Tiptonville, TN truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Tiptonville: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Tiptonville and Lake County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Lake County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
2 of 14 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
Lake County at a glance: 14 truck crashes on record for Lake County since 2015.
Overview
Since 2015, 14 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Lake County. They injured 9 people and killed 1.
In complete reporting years that works out to about one truck crash every 287 days.
With 2 truck crashes reported in Tiptonville since 2015, this page uses Lake County numbers for its patterns and comparisons.
86% of truck crash reports in Lake County since 2015 leave the city field blank; place counts include only reports that name the place.
When crashes happen
Lake County has too few reported truck crashes for a monthly pattern.
Where crashes happen
Since 2015, fatal crashes with a large truck within 10 miles of Tiptonville happened on SR-162 (1) and SR-21 (1); no road leads clearly.
Garbage & waste trucks
2 crashes involved a garbage or refuse truck, a 14.3% share (Tennessee: 1.9%).
Route planning tips for Tiptonville fleets
- Use the free Route Planner to score your route and spot low bridges before drivers head out.
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 Lake County
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| SR-162 | 1 |
| SR-21 | 1 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Lake County) |
|---|---|
| State Rt 78S | 4 |
| SR-78 | 3 |
| Kentucky St | 1 |
| SR-21 | 1 |
| State Rt 21 | 1 |
| State Rt 213 | 1 |
| Tiptonville Ridgely Rd | 1 |
| Tn-78 | 1 |
Tiptonville at a glance
| Population | 3,425 |
| Land area | 3.3 sq mi |
| Density | 1,033 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 38079) | $27,500 |
| Median home value (ZIP 38079) | $109,213 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Lake 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 | — | 0.2 |
| 2000s | 1 | +44% | 0.1 |
| 2010s | 2 | +42% | 0.1 |
| 2020s | 1 | -51% | 0.0 |
From the 1990s to the 2020s, yearly reported truck crashes went from 1 to 1. Some of the change may reflect how crashes were reported. Fatal crashes involving a large truck averaged 0.2 a year in 2016–19 and 0.0 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Tiptonville
How many truck crashes happen in Tiptonville?
14 truck crashes have been reported in Lake County since 2015, with 1 deaths and 9 injuries.
How many garbage truck crashes are there in Tiptonville?
Garbage trucks were involved in 2 reported crashes in Lake County since 2015 (14.3% of truck crashes).
What is the best way to plan truck routes in Tiptonville?
Paste your stops into the free CurbWaste Route Planner: it scores your route against fatal-crash locations, suggests safer alternatives and flags low bridges.
2026 is a partial year. Updated October 2026.