Girard, TX truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Girard: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Girard and Kent County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Kent County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
0 of 25 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
No fatal large-truck crashes with a road name recorded here since 2015.
How Kent County compares with Texas
Kent County against Texas and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Kent County stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Kent County | Texas | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 323.3 | 62.9 | 49.7 | 5.1× the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 0.0 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 100% below the state |
| Injuries per crash | 0.52 | 0.58 | 0.49 | 10% below the state |
| Garbage-truck share | 0.0% | 1.1% | 2.3% | 100% below the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6.2% | 100% below the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 20.0% | 22.6% | 23.7% | 12% below the state |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 12.0% | 11.3% | 13.8% | same |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 44.0% | 40.8% | 41.9% | 1.1× the state |
| After dark | 44.0% | 27.0% | 24.8% | 1.6× the state |
Kent County sits below Texas on deaths per 100 crashes, injuries per crash and garbage-truck share. Where it is higher: crashes per 100k residents / yr, winter months (nov–mar) and after dark.
The headline for Kent County: 0 garbage-truck share of crashes is 0.0%, against 1.1% for Texas.
Overview
Since 2015, 25 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Kent County. They injured 13 people and killed 0.
That averages about one truck crash every 161 days in fully reported years.
Girard had 0 reported truck crashes since 2015, too few for reliable patterns, so the charts and findings on this page use Kent County numbers.
When crashes happen
The worst month is January with 16.0% of truck crashes; the quietest is February at 4.0%.
November through March accounts for 44.0% of truck crashes here, compared with 40.8% in Texas.
The busiest hour is 10–11 am, with 16.0% of truck crashes.
0.0% of truck crashes here happened on snow, slush or ice, against 1.7% across Texas.
Where crashes happen
NHTSA lists no located fatal large-truck crashes within 10 miles of Girard since 2015.
Garbage & waste trucks
No crashes involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Kent County since 2015.
Route planning tips for Girard fleets
- Build extra time into January routes: it has the most truck crashes here.
- Paste your stops into the free Route Planner to see the risk score, safer alternatives and low bridges.
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 Kent 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 (Kent County) |
|---|---|
| N Main | 2 |
Girard at a glance
| Land area | 1.5 sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 79518) | $34,342 |
Historical data: truck crashes in Kent 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 | +26% | 0.0 |
| 2010s | 3 | +145% | 0.0 |
| 2020s | 2 | -32% | 0.0 |
From the 1990s to the 2020s, yearly reported truck crashes went from 1 to 2. Some of the change may reflect how crashes were reported.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Girard
How common are truck crashes in Girard?
25 truck crashes have been reported in Kent County since 2015, with 0 deaths and 13 injuries.
What is the worst month for truck crashes in Girard?
Truck crashes in Kent County peak in January, with 16.0% of the year's crashes.
Are garbage truck crashes common in Girard?
Since 2015, Kent County has reported 0 garbage-truck crashes, or 0.0% of its truck crashes.
What is the truck crash rate in Girard compared with Texas?
Kent County records 323.3 truck crashes per 100,000 residents a year, against 62.9 across Texas.
What is the best way to plan truck routes in Girard?
Use the free Route Planner: enter your stops to get a risk score, safer alternatives and the low bridges on your route.
2026 is a partial year. Updated October 2026.