Greenleaf, SD truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Greenleaf: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Greenleaf 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
What stands out in Hand County: October the month with the most truck crashes: 23.8% of the year's total.
Overview
Since 2015, 21 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Hand County. They injured 8 people and killed 2.
In complete reporting years that works out to about one truck crash every 211 days.
Only 0 truck crashes were reported in Greenleaf since 2015; patterns below come from Hand County as a whole.
When crashes happen
The worst month is October with 23.8% of truck crashes; the quietest is March at 0.0%.
The busiest hour is 11 am–12 pm, with 14.3% of truck crashes.
Where crashes happen
Since 2015, fatal crashes with a large truck within 10 miles of Greenleaf happened on US-14 (1); no road leads clearly.
Garbage & waste trucks
FMCSA lists no garbage-truck crashes in Hand County since 2015.
Route planning tips for Greenleaf fleets
- Review driver schedules for October, the month with the most truck crashes.
- Check your own stops for crash hotspots and low bridges with the free Route Planner.
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
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| US-14 | 1 |
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 |
Greenleaf at a glance
| Population | 21 |
| Land area | 35.8 sq mi |
| Density | 1 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 57362) | $67,083 |
| Median home value (ZIP 57362) | $158,866 |
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. 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 Greenleaf
How common are truck crashes in Greenleaf?
Since 2015, 21 crashes involving commercial trucks were reported in Hand County (8 injured, 2 killed).
When do most truck crashes happen in Greenleaf?
October has the most truck crashes in Hand County, 23.8% of the yearly total.
How many garbage truck accidents happen in Greenleaf?
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 Greenleaf?
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.