Quitaque, TX truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Quitaque: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Quitaque and Briscoe County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Briscoe County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
0 of 18 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
No fatal large-truck crashes with a road name recorded here since 2015.
The headline for Briscoe County: 18 truck crashes on record for Briscoe County since 2015.
Overview
Police reported 18 crashes involving commercial trucks in Briscoe County since 2015: 5 people were injured and 1 were killed.
Across the years with complete reporting, that is roughly one truck crash every 268 days.
With 0 truck crashes reported in Quitaque since 2015, this page uses Briscoe County numbers for its patterns and comparisons.
When crashes happen
There are too few truck crashes in Briscoe County to show a reliable monthly pattern.
Where crashes happen
Since 2015, no fatal large-truck crashes with a location were recorded within 10 miles of Quitaque.
Garbage & waste trucks
FMCSA lists no garbage-truck crashes in Briscoe County since 2015.
Route planning tips for Quitaque fleets
- Use the free Route Planner to score your route and spot low bridges before drivers head out.
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 Briscoe County
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 (Briscoe County) |
|---|---|
| Sh 207 | 1 |
| Sh 256 | 1 |
| Sh 86 | 1 |
Quitaque at a glance
| Population | 358 |
| Land area | 0.7 sq mi |
| Density | 495 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 79255) | $54,375 |
| Median home value (ZIP 79255) | $86,445 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Briscoe 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 | 2 | -33% | 0.2 |
| 2010s | 2 | +27% | 0.1 |
| 2020s | 1 | -47% | 0.0 |
Reported truck crashes averaged 2 a year in the 1990s and 1 a year in the 2020s. Reporting practices changed over time, so part of any change can come from reporting. NHTSA counts 0.2 fatal large-truck crashes a year in 2016–19 and 0.0 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Quitaque
How common are truck crashes in Quitaque?
Briscoe County has had 18 reported truck crashes since 2015, injuring 5 people and killing 1.
How many garbage truck crashes are there in Quitaque?
Garbage trucks were involved in 0 reported crashes in Briscoe County since 2015 (0.0% of truck crashes).
How can I plan a safer truck route in Quitaque?
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.