Newark, WV truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Newark: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Newark and Wirt County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Wirt County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
0 of 10 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
Newark at a glance: US-50 most fatal truck crashes within 10 miles of Newark: 2 since 2015.
Overview
Since 2015, 10 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Wirt County. They injured 6 people and killed 1.
Only 0 truck crashes were reported in Newark since 2015; patterns below come from Wirt County as a whole.
When crashes happen
Monthly patterns need more crashes than Wirt County has on record.
Where crashes happen
US-50 leads within 10 miles of Newark with 2 fatal crashes involving a large truck since 2015. It is followed by SR-14 (1), SR-47 (1) and SR-53 (1).
Garbage & waste trucks
No crashes involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Wirt County since 2015.
Route planning tips for Newark fleets
- Check whether your routes use US-50, the road with the most fatal truck crashes in this area.
- Paste your stops into the free Route Planner to see the risk score, safer alternatives and low bridges.
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 Wirt County
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| US-50 | 2 |
| SR-14 | 1 |
| SR-47 | 1 |
| SR-53 | 1 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Wirt County) |
|---|---|
| Wv Rt 047 Mp 167 | 2 |
| Rt 14 - In Front Of 8728 Elizabeth Pike | 1 |
| Rt 14, Summers Street | 1 |
| Rt 5 - Rt 2 - Bell Run Road | 1 |
| Rt 5, Little Kanawha Parkway | 1 |
| Rt 53, Big Island Run Rd | 1 |
| SR-5 | 1 |
| Wv Rt 47 | 1 |
Newark at a glance
| Land area | 0.9 sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 26143) | $55,402 |
| Median home value (ZIP 26143) | $88,775 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Wirt 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 | 1 | +95% | 0.2 |
| 2010s | 1 | -46% | 0.1 |
| 2020s | 1 | +43% | 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. Fatal large-truck crashes: 0.2 a year in 2016–19, 0.0 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Newark
How common are truck crashes in Newark?
Since 2015, 10 crashes involving commercial trucks were reported in Wirt County (6 injured, 1 killed).
Where do fatal truck crashes happen most in Newark?
Since 2015, US-50 has had the most fatal large-truck crashes within 10 miles of Newark: 2.
Are garbage truck crashes common in Newark?
0 crashes involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Wirt County since 2015, 0.0% of all truck crashes.
How can I plan a safer truck route in Newark?
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.