Plum Creek, VA truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Plum Creek: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Plum Creek and Radford city, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Radford city numbers.
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
The headline for Plum Creek: I-81 12 fatal truck crashes since 2015, more than any other road within 10 miles of Plum Creek.
Overview
Since 2015, 13 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Radford city. They injured 8 people and killed 0.
In complete reporting years that works out to about one truck crash every 335 days.
With 0 truck crashes reported in Plum Creek since 2015, this page uses Radford city numbers for its patterns and comparisons.
When crashes happen
Radford city has too few reported truck crashes for a monthly pattern.
Where crashes happen
Within this area, I-81 had the most fatal crashes involving a large truck since 2015 (12). It is followed by SR-8 (4) and CR-642 (1).
Garbage & waste trucks
Since 2015, no garbage-truck crashes were reported for Radford city.
Route planning tips for Plum Creek fleets
- Check whether your routes use I-81, the road with the most fatal truck crashes in this area.
- Use the free Route Planner to score your route and spot low bridges before drivers head out.
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 Radford city
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| I-81 | 12 |
| SR-8 | 4 |
| CR-642 | 1 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Radford city) |
|---|---|
| Tyler Avenue | 2 |
| At Rock Rd | 1 |
| East Main Sreet | 1 |
| East Main St. | 1 |
| I-64 | 1 |
| Jeffries Drive | 1 |
| Little River Dam Rd | 1 |
| Tyler Ave. | 1 |
Plum Creek at a glance
| Land area | 1.6 sq mi |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Radford 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 | — | — | 0.1 |
| 2000s | 2 | — | 0.1 |
| 2010s | 1 | -31% | 0.0 |
| 2020s | 1 | -3% | 0.0 |
Reported truck crashes averaged 2 a year in the 2000s 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 Plum Creek
How common are truck crashes in Plum Creek?
Radford city has had 13 reported truck crashes since 2015, injuring 8 people and killing 0.
Where do fatal truck crashes happen most in Plum Creek?
NHTSA data shows I-81 with 12 fatal large-truck crashes within 10 miles of Plum Creek since 2015, the highest of any road.
How many garbage truck accidents happen in Plum Creek?
Since 2015, Radford city has reported 0 garbage-truck crashes, or 0.0% of its truck crashes.
How can I plan a safer truck route in Plum Creek?
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.