East Cathlamet, WA truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in East Cathlamet: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in East 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 East Cathlamet: US-30 deadliest road: 5 fatal truck crashes within 10 miles of East Cathlamet since 2015.
Overview
Since 2015, 14 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Wahkiakum County. They injured 1 people and killed 0.
In complete reporting years that works out to about one truck crash every 287 days.
East Cathlamet had 0 reported truck crashes since 2015, too few for reliable patterns, so the charts and findings on this page use Wahkiakum County numbers.
When crashes happen
Wahkiakum County has too few reported truck crashes for a monthly pattern.
Where crashes happen
US-30 leads within 10 miles of East Cathlamet with 5 fatal crashes involving a large truck since 2015. After it: CR-BROWNSMEAD Dike Ln (1).
Garbage & waste trucks
Since 2015, no garbage-truck crashes were reported for Wahkiakum County.
Route planning tips for East Cathlamet fleets
- Check whether your routes use US-30, the road with the most fatal truck crashes in this area.
- Check your own stops for crash hotspots and low bridges with the free Route Planner.
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
| 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 |
East Cathlamet at a glance
| Land area | 1.7 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 |
From the 1990s to the 2020s, yearly reported truck crashes went from 2 to 1. Some of the change may reflect how crashes were reported.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about East Cathlamet
How many truck crashes happen in East 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 East Cathlamet?
US-30 had 5 fatal crashes involving a large truck within 10 miles of East Cathlamet since 2015, more than any other road.
How many garbage truck accidents happen in East Cathlamet?
Garbage trucks were involved in 0 reported crashes in Wahkiakum County since 2015 (0.0% of truck crashes).
How can I plan a safer truck route in East 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.