Friendsville, TN truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Friendsville: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Friendsville and Blount County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Blount 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 2.8 for all trucks.
Deadliest roads
How Blount County compares with Tennessee
Blount County against Tennessee and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Blount County stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Blount County | Tennessee | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 22.7 | 60.1 | 49.7 | 62% below the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 2.8 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 28% below the state |
| Injuries per crash | 0.43 | 0.48 | 0.49 | 10% below the state |
| Garbage-truck share | 5.6% | 1.9% | 2.3% | 2.9× the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 0.3% | 2.3% | 6.2% | 88% below the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 23.1% | 21.8% | 23.7% | same |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 14.4% | 14.9% | 13.8% | same |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 40.0% | 40.5% | 41.9% | same |
| After dark | 16.9% | 25.9% | 24.8% | 35% below the state |
Blount County sits below Tennessee on crashes per 100k residents / yr, deaths per 100 crashes and injuries per crash. It runs above Tennessee on garbage-truck share.
Blount County at a glance: 1 in 18 garbage-truck share of crashes is 5.6%, against 1.9% for Tennessee.
Overview
Police reported 378 crashes involving commercial trucks in Blount County since 2015: 170 people were injured and 10 were killed.
Across the years with complete reporting, that is roughly one truck crash every 11 days.
Only 5 truck crashes were reported in Friendsville since 2015; patterns below come from Blount County as a whole.
24% of truck crash reports in Blount County since 2015 leave the city field blank; place counts include only reports that name the place.
When crashes happen
The worst month is October with 10.3% of truck crashes; the quietest is January at 4.8%.
The five winter months (November to March) hold 40.0% of truck crashes, against 40.5% across Tennessee.
The busiest hour is 2–3 pm, with 9.3% of truck crashes.
Road surface: 0.3% of truck crashes were on snow, slush or ice (Tennessee: 2.3%).
Where crashes happen
US-11 leads within 10 miles of Friendsville with 2 fatal crashes involving a large truck since 2015. It is followed by CR-CANTON Hollow Rd (1), CR-MORGANTON Rd (1) and CR-WESTLAND Dr (1).
Garbage & waste trucks
Garbage trucks account for 20 of the truck crashes here, or 5.3%, compared with 1.9% in Tennessee.
Their busiest month is December, with 20% of garbage-truck crashes.
Per 100 crashes, garbage trucks recorded 0.0 deaths compared with 2.8 for all trucks.
Route planning tips for Friendsville fleets
- Build extra time into October routes: it has the most truck crashes here.
- Check whether your routes use US-11, the road with the most fatal truck crashes in this area.
- For residential and commercial waste routes, look again at December 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 Blount County
By hour of day
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| US-11 | 2 |
| CR-CANTON Hollow Rd | 1 |
| CR-MORGANTON Rd | 1 |
| CR-WESTLAND Dr | 1 |
| I-75 | 1 |
| US-129 | 1 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Blount County) |
|---|---|
| W Lamar Alexander Pkwy | 26 |
| Airport Hwy | 24 |
| Sevierville Rd | 19 |
| US-129 | 15 |
| E Lamar Alexander Pkwy | 15 |
| Alcoa Hwy | 12 |
| Topside Rd | 10 |
| U S Highway 411S | 10 |
Friendsville at a glance
| Population | 920 |
| Land area | 2.8 sq mi |
| Density | 324 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 37737) | $81,706 |
| Median home value (ZIP 37737) | $318,258 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Blount 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 | 4 | — | 0.9 |
| 2000s | 18 | +423% | 1.3 |
| 2010s | 26 | +43% | 1.1 |
| 2020s | 34 | +31% | 0.8 |
In the 1990s about 4 truck crashes a year were reported; in the 2020s, about 34. Reporting coverage also changed between these periods. Fatal crashes involving a large truck averaged 0.5 a year in 2016–19 and 0.8 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Friendsville
How common are truck crashes in Friendsville?
378 truck crashes have been reported in Blount County since 2015, with 10 deaths and 170 injuries.
What is the most dangerous road for trucks in Friendsville?
Since 2015, US-11 has had the most fatal large-truck crashes within 10 miles of Friendsville: 2.
Which month has the most truck crashes in Friendsville?
The worst month is October: 10.3% of truck crashes in Blount County happen then.
Are garbage truck crashes common in Friendsville?
Since 2015, Blount County has reported 20 garbage-truck crashes, or 5.3% of its truck crashes.
What is the truck crash rate in Friendsville compared with Tennessee?
Blount County records 22.7 truck crashes per 100,000 residents a year, against 60.1 across Tennessee.
How can I plan a safer truck route in Friendsville?
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.