Hancock County, TN truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Hancock County: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
0 of 16 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
What stands out in Hancock County: #94 of 95 rank among Tennessee's 95 counties by yearly truck crashes.
Overview
Police reported 16 crashes involving commercial trucks in Hancock County since 2015: 4 people were injured and 2 were killed.
In complete reporting years that works out to about one truck crash every 268 days.
When crashes happen
Hancock County has too few reported truck crashes for a monthly pattern.
Where crashes happen
Roads with fatal crashes involving a large truck in Hancock County since 2015: CR-MCCOY Rd (1) and SR-131 (1). No single road stands out.
Garbage & waste trucks
FMCSA lists no garbage-truck crashes in Hancock County since 2015.
Route planning tips for Hancock County fleets
- Paste your stops into the free Route Planner to see the risk score, safer alternatives and low bridges.
About the data
This report uses the FMCSA crash file (reported crashes of trucks over 10,000 lb) and NHTSA FARS (fatal crashes). It reports the numbers without guessing at reasons.
Truck crashes by year: all trucks vs garbage trucks
Seasonality: when trucks crash in Hancock County
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (in Hancock County) |
|---|---|
| CR-MCCOY Rd | 1 |
| SR-131 | 1 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Hancock County) |
|---|---|
| SR-31 | 4 |
| Newmans Ridge Rd | 2 |
| Alanthus Hill Rd | 1 |
| College St | 1 |
| E Pumpkin Valley Rd | 1 |
| Horton Ford Rd | 1 |
| Main St | 1 |
| Mccoy Rd | 1 |
Hancock County at a glance
| Population | 7,038 |
| Land area | 222.3 sq mi |
| Density | 32 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP average) | $38,279 |
Historical data: truck crashes in Hancock 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 | 1 | — | 0.0 |
| 2000s | 1 | -36% | 0.1 |
| 2010s | 2 | +111% | 0.1 |
| 2020s | 2 | -12% | 0.2 |
In the 1990s about 1 truck crash a year were reported; in the 2020s, about 2. Reporting coverage also changed between these periods. NHTSA counts 0.2 fatal large-truck crashes a year in 2016–19 and 0.2 a year in 2020–24.
Cities, towns & communities in Hancock County
ZIP codes in Hancock County
Nearby counties
Questions fleets ask about Hancock County
How many truck crashes happen in Hancock County?
Hancock County has had 16 reported truck crashes since 2015, injuring 4 people and killing 2.
Are garbage truck crashes common in Hancock County?
0 crashes involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Hancock County since 2015, 0.0% of all truck crashes.
What is the best way to plan truck routes in Hancock County?
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.