Trout Lake, WA truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Trout Lake: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Trout Lake and Klickitat County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Klickitat County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
5 of 303 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
No fatal large-truck crashes with a road name recorded here since 2015.
How Klickitat County compares with Washington
Klickitat County against Washington and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Klickitat County stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Klickitat County | Washington | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 106.3 | 25.8 | 49.7 | 4.1× the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 1.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 59% below the state |
| Injuries per crash | 0.14 | 0.18 | 0.49 | 22% below the state |
| Garbage-truck share | 1.8% | 2.2% | 2.3% | 19% below the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 18.4% | 9.7% | 6.2% | 1.9× the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 22.0% | 24.8% | 23.7% | 11% below the state |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 16.0% | 20.2% | 13.8% | 21% below the state |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 45.7% | 43.8% | 41.9% | same |
| After dark | 27.0% | 25.2% | 24.8% | 1.1× the state |
Compared with Washington, Klickitat County is lower on deaths per 100 crashes, injuries per crash and garbage-truck share. Where it is higher: crashes per 100k residents / yr, on snow, slush or ice and after dark.
Klickitat County at a glance: 18.4% share of truck crashes on snow, slush or ice (Washington: 9.7%).
Overview
Klickitat County has recorded 303 truck crashes since 2015, with 47 people injured and 9 killed.
That averages about one truck crash every 14 days in fully reported years.
Only 0 truck crashes were reported in Trout Lake since 2015; patterns below come from Klickitat County as a whole.
When crashes happen
The worst month is January with 12.5% of truck crashes; the quietest is March at 5.6%.
The five winter months (November to March) hold 45.7% of truck crashes, against 43.8% across Washington.
The busiest hour is 3–4 pm, with 11.6% of truck crashes.
18.4% of truck crashes here happened on snow, slush or ice, against 9.7% across Washington.
Where crashes happen
Since 2015, no fatal large-truck crashes with a location were recorded within 10 miles of Trout Lake.
Garbage & waste trucks
Garbage trucks account for 5 of the truck crashes here, or 1.7%, compared with 2.2% in Washington.
Route planning tips for Trout Lake fleets
- Review driver schedules for January, the month with the most truck crashes.
- 18.4% of truck crashes were on snow, slush or ice, above Washington; plan winter equipment checks before the season.
- 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 Klickitat 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 (Klickitat County) |
|---|---|
| Sr-97*001.00 | 6 |
| Sr-97*028.00 | 6 |
| Sr-97*002.00 | 5 |
| Sr-97*030.00 | 5 |
| Sr-14*101.44 | 4 |
| Sr-97*027.50 | 4 |
| Alderdale Rd/Sonova Rd | 3 |
| Sr-14*065.00 | 3 |
Trout Lake at a glance
| Land area | 6.9 sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 98650) | $76,607 |
| Median home value (ZIP 98650) | $735,901 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Klickitat 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 | 24 | — | 1.4 |
| 2000s | 28 | +17% | 1.6 |
| 2010s | 32 | +15% | 0.5 |
| 2020s | 21 | -33% | 0.6 |
From the 1990s to the 2020s, yearly reported truck crashes went from 24 to 21. Some of the change may reflect how crashes were reported. NHTSA counts 0.5 fatal large-truck crashes a year in 2016–19 and 0.6 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Trout Lake
How many truck accidents are there in Trout Lake?
303 truck crashes have been reported in Klickitat County since 2015, with 9 deaths and 47 injuries.
What is the worst month for truck crashes in Trout Lake?
Truck crashes in Klickitat County peak in January, with 12.5% of the year's crashes.
How many garbage truck crashes are there in Trout Lake?
5 crashes involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Klickitat County since 2015, 1.7% of all truck crashes.
How does Trout Lake compare with Washington for truck crashes?
The yearly rate is 106.3 truck crashes per 100,000 residents in Klickitat County, vs 25.8 for Washington.
How do I plan a garbage truck route in Trout Lake?
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.