Glendale, SD truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Glendale: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Glendale 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
Since 2015, 21 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Hand County. They injured 8 people and killed 2.
That averages about one truck crash every 211 days in fully reported years.
With 0 truck crashes reported in Glendale since 2015, this page uses Hand County numbers for its patterns and comparisons.
When crashes happen
Truck crashes peak in October (23.8% of the year) and are lowest in March (0.0%).
The busiest hour is 11 am–12 pm, with 14.3% of truck crashes.
Where crashes happen
Since 2015, no fatal large-truck crashes with a location were recorded within 10 miles of Glendale.
Garbage & waste trucks
No crashes involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Hand County since 2015.
Route planning tips for Glendale fleets
- Plan October schedules with more margin; it is the worst month for truck crashes in Hand County.
- 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 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 |
Glendale at a glance
| Population | 14 |
| Land area | 36.1 sq mi |
| Density | 0 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 57371) | $74,196 |
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 |
In the 1990s about 2 truck crashes a year were reported; in the 2020s, about 1. Reporting coverage also changed between these periods. Fatal large-truck crashes: 0.2 a year in 2016–19, 0.0 a year in 2020–24.
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Questions fleets ask about Glendale
How many truck accidents are there in Glendale?
21 truck crashes have been reported in Hand County since 2015, with 2 deaths and 8 injuries.
What is the worst month for truck crashes in Glendale?
Truck crashes in Hand County peak in October, with 23.8% of the year's crashes.
How many garbage truck crashes are there in Glendale?
0 crashes involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Hand County since 2015, 0.0% of all truck crashes.
How can I plan a safer truck route in Glendale?
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.