Silverton, TX truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Silverton: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Silverton 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
What stands out in Briscoe County: 18 truck crashes on record for Briscoe County since 2015.
Overview
Briscoe County has recorded 18 truck crashes since 2015, with 5 people injured and 1 killed.
That averages about one truck crash every 268 days in fully reported years.
Only 2 truck crashes were reported in Silverton since 2015; patterns below come from Briscoe County as a whole.
When crashes happen
There are too few truck crashes in Briscoe County to show a reliable monthly pattern.
Where crashes happen
Fatal large-truck crashes within 10 miles of Silverton since 2015 were spread across roads: Fm 378 (1).
Garbage & waste trucks
Since 2015, no garbage-truck crashes were reported for Briscoe County.
Route planning tips for Silverton fleets
- 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 Briscoe County
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| Fm 378 | 1 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Briscoe County) |
|---|---|
| Sh 207 | 1 |
| Sh 256 | 1 |
| Sh 86 | 1 |
Silverton at a glance
| Population | 653 |
| Land area | 1.0 sq mi |
| Density | 650 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 79257) | $43,362 |
| Median home value (ZIP 79257) | $98,359 |
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. 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 Silverton
How common are truck crashes in Silverton?
Briscoe County has had 18 reported truck crashes since 2015, injuring 5 people and killing 1.
How many garbage truck accidents happen in Silverton?
Garbage trucks were involved in 0 reported crashes in Briscoe County since 2015 (0.0% of truck crashes).
How do I plan a garbage truck route in Silverton?
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.