White Oak Springs, WI truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in White Oak Springs: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in White Oak Springs and Lafayette County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Lafayette County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
2 of 115 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
No fatal large-truck crashes with a road name recorded here since 2015.
How Lafayette County compares with Wisconsin
Lafayette County against Wisconsin and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Lafayette County stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Lafayette County | Wisconsin | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 55.2 | 42.6 | 49.7 | 1.3× the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 5.7 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 1.7× the state |
| Injuries per crash | 0.45 | 0.46 | 0.49 | same |
| Garbage-truck share | 1.9% | 2.7% | 2.3% | 31% below the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 10.5% | 13.4% | 6.2% | 22% below the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 20.9% | 26.9% | 23.7% | 22% below the state |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 20.0% | 16.5% | 13.8% | 1.2× the state |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 45.7% | 44.9% | 41.9% | same |
| After dark | 20.0% | 20.9% | 24.8% | same |
Lafayette County has lower values than Wisconsin for garbage-truck share, on snow, slush or ice and morning rush (6–10 am). Where it is higher: crashes per 100k residents / yr, deaths per 100 crashes and in rain, sleet or snow.
Lafayette County at a glance: 5.7 deaths per 100 truck crashes, vs 3.4 in Wisconsin.
Overview
Police reported 115 crashes involving commercial trucks in Lafayette County since 2015: 54 people were injured and 7 were killed.
Across the years with complete reporting, that is roughly one truck crash every 38 days.
White Oak Springs had 1 reported truck crash since 2015, too few for reliable patterns, so the charts and findings on this page use Lafayette County numbers.
When crashes happen
Truck crashes peak in January (13.0% of the year) and are lowest in May (4.3%).
November through March accounts for 45.7% of truck crashes here, compared with 44.9% in Wisconsin.
More truck crashes happen at 10–11 am than at any other hour (9.6%).
10.5% of truck crashes here happened on snow, slush or ice, against 13.4% across Wisconsin.
Where crashes happen
No fatal crash involving a large truck has a recorded location within 10 miles of White Oak Springs since 2015.
Garbage & waste trucks
Garbage and refuse trucks were involved in 2 crashes, 1.7% of the total, against 2.7% across Wisconsin.
Route planning tips for White Oak Springs fleets
- Build extra time into January routes: it has the most truck crashes here.
- 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 Lafayette 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 (Lafayette County) |
|---|---|
| Ush 151 | 19 |
| Sth 011 | 15 |
| Sth 081 | 13 |
| Sth 023 | 12 |
| Cth G | 7 |
| Cth | 5 |
| Cth O | 3 |
| Cth P | 3 |
White Oak Springs at a glance
| Population | 112 |
| Land area | 16.5 sq mi |
| Density | 7 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 53586) | $70,806 |
| Median home value (ZIP 53586) | $172,047 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Lafayette 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 | 8 | — | 0.4 |
| 2000s | 12 | +56% | 0.2 |
| 2010s | 10 | -20% | 0.4 |
| 2020s | 9 | -7% | 0.6 |
Reported truck crashes averaged 8 a year in the 1990s and 9 a year in the 2020s. Reporting practices changed over time, so part of any change can come from reporting. 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 White Oak Springs
How common are truck crashes in White Oak Springs?
Lafayette County has had 115 reported truck crashes since 2015, injuring 54 people and killing 7.
When do most truck crashes happen in White Oak Springs?
The worst month is January: 13.0% of truck crashes in Lafayette County happen then.
Are garbage truck crashes common in White Oak Springs?
Since 2015, Lafayette County has reported 2 garbage-truck crashes, or 1.7% of its truck crashes.
What is the truck crash rate in White Oak Springs compared with Wisconsin?
Lafayette County records 55.2 truck crashes per 100,000 residents a year, against 42.6 across Wisconsin.
What is the best way to plan truck routes in White Oak Springs?
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.