Johnson, VT truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Johnson: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Johnson and Lamoille County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Lamoille County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
5 of 67 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
No fatal large-truck crashes with a road name recorded here since 2015.
How Lamoille County compares with Vermont
Lamoille County against Vermont and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Lamoille County stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Lamoille County | Vermont | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 22.2 | 28.2 | 49.7 | 21% below the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 4.7 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 1.3× the state |
| Injuries per crash | 0.36 | 0.40 | 0.49 | 10% below the state |
| Garbage-truck share | 7.8% | 3.3% | 2.3% | 2.4× the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 26.6% | 23.6% | 6.2% | 1.1× the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 37.5% | 27.9% | 23.7% | 1.3× the state |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 26.6% | 26.7% | 13.8% | same |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 60.9% | 50.2% | 41.9% | 1.2× the state |
| After dark | 3.1% | 17.6% | 24.8% | 82% below the state |
Lamoille County sits below Vermont on crashes per 100k residents / yr, injuries per crash and after dark. Where it is higher: deaths per 100 crashes, garbage-truck share and on snow, slush or ice.
The headline for Lamoille County: 1 in 13 crashes involve a garbage truck (5 since 2015), vs 3.3% across Vermont.
Overview
Police reported 67 crashes involving commercial trucks in Lamoille County since 2015: 25 people were injured and 3 were killed.
In complete reporting years that works out to about one truck crash every 63 days.
Only 8 truck crashes were reported in Johnson since 2015; patterns below come from Lamoille County as a whole.
When crashes happen
Truck crashes peak in January (19.4% of the year) and are lowest in April (1.5%).
Winter months (Nov–Mar) carry 60.9% of truck crashes, vs 50.2% for Vermont.
More truck crashes happen at 12–1 pm than at any other hour (17.9%).
26.6% of truck crashes here happened on snow, slush or ice, against 23.6% across Vermont.
Where crashes happen
NHTSA lists no located fatal large-truck crashes within 10 miles of Johnson since 2015.
Garbage & waste trucks
Garbage trucks account for 5 of the truck crashes here, or 7.5%, compared with 3.3% in Vermont.
Route planning tips for Johnson fleets
- Review driver schedules for January, the month with the most truck crashes.
- 37.5% of truck crashes happen between 6 and 10 am, above Vermont; consider earlier or later starts where possible.
- With 26.6% of truck crashes on snow, slush or ice (above Vermont), plan winter equipment checks early.
- 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 Lamoille County
By hour of day
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 (Lamoille County) |
|---|---|
| Laporte Rd, Goeltz Rd | 3 |
| 1704-1722 Park St, Darling Rd | 2 |
| 131-139 Main St, School St | 1 |
| 2-24 S Main St, Mountain Rd | 1 |
| 201-687 Vt Route 100, Ober Hill Road | 1 |
| 2035-2337 Vt-100C, Little Barn Road | 1 |
| 2101-2169 Waterbury Rd, Sky Acres Dr | 1 |
| 2243-2383 Pucker St, 2384 Pucker Street | 1 |
Johnson at a glance
| Population | 1,321 |
| Land area | 1.2 sq mi |
| Density | 1,132 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 05656) | $55,133 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Lamoille 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 | 2 | — | 0.2 |
| 2000s | 6 | +205% | 0.8 |
| 2010s | 6 | +5% | 0.4 |
| 2020s | 5 | -24% | 0.0 |
In the 1990s about 2 truck crashes a year were reported; in the 2020s, about 5. Reporting coverage also changed between these periods. NHTSA counts 0.5 fatal large-truck crashes a year in 2016–19 and 0.0 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Johnson
How common are truck crashes in Johnson?
Since 2015, 67 crashes involving commercial trucks were reported in Lamoille County (25 injured, 3 killed).
Which month has the most truck crashes in Johnson?
The worst month is January: 19.4% of truck crashes in Lamoille County happen then.
How many garbage truck crashes are there in Johnson?
Since 2015, Lamoille County has reported 5 garbage-truck crashes, or 7.5% of its truck crashes.
What is the truck crash rate in Johnson compared with Vermont?
The yearly rate is 22.2 truck crashes per 100,000 residents in Lamoille County, vs 28.2 for Vermont.
What is the best way to plan truck routes in Johnson?
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.