Pen Mar, PA truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Pen Mar: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Pen Mar and Franklin County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Franklin 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 4.3 for all trucks.
Deadliest roads
How Franklin County compares with Pennsylvania
Franklin County against Pennsylvania and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Franklin County stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Franklin County | Pennsylvania | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 75.6 | 57.2 | 49.7 | 1.3× the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 4.3 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 1.7× the state |
| Injuries per crash | 0.43 | 0.47 | 0.49 | 9% below the state |
| Garbage-truck share | 2.6% | 3.6% | 2.3% | 28% below the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 6.7% | 9.1% | 6.2% | 26% below the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 25.2% | 24.5% | 23.7% | same |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 13.7% | 19.0% | 13.8% | 28% below the state |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 41.3% | 42.7% | 41.9% | same |
| After dark | 24.1% | 24.2% | 24.8% | same |
Franklin County has lower values than Pennsylvania for injuries per crash, garbage-truck share and on snow, slush or ice. It runs above Pennsylvania on crashes per 100k residents / yr and deaths per 100 crashes.
What stands out in Franklin County: 4.3 deaths per 100 truck crashes, vs 2.6 in Pennsylvania.
Overview
Police reported 1,407 crashes involving commercial trucks in Franklin County since 2015: 593 people were injured and 58 were killed.
In complete reporting years that works out to about one truck crash every 3 days.
With 0 truck crashes reported in Pen Mar since 2015, this page uses Franklin County numbers for its patterns and comparisons.
When crashes happen
Truck crashes peak in October (10.0% of the year) and are lowest in April (6.9%).
The five winter months (November to March) hold 41.3% of truck crashes, against 42.7% across Pennsylvania.
By time of day, 7–8 am stands out with 7.5% of truck crashes.
Snow, slush or ice was on the road in 6.7% of truck crashes, compared with 9.1% in Pennsylvania.
Where crashes happen
Since 2015, fatal crashes with a large truck within 10 miles of Pen Mar happened on SR-316 (2), SR-77 (2), US-15 (2), CR-16 (1) and SR-16 (1); no road leads clearly.
Garbage & waste trucks
Garbage trucks account for 36 of the truck crashes here, or 2.6%, compared with 3.6% in Pennsylvania.
Garbage-truck crashes peak in October (14% of them).
Per 100 crashes, garbage trucks recorded 0.0 deaths compared with 4.3 for all trucks.
Route planning tips for Pen Mar fleets
- Build extra time into October routes: it has the most truck crashes here.
- For residential and commercial waste routes, look again at October schedules: garbage-truck crashes peak then.
- 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 Franklin County
By hour of day
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| SR-316 | 2 |
| SR-77 | 2 |
| US-15 | 2 |
| CR-16 | 1 |
| SR-16 | 1 |
| SR-2004 | 1 |
| SR-491 | 1 |
| SR-997 | 1 |
| Ssr-3016 Wayne Hwy | 1 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Franklin County) |
|---|---|
| I-0081 | 478 |
| I-6000 | 134 |
| SR-0016 | 130 |
| SR-0011 | 113 |
| SR-0030 | 111 |
| SR-0997 | 47 |
| SR-0316 | 38 |
| SR-0696 | 23 |
Pen Mar at a glance
| Land area | 0.7 sq mi |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Franklin 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 | 87 | — | 3.4 |
| 2000s | 99 | +15% | 3.8 |
| 2010s | 85 | -15% | 3.4 |
| 2020s | 130 | +54% | 3.8 |
In the 1990s about 87 truck crashes a year were reported; in the 2020s, about 130. Reporting coverage also changed between these periods. NHTSA counts 3.5 fatal large-truck crashes a year in 2016–19 and 3.8 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Pen Mar
How many truck accidents are there in Pen Mar?
1,407 truck crashes have been reported in Franklin County since 2015, with 58 deaths and 593 injuries.
Which month has the most truck crashes in Pen Mar?
Truck crashes in Franklin County peak in October, with 10.0% of the year's crashes.
Are garbage truck crashes common in Pen Mar?
Garbage trucks were involved in 36 reported crashes in Franklin County since 2015 (2.6% of truck crashes).
What is the truck crash rate in Pen Mar compared with Pennsylvania?
Per 100,000 residents, Franklin County has 75.6 truck crashes a year; Pennsylvania has 57.2.
How can I plan a safer truck route in Pen Mar?
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.