Cathlamet, WA truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Cathlamet: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Cathlamet and Wahkiakum County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Wahkiakum County numbers.
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
What stands out in Cathlamet: US-30 deadliest road: 5 fatal truck crashes within 10 miles of Cathlamet since 2015.
Overview
Police reported 14 crashes involving commercial trucks in Wahkiakum County since 2015: 1 people were injured and 0 were killed.
Across the years with complete reporting, that is roughly one truck crash every 287 days.
Only 14 truck crashes were reported in Cathlamet since 2015; patterns below come from Wahkiakum County as a whole.
When crashes happen
There are too few truck crashes in Wahkiakum County to show a reliable monthly pattern.
Where crashes happen
US-30 leads within 10 miles of Cathlamet with 5 fatal crashes involving a large truck since 2015. After it: CR-BROWNSMEAD Dike Ln (1).
Garbage & waste trucks
FMCSA lists no garbage-truck crashes in Wahkiakum County since 2015.
Route planning tips for Cathlamet fleets
- Where you can, review stops along US-30; it has the most fatal large-truck crashes nearby.
- Use the free Route Planner to score your route and spot low bridges before drivers head out.
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 Wahkiakum County
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| US-30 | 5 |
| CR-BROWNSMEAD Dike Ln | 1 |
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 |
Cathlamet at a glance
| Population | 608 |
| Land area | 0.5 sq mi |
| Density | 1,202 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 98612) | $59,583 |
| Median home value (ZIP 98612) | $430,149 |
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.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Cathlamet
How many truck crashes happen in Cathlamet?
Since 2015, 14 crashes involving commercial trucks were reported in Wahkiakum County (1 injured, 0 killed).
Where do fatal truck crashes happen most in Cathlamet?
Since 2015, US-30 has had the most fatal large-truck crashes within 10 miles of Cathlamet: 5.
How many garbage truck crashes are there in Cathlamet?
Since 2015, Wahkiakum County has reported 0 garbage-truck crashes, or 0.0% of its truck crashes.
What is the best way to plan truck routes in Cathlamet?
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.