ZIP 68844 (Hazard, NE) truck route planning & crash data

Plan safer truck routes around ZIP 68844: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes here and in Sherman County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets.

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16
truck crashes since 2015 (Sherman County)
11
people injured
2
deaths
0
garbage-truck crashes (0.0%)
3
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

95 out of 100
High truck-crash risk
Fatal truck crashes per resident in Sherman County, 2020–2024: 13.56 per 100,000 a year, higher than 95% of US counties.
Truck crashes / 100,000 residents / yr46.2
Share in winter (Nov–Mar)40%
Garbage-truck share of crashes0.0%
Nebraska average
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Key findings

16
truck crashes on record for Sherman County since 2015
3
fatal large-truck crashes within 10 miles of ZIP 68844 since 2015
0
garbage-truck crashes reported in Sherman County since 2015
Sherman County
too few crashes for patterns here, so this report uses Sherman County numbers

Snapshot

Crashes by month

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Darker = more crashes.

Garbage trucks vs all trucks

0.0%
0 of 16 crashes.
0 of 16 truck crashes since 2015.

Deadliest roads

SR-102
SR-21

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

Overview

Police reported 16 crashes involving commercial trucks in Sherman County since 2015: 11 people were injured and 2 were killed.

In complete reporting years that works out to about one truck crash every 268 days.

When crashes happen

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

Where crashes happen

Since 2015, fatal crashes with a large truck within 10 miles of ZIP 68844 happened on SR-10 (2) and SR-2 (1); no road leads clearly.

Garbage & waste trucks

FMCSA lists no garbage-truck crashes in Sherman County since 2015.

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About the data

This report uses the FMCSA crash file (reported crashes of trucks over 10,000 lb) and NHTSA FARS (fatal crashes). It reports the numbers without guessing at reasons.

Truck crashes by year: all trucks vs garbage trucks

2005: 3 truck crashes2005: 0 garbage-truck crashes2006: 2 truck crashes2006: 0 garbage-truck crashes2007: 3 truck crashes2007: 0 garbage-truck crashes2008: 1 truck crash2008: 0 garbage-truck crashes2009: 0 truck crashes2009: 0 garbage-truck crashes2010: 2 truck crashes2010: 0 garbage-truck crashes2011: 2 truck crashes2011: 0 garbage-truck crashes2012: 4 truck crashes2012: 0 garbage-truck crashes2013: 3 truck crashes2013: 0 garbage-truck crashes2014: 1 truck crash2014: 0 garbage-truck crashes2015: 0 truck crashes2015: 0 garbage-truck crashes2016: 3 truck crashes2016: 0 garbage-truck crashes2017: 3 truck crashes2017: 0 garbage-truck crashes2018: 0 truck crashes2018: 0 garbage-truck crashes2019: 2 truck crashes2019: 0 garbage-truck crashes2020: 1 truck crash2020: 0 garbage-truck crashes2021: 2 truck crashes2021: 0 garbage-truck crashes2022: 0 truck crashes2022: 0 garbage-truck crashes2023: 1 truck crash2023: 0 garbage-truck crashes2024: 1 truck crash2024: 0 garbage-truck crashes2025: 2 truck crashes2025: 0 garbage-truck crashes2026: 1 truck crash2026: 0 garbage-truck crashes 20052008201120142017202020232026
All commercial trucksGarbage / refuse trucksincomplete reporting

Seasonality: when trucks crash in Sherman County

Jan: 6.3% of truck crashesFeb: 12.5% of truck crashesMar: 6.3% of truck crashesApr: 12.5% of truck crashesMay: 6.3% of truck crashesJun: 6.3% of truck crashesJul: 6.3% of truck crashesAug: 6.3% of truck crashesSep: 12.5% of truck crashesOct: 6.3% of truck crashesNov: 18.8% of truck crashesDec: 0.0% 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-102
SR-21

Roads named most in all truck crash reports

RoadTruck crashes since 2015 (Sherman County)
SR-582
002 /311.460/N2 Se Of 466Th Ave-Se Of Litchfield1
002 /314.700/N2 N Of 779Th Rd-Nw Of Hazard1
002 /316.930/N2 & Douglas St1
010 /97.120/N10 & 785Th Rd-S Of Loup City1
058 /23.700/N58 Nw Of 484Th Ave-Se Of Rockville1
068 /6.260/N68 & L82A-Sw Of Rockville1
092 /316.980/N92 W Of 471St Ave-W Of Loup City1

ZIP 68844 at a glance

Population328
Density3 per sq mi
Median household income$67,303
Home ownership92%

Waste facilities and haulers nearby

Waste haulers in Sherman County

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).

1993: 1 reported truck crash1994: 4 reported truck crashes1995: 2 reported truck crashes1996: 1 reported truck crash1998: 2 reported truck crashes1999: 3 reported truck crashes2000: 1 reported truck crash2001: 3 reported truck crashes2002: 2 reported truck crashes2003: 2 reported truck crashes2004: 1 reported truck crash2005: 3 reported truck crashes2006: 2 reported truck crashes2007: 3 reported truck crashes2008: 1 reported truck crash2010: 2 reported truck crashes2011: 2 reported truck crashes2012: 4 reported truck crashes2013: 3 reported truck crashes2014: 1 reported truck crash2016: 3 reported truck crashes2017: 3 reported truck crashes2019: 2 reported truck crashes2020: 1 reported truck crash2021: 2 reported truck crashes2023: 1 reported truck crash2024: 1 reported truck crash2025: 2 reported truck crashes 1982: 0 fatal truck crashes1983: 0 fatal truck crashes1984: 0 fatal truck crashes1985: 0 fatal truck crashes1986: 1 fatal truck crash1987: 0 fatal truck crashes1988: 0 fatal truck crashes1989: 0 fatal truck crashes1990: 0 fatal truck crashes1991: 0 fatal truck crashes1992: 0 fatal truck crashes1993: 0 fatal truck crashes1994: 0 fatal truck crashes1995: 0 fatal truck crashes1996: 0 fatal truck crashes1997: 0 fatal truck crashes1998: 0 fatal truck crashes1999: 0 fatal truck crashes2000: 0 fatal truck crashes2001: 0 fatal truck crashes2002: 0 fatal truck crashes2003: 0 fatal truck crashes2004: 0 fatal truck crashes2005: 0 fatal truck crashes2006: 0 fatal truck crashes2007: 0 fatal truck crashes2008: 0 fatal truck crashes2009: 0 fatal truck crashes2010: 0 fatal truck crashes2011: 0 fatal truck crashes2012: 0 fatal truck crashes2013: 0 fatal truck crashes2014: 0 fatal truck crashes2015: 0 fatal truck crashes2016: 1 fatal truck crash2017: 0 fatal truck crashes2018: 0 fatal truck crashes2019: 0 fatal truck crashes2020: 0 fatal truck crashes2021: 1 fatal truck crash2022: 0 fatal truck crashes2023: 1 fatal truck crash2024: 0 fatal truck crashes 198519901995200020052010201520202025
All reported truck crashes in Sherman County (FMCSA)Fatal truck crashes in Sherman County (FARS, separate scale, max 1)incomplete reporting
DecadeTruck crashes / yrChangeFatal crashes / yr (FARS)
1990s2—0.0
2000s2-3%0.0
2010s2+11%0.1
2020s1-42%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.

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Nearby ZIP codes

ZIP 68866ZIP 68852ZIP 68869ZIP 68871ZIP 68812ZIP 68870ZIP 68855ZIP 68853ZIP 68858ZIP 68820Sherman CountyNebraska

Questions fleets ask about ZIP 68844

How many truck crashes happen in ZIP 68844?

16 truck crashes have been reported in Sherman County since 2015, with 2 deaths and 11 injuries.

How many garbage truck accidents happen in ZIP 68844?

Garbage trucks were involved in 0 reported crashes in Sherman County since 2015 (0.0% of truck crashes).

How do I plan a garbage truck route in ZIP 68844?

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2026 is a partial year. Updated October 2026.