Galax city, VA truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Galax 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 13 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
No fatal large-truck crashes with a road name recorded here since 2015.
Galax city at a glance: #124 of 133 among 133 counties in Virginia for truck crashes per year.
Overview
Galax city has recorded 13 truck crashes since 2015, with 9 people injured and 0 killed.
That averages about one truck crash every 335 days in fully reported years.
When crashes happen
There are too few truck crashes in Galax city to show a reliable monthly pattern.
Where crashes happen
Since 2015, no fatal large-truck crashes with a location were recorded in Galax city.
Garbage & waste trucks
Since 2015, no garbage-truck crashes were reported for Galax city.
Route planning tips for Galax city fleets
- 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 Galax city
Most dangerous roads for trucks
No fatal crashes involving a large truck with a road name were recorded in Galax city since 2015.
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Galax city) |
|---|---|
| Caldwell Street | 1 |
| E Stuart Dr. | 1 |
| East Stuart Drive | 1 |
| Eastbound | 1 |
| Estuart Dr | 1 |
| Mountainview Ave. | 1 |
| Painter Street At Mcarthur Street | 1 |
| Petty Rd | 1 |
Galax city at a glance
| Population | 6,739 |
| Land area | 8.2 sq mi |
| Density | 818 per sq mi |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Galax 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 | 0 | — | 0.2 |
| 2000s | 0 | +0% | 0.0 |
| 2010s | 1 | +80% | 0.0 |
| 2020s | 1 | +11% | 0.0 |
Reported truck crashes averaged 1 a year in the 2010s and 1 a year in the 2020s. Reporting practices changed over time, so part of any change can come from reporting.
Nearby counties
Questions fleets ask about Galax city
How many truck accidents are there in Galax city?
13 truck crashes have been reported in Galax city since 2015, with 0 deaths and 9 injuries.
How many garbage truck crashes are there in Galax city?
Since 2015, Galax city has reported 0 garbage-truck crashes, or 0.0% of its truck crashes.
What is the best way to plan truck routes in Galax city?
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.