ZIP 68817 (Ashton, NE) truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes around ZIP 68817: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes here and in Sherman County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
0 of 16 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
No fatal large-truck crashes with a road name recorded here since 2015.
The headline for Sherman County: 16 truck crashes reported in Sherman County since 2015.
Overview
Since 2015, 16 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Sherman County. They injured 11 people and killed 2.
In complete reporting years that works out to about one truck crash every 268 days.
When crashes happen
Sherman County has too few reported truck crashes for a monthly pattern.
Where crashes happen
NHTSA lists no located fatal large-truck crashes within 10 miles of ZIP 68817 since 2015.
Garbage & waste trucks
Since 2015, no garbage-truck crashes were reported for Sherman County.
Route planning tips for ZIP 68817 fleets
- 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 Sherman 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 (Sherman County) |
|---|---|
| SR-58 | 2 |
| 002 /311.460/N2 Se Of 466Th Ave-Se Of Litchfield | 1 |
| 002 /314.700/N2 N Of 779Th Rd-Nw Of Hazard | 1 |
| 002 /316.930/N2 & Douglas St | 1 |
| 010 /97.120/N10 & 785Th Rd-S Of Loup City | 1 |
| 058 /23.700/N58 Nw Of 484Th Ave-Se Of Rockville | 1 |
| 068 /6.260/N68 & L82A-Sw Of Rockville | 1 |
| 092 /316.980/N92 W Of 471St Ave-W Of Loup City | 1 |
ZIP 68817 at a glance
| Population | 340 |
| Density | 2 per sq mi |
| Median household income | $74,375 |
| Median home value | $138,130 |
| Home ownership | 69% |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Sherman 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 | — | 0.0 |
| 2000s | 2 | -3% | 0.0 |
| 2010s | 2 | +11% | 0.1 |
| 2020s | 1 | -42% | 0.4 |
In the 1990s about 2 truck crashes a year were reported; in the 2020s, about 1. Reporting coverage also changed between these periods. Fatal large-truck crashes: 0.2 a year in 2016–19, 0.4 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby ZIP codes
Questions fleets ask about ZIP 68817
How many truck crashes happen in ZIP 68817?
Since 2015, 16 crashes involving commercial trucks were reported in Sherman County (11 injured, 2 killed).
How many garbage truck accidents happen in ZIP 68817?
Since 2015, Sherman County has reported 0 garbage-truck crashes, or 0.0% of its truck crashes.
How can I plan a safer truck route in ZIP 68817?
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.