14% of them).
They recorded 0.0 deaths per 100 crashes, against 2.1 for all trucks.
Route planning tips for New Brighton fleets
- Build extra time into September routes: it has the most truck crashes here.
- For residential and commercial waste routes, look again at January schedules: garbage-truck crashes peak then.
- 28.2% of truck crashes happen between 6 and 10 am, above Pennsylvania; consider earlier or later starts where possible.
- 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 Beaver County
By hour of day
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| I-76 | 2 |
| SR-288 | 2 |
| SR-168 | 1 |
| SR-351 | 1 |
| SR-4013 | 1 |
| SR-488 | 1 |
| SR-68 | 1 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Beaver County) |
|---|---|
| I-6000 | 190 |
| SR-0051 | 87 |
| SR-0018 | 73 |
| I-0376 | 53 |
| SR-0068 | 53 |
| SR-0065 | 43 |
| SR-2004 | 19 |
| SR-0030 | 17 |
New Brighton at a glance
| Population | 5,517 |
| Land area | 1.0 sq mi |
| Density | 5,346 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 15066) | $63,836 |
| Median home value (ZIP 15066) | $150,992 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Beaver 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 | 62 | — | 1.7 |
| 2000s | 54 | -13% | 2.2 |
| 2010s | 60 | +10% | 1.5 |
| 2020s | 72 | +22% | 1.4 |
In the 1990s about 62 truck crashes a year were reported; in the 2020s, about 72. Reporting coverage also changed between these periods. Fatal crashes involving a large truck averaged 1.2 a year in 2016–19 and 1.4 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about New Brighton
How many truck accidents are there in New Brighton?
Beaver County has had 832 reported truck crashes since 2015, injuring 342 people and killing 16.
When do most truck crashes happen in New Brighton?
September has the most truck crashes in Beaver County, 10.5% of the yearly total.
Are garbage truck crashes common in New Brighton?
Garbage trucks were involved in 36 reported crashes in Beaver County since 2015 (4.3% of truck crashes).
How does New Brighton compare with Pennsylvania for truck crashes?
The yearly rate is 42.1 truck crashes per 100,000 residents in Beaver County, vs 57.2 for Pennsylvania.
How can I plan a safer truck route in New Brighton?
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.