Junction, UT truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Junction: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Junction and Piute County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Piute County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
0 of 6 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
No fatal large-truck crashes with a road name recorded here since 2015.
What stands out in Piute County: 6 truck crashes on record for Piute County since 2015.
Overview
Police reported 6 crashes involving commercial trucks in Piute County since 2015: 1 people were injured and 0 were killed.
Only 1 truck crash was reported in Junction since 2015; patterns below come from Piute County as a whole.
When crashes happen
There are too few truck crashes in Piute County to show a reliable monthly pattern.
Where crashes happen
No fatal crash involving a large truck has a recorded location within 10 miles of Junction since 2015.
Garbage & waste trucks
No crashes involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Piute County since 2015.
Route planning tips for Junction fleets
- Check your own stops for crash hotspots and low bridges with the free Route Planner.
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 Piute 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 (Piute County) |
|---|---|
| SR-89 | 2 |
| SR-62 | 1 |
| Sr-62, At - 3 Feet P Of Sr-62 | 1 |
| Sr-62, At Mp 36 | 1 |
| Sr-89, At - 4 Feet - Of Sr-89 | 1 |
Junction at a glance
| Population | 209 |
| Land area | 13.2 sq mi |
| Density | 16 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 84743) | $43,250 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Piute 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 | — | 0.1 |
| 2000s | 2 | +50% | 0.0 |
| 2010s | 0 | -67% | 0.0 |
| 2020s | 1 | +33% | 0.0 |
Reported truck crashes averaged 1 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.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Junction
How common are truck crashes in Junction?
Piute County has had 6 reported truck crashes since 2015, injuring 1 people and killing 0.
How many garbage truck crashes are there in Junction?
Garbage trucks were involved in 0 reported crashes in Piute County since 2015 (0.0% of truck crashes).
How do I plan a garbage truck route in Junction?
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.