Emporia city, VA truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Emporia city: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
0 of 5 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
What stands out in Emporia city: #131 of 133 rank among Virginia's 133 counties by yearly truck crashes.
Overview
Emporia city has recorded 5 truck crashes since 2015, with 5 people injured and 0 killed.
When crashes happen
Emporia city has too few reported truck crashes for a monthly pattern.
Where crashes happen
Roads with fatal crashes involving a large truck in Emporia city since 2015: US-58 (3) and I-95 (1). No single road stands out.
Garbage & waste trucks
Since 2015, no garbage-truck crashes were reported for Emporia city.
Route planning tips for Emporia city fleets
- Paste your stops into the free Route Planner to see the risk score, safer alternatives and low bridges.
About the data
Crash counts come from the FMCSA crash file (police-reported crashes involving trucks over 10,000 lb); fatal-crash locations come from NHTSA FARS. Text on this page states only what these numbers show.
Truck crashes by year: all trucks vs garbage trucks
Seasonality: when trucks crash in Emporia city
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (in Emporia city) |
|---|---|
| US-58 | 3 |
| I-95 | 1 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Emporia city) |
|---|---|
| Interstate 95 South At 50Ft S Of Highway 58 | 2 |
| Interstate 95 South At 50Ft W Of Highway 58 | 1 |
| Us 58 East At 500Ft E Of Market Drive | 1 |
| Us 58 W At Market Dr | 1 |
Emporia city at a glance
| Population | 5,402 |
| Land area | 6.6 sq mi |
| Density | 815 per sq mi |
Historical data: truck crashes in Emporia city 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 | — | 0.1 |
| 2000s | 6 | +12% | 0.2 |
| 2010s | 0 | -97% | 0.1 |
| 2020s | 0 | +150% | 0.6 |
From the 1990s to the 2000s, yearly reported truck crashes went from 5 to 6. Some of the change may reflect how crashes were reported. Fatal crashes involving a large truck averaged 0.2 a year in 2016–19 and 0.6 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby counties
Questions fleets ask about Emporia city
How many truck accidents are there in Emporia city?
Emporia city has had 5 reported truck crashes since 2015, injuring 5 people and killing 0.
How many garbage truck crashes are there in Emporia city?
Garbage trucks were involved in 0 reported crashes in Emporia city since 2015 (0.0% of truck crashes).
What is the best way to plan truck routes in Emporia city?
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.