ZIP 47040 (Rising Sun, IN) truck route planning & crash data

Plan safer truck routes around ZIP 47040: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes here and in Ohio County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets.

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16
truck crashes since 2015 (Ohio County)
4
people injured
0
deaths
2
garbage-truck crashes (12.5%)
1
fatal truck crashes within 10 mi, 2015–24

Where fatal truck crashes happened

Fatal crash with a large truck (bigger = more deaths) heat glow = clusters dashed = 10 mi radius 2015–2024, NHTSA FARS

Risk scorecard

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Low truck-crash risk
Fatal truck crashes per resident in Ohio County, 2020–2024: 0.00 per 100,000 a year, higher than 0% of US counties.
Truck crashes / 100,000 residents / yr24.3
Share in winter (Nov–Mar)38%
Garbage-truck share of crashes12.5%
Indiana average
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Key findings

16
truck crashes on record for Ohio County since 2015
1
fatal crashes with a large truck within 10 miles of ZIP 47040 since 2015
2
garbage-truck crashes reported in Ohio County since 2015
Ohio County
small sample: patterns below come from Ohio County

Snapshot

Crashes by month

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Darker = more crashes.

Garbage trucks vs all trucks

12.5%
2 of 16 crashes.
2 of 16 truck crashes since 2015.

Deadliest roads

SR-181

Ohio County at a glance: 16 truck crashes on record for Ohio County since 2015.

Overview

Ohio County has recorded 16 truck crashes since 2015, with 4 people injured and 0 killed.

In complete reporting years that works out to about one truck crash every 251 days.

When crashes happen

Monthly patterns need more crashes than Ohio County has on record.

Where crashes happen

Fatal large-truck crashes within 10 miles of ZIP 47040 since 2015 were spread across roads: SR-18 (1).

Garbage & waste trucks

Garbage trucks account for 2 of the truck crashes here, or 12.5%, compared with 2.4% in Indiana.

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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

2005: 2 truck crashes2005: 1 garbage-truck crash2006: 1 truck crash2006: 0 garbage-truck crashes2007: 1 truck crash2007: 1 garbage-truck crash2008: 0 truck crashes2008: 0 garbage-truck crashes2009: 1 truck crash2009: 0 garbage-truck crashes2010: 0 truck crashes2010: 0 garbage-truck crashes2011: 2 truck crashes2011: 0 garbage-truck crashes2012: 0 truck crashes2012: 0 garbage-truck crashes2013: 1 truck crash2013: 0 garbage-truck crashes2014: 0 truck crashes2014: 0 garbage-truck crashes2015: 0 truck crashes2015: 0 garbage-truck crashes2016: 0 truck crashes2016: 0 garbage-truck crashes2017: 2 truck crashes2017: 0 garbage-truck crashes2018: 2 truck crashes2018: 0 garbage-truck crashes2019: 4 truck crashes2019: 1 garbage-truck crash2020: 3 truck crashes2020: 0 garbage-truck crashes2021: 1 truck crash2021: 0 garbage-truck crashes2022: 1 truck crash2022: 0 garbage-truck crashes2023: 0 truck crashes2023: 0 garbage-truck crashes2024: 1 truck crash2024: 0 garbage-truck crashes2025: 2 truck crashes2025: 1 garbage-truck crash2026: 0 truck crashes2026: 0 garbage-truck crashes 20052008201120142017202020232026
All commercial trucksGarbage / refuse trucks (×5 scale)incomplete reporting

Seasonality: when trucks crash in Ohio County

Jan: 6.3% of truck crashesFeb: 6.3% of truck crashesMar: 18.8% of truck crashesApr: 6.3% of truck crashesMay: 0.0% of truck crashesJun: 12.5% of truck crashesJul: 12.5% of truck crashesAug: 6.3% of truck crashesSep: 12.5% of truck crashesOct: 12.5% of truck crashesNov: 0.0% of truck crashesDec: 6.3% of truck crashes JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
All trucks (share of crashes by month)Winter (Nov–Mar)

Most dangerous roads for trucks

RoadFatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles)
SR-181

Roads named most in all truck crash reports

RoadTruck crashes since 2015 (Ohio County)
SR-56N6
Aberdeen2
Aberdeen Rd1
Cass Union Rd1
Fisse1
Nelson1
SR-56W1
Short Cut Rd1

ZIP 47040 at a glance

Population5,275
Density31 per sq mi
Median household income$75,014
Median home value$198,651
Home ownership80%

Historical data: truck crashes in Ohio 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).

1995: 1 reported truck crash1998: 2 reported truck crashes1999: 1 reported truck crash2000: 1 reported truck crash2001: 1 reported truck crash2003: 2 reported truck crashes2004: 3 reported truck crashes2005: 2 reported truck crashes2006: 1 reported truck crash2007: 1 reported truck crash2009: 1 reported truck crash2011: 2 reported truck crashes2013: 1 reported truck crash2017: 2 reported truck crashes2018: 2 reported truck crashes2019: 4 reported truck crashes2020: 3 reported truck crashes2021: 1 reported truck crash2022: 1 reported truck crash2024: 1 reported truck crash2025: 2 reported truck crashes 198519901995200020052010201520202025
All reported truck crashes in Ohio County (FMCSA)incomplete reporting
DecadeTruck crashes / yrChangeFatal crashes / yr (FARS)
1990s1—0.0
2000s1+50%0.0
2010s1-8%0.0
2020s1+21%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.

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Nearby ZIP codes

ZIP 47038ZIP 47020ZIP 47011ZIP 47001ZIP 47018ZIP 47021ZIP 47032ZIP 47043ZIP 47017ZIP 47025Ohio CountyIndiana

Questions fleets ask about ZIP 47040

How many truck crashes happen in ZIP 47040?

16 truck crashes have been reported in Ohio County since 2015, with 0 deaths and 4 injuries.

How many garbage truck crashes are there in ZIP 47040?

Since 2015, Ohio County has reported 2 garbage-truck crashes, or 12.5% of its truck crashes.

How can I plan a safer truck route in ZIP 47040?

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.