Franklin city, VA truck route planning & crash data

Plan safer truck routes in Franklin city: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets.

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19
truck crashes since 2015
11
people injured
0
deaths
0
garbage-truck crashes (0.0%)
0
fatal truck crashes in the county, 2015–24

Where fatal truck crashes happened

No fatal crashes involving a large truck were recorded in Franklin city since 2015.
Fatal crash with a large truck (bigger = more deaths) heat glow = clusters 2015–2024, NHTSA FARS

Risk scorecard

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Low truck-crash risk
Fatal truck crashes per resident in Franklin city, 2020–2024: 0.00 per 100,000 a year, higher than 0% of US counties.
Truck crashes / 100,000 residents / yr15.2
Share in winter (Nov–Mar)57%
Garbage-truck share of crashes0.0%
Virginia average
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Key findings

#123 of 133
for truck crashes in Virginia, out of 133 counties
19
reported truck crashes in Franklin city since 2015
0
deadly crashes involving a large truck in Franklin city since 2015
0
reported garbage-truck crashes in Franklin city since 2015

Snapshot

Crashes by month

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Darker = more crashes.

Garbage trucks vs all trucks

0.0%
0 of 19 crashes.
0 of 19 truck crashes since 2015.

Deadliest roads

No fatal large-truck crashes with a road name recorded here since 2015.

What stands out in Franklin city: #123 of 133 for truck crashes in Virginia, out of 133 counties.

Overview

Franklin city has recorded 19 truck crashes since 2015, with 11 people injured and 0 killed.

That averages about one truck crash every 287 days in fully reported years.

When crashes happen

Monthly patterns need more crashes than Franklin city has on record.

Where crashes happen

No fatal crash involving a large truck has a recorded location in Franklin city since 2015.

Garbage & waste trucks

Since 2015, no garbage-truck crashes were reported for Franklin city.

Route planning tips for Franklin city fleets

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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

2005: 3 truck crashes2005: 0 garbage-truck crashes2006: 1 truck crash2006: 0 garbage-truck crashes2007: 3 truck crashes2007: 0 garbage-truck crashes2008: 0 truck crashes2008: 0 garbage-truck crashes2009: 1 truck crash2009: 0 garbage-truck crashes2010: 0 truck crashes2010: 0 garbage-truck crashes2011: 1 truck crash2011: 0 garbage-truck crashes2012: 0 truck crashes2012: 0 garbage-truck crashes2013: 0 truck crashes2013: 0 garbage-truck crashes2014: 0 truck crashes2014: 0 garbage-truck crashes2015: 2 truck crashes2015: 0 garbage-truck crashes2016: 3 truck crashes2016: 0 garbage-truck crashes2017: 0 truck crashes2017: 0 garbage-truck crashes2018: 0 truck crashes2018: 0 garbage-truck crashes2019: 0 truck crashes2019: 0 garbage-truck crashes2020: 0 truck crashes2020: 0 garbage-truck crashes2021: 1 truck crash2021: 0 garbage-truck crashes2022: 0 truck crashes2022: 0 garbage-truck crashes2023: 4 truck crashes2023: 0 garbage-truck crashes2024: 2 truck crashes2024: 0 garbage-truck crashes2025: 2 truck crashes2025: 0 garbage-truck crashes2026: 5 truck crashes2026: 0 garbage-truck crashes 20052008201120142017202020232026
All commercial trucksGarbage / refuse trucksincomplete reporting

Seasonality: when trucks crash in Franklin city

Jan: 10.5% of truck crashesFeb: 0.0% of truck crashesMar: 15.8% of truck crashesApr: 5.3% of truck crashesMay: 15.8% of truck crashesJun: 5.3% of truck crashesJul: 0.0% of truck crashesAug: 15.8% of truck crashesSep: 15.8% of truck crashesOct: 0.0% of truck crashesNov: 15.8% of truck crashesDec: 0.0% of truck crashes JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
All trucks (share of crashes by month)Winter (Nov–Mar)

Most dangerous roads for trucks

No fatal crashes involving a large truck with a road name were recorded in Franklin city since 2015.

Roads named most in all truck crash reports

RoadTruck crashes since 2015 (Franklin city)
South Street3
Councill Dr1
Hardy Rd At 1.30M N Of Booker T Washington Hwy1
Hunterdale Rd At Clay St1
N College Drive1
N High St1
Old Franklin Turnpike At Turtle Hill Road1
Progress Pkwy1

Franklin city at a glance

Population8,373
Land area8.3 sq mi
Density1,012 per sq mi

Historical data: truck crashes in Franklin 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).

2004: 1 reported truck crash2005: 3 reported truck crashes2006: 1 reported truck crash2007: 3 reported truck crashes2009: 1 reported truck crash2011: 1 reported truck crash2015: 2 reported truck crashes2016: 3 reported truck crashes2021: 1 reported truck crash2023: 4 reported truck crashes2024: 2 reported truck crashes2025: 2 reported truck crashes 198519901995200020052010201520202025
All reported truck crashes in Franklin city (FMCSA)incomplete reporting
DecadeTruck crashes / yrChangeFatal crashes / yr (FARS)
1990s——0.0
2000s2—0.0
2010s1-60%0.0
2020s2+150%0.0

In the 2000s about 2 truck crashes a year were reported; in the 2020s, about 2. Reporting coverage also changed between these periods.

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Nearby counties

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Questions fleets ask about Franklin city

How common are truck crashes in Franklin city?

Since 2015, 19 crashes involving commercial trucks were reported in Franklin city (11 injured, 0 killed).

How many garbage truck accidents happen in Franklin city?

Garbage trucks were involved in 0 reported crashes in Franklin city since 2015 (0.0% of truck crashes).

What is the best way to plan truck routes in Franklin city?

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2026 is a partial year. Updated October 2026.