Boulder, UT truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Boulder: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Boulder and Garfield County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Garfield County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
2 of 49 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
No fatal large-truck crashes with a road name recorded here since 2015.
How Garfield County compares with Utah
Garfield County against Utah and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Garfield County stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Garfield County | Utah | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 77.3 | 35.6 | 49.7 | 2.2× the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 0.0 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 100% below the state |
| Injuries per crash | 0.22 | 0.47 | 0.49 | 53% below the state |
| Garbage-truck share | 4.4% | 1.5% | 2.3% | 2.9× the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 4.4% | 9.0% | 6.2% | 51% below the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 15.6% | 23.6% | 23.7% | 34% below the state |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 6.7% | 15.8% | 13.8% | 58% below the state |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 35.6% | 43.0% | 41.9% | 17% below the state |
| After dark | 33.3% | 24.1% | 24.8% | 1.4× the state |
Compared with Utah, Garfield County is lower on deaths per 100 crashes, injuries per crash and on snow, slush or ice. It runs above Utah on crashes per 100k residents / yr, garbage-truck share and after dark.
The headline for Garfield County: 1 in 23 garbage-truck share of crashes is 4.4%, against 1.5% for Utah.
Overview
Garfield County has recorded 49 truck crashes since 2015, with 14 people injured and 0 killed.
That averages about one truck crash every 89 days in fully reported years.
Only 1 truck crash was reported in Boulder since 2015; patterns below come from Garfield County as a whole.
When crashes happen
The worst month is September with 16.3% of truck crashes; the quietest is October at 4.1%.
November through March accounts for 35.6% of truck crashes here, compared with 43.0% in Utah.
More truck crashes happen at 5–6 am than at any other hour (10.2%).
4.4% of truck crashes here happened on snow, slush or ice, against 9.0% across Utah.
Where crashes happen
NHTSA lists no located fatal large-truck crashes within 10 miles of Boulder since 2015.
Garbage & waste trucks
Garbage and refuse trucks were involved in 2 crashes, 4.1% of the total, against 1.5% across Utah.
Route planning tips for Boulder fleets
- Build extra time into September routes: it has the most truck crashes here.
- 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 Garfield 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 (Garfield County) |
|---|---|
| SR-89 | 12 |
| SR-12 | 5 |
| Sr-20, At - 9 Feet P Of Sr-20 | 2 |
| East Fork Road | 1 |
| Main Street Sr-89 | 1 |
| Main Street, At 100 North | 1 |
| Mm 114 Us 89 | 1 |
| Mm 125.8 Us 89 | 1 |
Boulder at a glance
| Population | 244 |
| Land area | 20.9 sq mi |
| Density | 12 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 84716) | $52,022 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Garfield 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 | 5 | — | 0.3 |
| 2000s | 5 | -3% | 0.7 |
| 2010s | 4 | -9% | 0.0 |
| 2020s | 3 | -21% | 0.0 |
In the 1990s about 5 truck crashes a year were reported; in the 2020s, about 3. Reporting coverage also changed between these periods.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Boulder
How many truck crashes happen in Boulder?
Garfield County has had 49 reported truck crashes since 2015, injuring 14 people and killing 0.
When do most truck crashes happen in Boulder?
The worst month is September: 16.3% of truck crashes in Garfield County happen then.
How many garbage truck accidents happen in Boulder?
Since 2015, Garfield County has reported 2 garbage-truck crashes, or 4.1% of its truck crashes.
What is the truck crash rate in Boulder compared with Utah?
Per 100,000 residents, Garfield County has 77.3 truck crashes a year; Utah has 35.6.
How can I plan a safer truck route in Boulder?
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.