Wahkiakum County, WA truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Wahkiakum County: 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 14 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
No fatal large-truck crashes with a road name recorded here since 2015.
What stands out in Wahkiakum County: #38 of 39 rank among Washington's 39 counties by yearly truck crashes.
Overview
Since 2015, 14 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Wahkiakum County. They injured 1 people and killed 0.
Across the years with complete reporting, that is roughly one truck crash every 287 days.
When crashes happen
Monthly patterns need more crashes than Wahkiakum County has on record.
Where crashes happen
Since 2015, no fatal large-truck crashes with a location were recorded in Wahkiakum County.
Garbage & waste trucks
FMCSA lists no garbage-truck crashes in Wahkiakum County since 2015.
Route planning tips for Wahkiakum County fleets
- Use the free Route Planner to score your route and spot low bridges before drivers head out.
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 Wahkiakum County
Most dangerous roads for trucks
No fatal crashes involving a large truck with a road name were recorded in Wahkiakum County since 2015.
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Wahkiakum County) |
|---|---|
| Sr-4*025.00 | 2 |
| Sr-101*013.10 | 1 |
| Sr-4*012.00 | 1 |
| Sr-4*012.10 | 1 |
| Sr-4*019.00 | 1 |
| Sr-4*019.16 | 1 |
| Sr-4*025.60 | 1 |
| Sr-4*034.65 | 1 |
Wahkiakum County at a glance
| Population | 4,800 |
| Land area | 262.9 sq mi |
| Density | 18 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP average) | $59,583 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Wahkiakum 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 | — | 0.1 |
| 2000s | 2 | -23% | 0.0 |
| 2010s | 2 | -17% | 0.1 |
| 2020s | 1 | -22% | 0.0 |
In the 1990s about 2 truck crashes a year were reported; in the 2020s, about 1. Reporting coverage also changed between these periods.
Cities, towns & communities in Wahkiakum County
ZIP codes in Wahkiakum County
Nearby counties
Questions fleets ask about Wahkiakum County
How common are truck crashes in Wahkiakum County?
14 truck crashes have been reported in Wahkiakum County since 2015, with 0 deaths and 1 injuries.
How many garbage truck crashes are there in Wahkiakum County?
0 crashes involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Wahkiakum County since 2015, 0.0% of all truck crashes.
What is the best way to plan truck routes in Wahkiakum County?
Use the free Route Planner: enter your stops to get a risk score, safer alternatives and the low bridges on your route.
2026 is a partial year. Updated October 2026.