Beersheba Springs, TN truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Beersheba Springs: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Beersheba Springs and Grundy County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Grundy County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
1 of 220 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
No fatal large-truck crashes with a road name recorded here since 2015.
How Grundy County compares with Tennessee
Grundy County against Tennessee and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Grundy County stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Grundy County | Tennessee | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 129.2 | 60.1 | 49.7 | 2.1× the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 0.0 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 100% below the state |
| Injuries per crash | 0.39 | 0.48 | 0.49 | 19% below the state |
| Garbage-truck share | 0.5% | 1.9% | 2.3% | 74% below the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 1.5% | 2.3% | 6.2% | 36% below the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 19.9% | 21.8% | 23.7% | 9% below the state |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 24.4% | 14.9% | 13.8% | 1.6× the state |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 33.8% | 40.5% | 41.9% | 16% below the state |
| After dark | 28.9% | 25.9% | 24.8% | 1.1× the state |
Grundy County has lower values than Tennessee for deaths per 100 crashes, injuries per crash and garbage-truck share. It runs above Tennessee on crashes per 100k residents / yr, in rain, sleet or snow and after dark.
The headline for Grundy County: 1 in 200 of truck crashes here involve garbage trucks: 0.5%, vs 1.9% in Tennessee.
Overview
Grundy County has recorded 220 truck crashes since 2015, with 93 people injured and 0 killed.
In complete reporting years that works out to about one truck crash every 20 days.
With 3 truck crashes reported in Beersheba Springs since 2015, this page uses Grundy County numbers for its patterns and comparisons.
60% of truck crash reports in Grundy County since 2015 leave the city field blank; place counts include only reports that name the place.
When crashes happen
Truck crashes peak in August (15.0% of the year) and are lowest in February (5.0%).
The five winter months (November to March) hold 33.8% of truck crashes, against 40.5% across Tennessee.
The busiest hour is 12–1 am, with 10.0% of truck crashes.
Road surface: 1.5% of truck crashes were on snow, slush or ice (Tennessee: 2.3%).
Where crashes happen
NHTSA lists no located fatal large-truck crashes within 10 miles of Beersheba Springs since 2015.
Garbage & waste trucks
1 crash involved a garbage or refuse truck, a 0.5% share (Tennessee: 1.9%).
Route planning tips for Beersheba Springs fleets
- Review driver schedules for August, 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 Grundy 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 (Grundy County) |
|---|---|
| I-24 | 173 |
| SR-108 | 9 |
| SR-56 | 8 |
| US-41 | 6 |
| SR-50 | 4 |
| Main St | 3 |
| Tn-50 | 3 |
| Northcutts Cove Rd | 2 |
Beersheba Springs at a glance
| Population | 455 |
| Land area | 4.8 sq mi |
| Density | 95 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 37305) | $61,167 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Grundy 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 | 18 | — | 0.3 |
| 2000s | 10 | -41% | 0.5 |
| 2010s | 14 | +32% | 0.2 |
| 2020s | 20 | +43% | 0.0 |
In the 1990s about 18 truck crashes a year were reported; in the 2020s, about 20. Reporting coverage also changed between these periods.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Beersheba Springs
How many truck crashes happen in Beersheba Springs?
220 truck crashes have been reported in Grundy County since 2015, with 0 deaths and 93 injuries.
When do most truck crashes happen in Beersheba Springs?
Truck crashes in Grundy County peak in August, with 15.0% of the year's crashes.
How many garbage truck crashes are there in Beersheba Springs?
1 crash involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Grundy County since 2015, 0.5% of all truck crashes.
How does Beersheba Springs compare with Tennessee for truck crashes?
Grundy County records 129.2 truck crashes per 100,000 residents a year, against 60.1 across Tennessee.
What is the best way to plan truck routes in Beersheba Springs?
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.