Grantsville, WV truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Grantsville: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Grantsville and Calhoun County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Calhoun County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
2 of 14 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
No fatal large-truck crashes with a road name recorded here since 2015.
Calhoun County at a glance: 14 truck crashes reported in Calhoun County since 2015.
Overview
Police reported 14 crashes involving commercial trucks in Calhoun County since 2015: 2 people were injured and 1 were killed.
That averages about one truck crash every 309 days in fully reported years.
Grantsville had 2 reported truck crashes since 2015, too few for reliable patterns, so the charts and findings on this page use Calhoun County numbers.
When crashes happen
Monthly patterns need more crashes than Calhoun County has on record.
Where crashes happen
No fatal crash involving a large truck has a recorded location within 10 miles of Grantsville since 2015.
Garbage & waste trucks
Garbage and refuse trucks were involved in 2 crashes, 14.3% of the total, against 1.1% across West Virginia.
Route planning tips for Grantsville 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 Calhoun County
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 (Calhoun County) |
|---|---|
| County Rt 7/03 Mp 452.00 Sycamore | 1 |
| Rt 16 - Bottom Of Jackson Hill | 1 |
| Rt 16 - South Calhoun Hwy | 1 |
| Rt 2/09, Leading Creek Rd | 1 |
| Rt 5 - Mp 3 - West Little Kanawha Highway | 1 |
| Rt 7 - Rt 3 - Sycamore Road | 1 |
| Russette Road | 1 |
| SR-33 | 1 |
Grantsville at a glance
| Population | 463 |
| Land area | 0.4 sq mi |
| Density | 1,064 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 26147) | $43,082 |
| Median home value (ZIP 26147) | $70,063 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Calhoun 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 | 1 | — | 0.1 |
| 2000s | 2 | +167% | 0.2 |
| 2010s | 1 | -44% | 0.1 |
| 2020s | 1 | +30% | 0.0 |
From the 1990s to the 2020s, yearly reported truck crashes went from 1 to 1. Some of the change may reflect how crashes were reported. NHTSA counts 0.2 fatal large-truck crashes a year in 2016–19 and 0.0 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Grantsville
How common are truck crashes in Grantsville?
Calhoun County has had 14 reported truck crashes since 2015, injuring 2 people and killing 1.
How many garbage truck accidents happen in Grantsville?
Garbage trucks were involved in 2 reported crashes in Calhoun County since 2015 (14.3% of truck crashes).
What is the best way to plan truck routes in Grantsville?
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.