Gilbert, SD truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Gilbert: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Gilbert and Hand County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Hand County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
0 of 21 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
No fatal large-truck crashes with a road name recorded here since 2015.
Hand County at a glance: October worst month: 23.8% of truck crashes, vs 8.3% in an average month.
Overview
Police reported 21 crashes involving commercial trucks in Hand County since 2015: 8 people were injured and 2 were killed.
That averages about one truck crash every 211 days in fully reported years.
Gilbert had 0 reported truck crashes since 2015, too few for reliable patterns, so the charts and findings on this page use Hand County numbers.
When crashes happen
October has the most truck crashes, 23.8% of the yearly total, while March has the fewest (0.0%).
More truck crashes happen at 11 am–12 pm than at any other hour (14.3%).
Where crashes happen
Since 2015, no fatal large-truck crashes with a location were recorded within 10 miles of Gilbert.
Garbage & waste trucks
FMCSA lists no garbage-truck crashes in Hand County since 2015.
Route planning tips for Gilbert fleets
- Build extra time into October routes: it has the most truck crashes here.
- 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 Hand 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 (Hand County) |
|---|---|
| US-14 | 10 |
| Ave | 5 |
| Sd Hwy 45 | 3 |
| North Broadway Avenue | 1 |
| Sd Hwy 26 | 1 |
Gilbert at a glance
| Population | 32 |
| Land area | 35.8 sq mi |
| Density | 1 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 57373) | $46,607 |
Historical data: truck crashes in Hand 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 | — | 0.0 |
| 2000s | 3 | +49% | 0.3 |
| 2010s | 2 | -23% | 0.1 |
| 2020s | 1 | -33% | 0.0 |
Reported truck crashes averaged 2 a year in the 1990s and 1 a year in the 2020s. Reporting practices changed over time, so part of any change can come from reporting. NHTSA counts 0.2 fatal large-truck crashes a year in 2016–19 and 0.0 a year in 2020–24.
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Questions fleets ask about Gilbert
How common are truck crashes in Gilbert?
Since 2015, 21 crashes involving commercial trucks were reported in Hand County (8 injured, 2 killed).
What is the worst month for truck crashes in Gilbert?
October has the most truck crashes in Hand County, 23.8% of the yearly total.
How many garbage truck accidents happen in Gilbert?
Garbage trucks were involved in 0 reported crashes in Hand County since 2015 (0.0% of truck crashes).
How can I plan a safer truck route in Gilbert?
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.