Martin, SD truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Martin: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Martin and Bennett County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Bennett County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
0 of 10 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
No fatal large-truck crashes with a road name recorded here since 2015.
The headline for Bennett County: 10 truck crashes on record for Bennett County since 2015.
Overview
Police reported 10 crashes involving commercial trucks in Bennett County since 2015: 0 people were injured and 2 were killed.
Only 0 truck crashes were reported in Martin since 2015; patterns below come from Bennett County as a whole.
When crashes happen
Monthly patterns need more crashes than Bennett County has on record.
Where crashes happen
Since 2015, no fatal large-truck crashes with a location were recorded within 10 miles of Martin.
Garbage & waste trucks
No crashes involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Bennett County since 2015.
Route planning tips for Martin fleets
- Paste your stops into the free Route Planner to see the risk score, safer alternatives and low bridges.
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 Bennett County
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 (Bennett County) |
|---|---|
| US-18 | 8 |
| Hisle Rd | 1 |
| Sd Hwy 73 | 1 |
Martin at a glance
| Population | 923 |
| Land area | 0.6 sq mi |
| Density | 1,648 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 57551) | $70,096 |
| Median home value (ZIP 57551) | $161,815 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Bennett 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 | 1 | — | 0.2 |
| 2000s | 2 | +28% | 0.2 |
| 2010s | 1 | -38% | 0.2 |
| 2020s | 1 | -17% | 0.2 |
From the 1990s to the 2020s, yearly reported truck crashes went from 1 to 1. Some of the change may reflect how crashes were reported. Fatal crashes involving a large truck averaged 0.2 a year in 2016–19 and 0.2 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Martin
How common are truck crashes in Martin?
Since 2015, 10 crashes involving commercial trucks were reported in Bennett County (0 injured, 2 killed).
Are garbage truck crashes common in Martin?
Garbage trucks were involved in 0 reported crashes in Bennett County since 2015 (0.0% of truck crashes).
How can I plan a safer truck route in Martin?
Paste your stops into the free CurbWaste Route Planner: it scores your route against fatal-crash locations, suggests safer alternatives and flags low bridges.
2026 is a partial year. Updated October 2026.