ZIP 68853 (Loup City, NE) truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes around ZIP 68853: 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
The headline for Sherman County: 16 truck crashes reported in 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
There are too few truck crashes in Sherman County to show a reliable monthly pattern.
Where crashes happen
Fatal large-truck crashes within 10 miles of ZIP 68853 since 2015 were spread across roads: SR-92 (1).
Garbage & waste trucks
Since 2015, no garbage-truck crashes were reported for Sherman County.
Route planning tips for ZIP 68853 fleets
- Paste your stops into the free Route Planner to see the risk score, safer alternatives and low bridges.
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
Seasonality: when trucks crash in Sherman County
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| SR-92 | 1 |
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 68853 at a glance
| Population | 1,333 |
| Density | 3 per sq mi |
| Median household income | $54,674 |
| Median home value | $134,745 |
| Home ownership | 70% |
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 |
Reported truck crashes averaged 2 a year in the 1990s and 1 a year in the 2020s. Reporting practices changed over time, so part of any change can come from reporting. NHTSA counts 0.2 fatal large-truck crashes a year in 2016–19 and 0.4 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby ZIP codes
Questions fleets ask about ZIP 68853
How many truck accidents are there in ZIP 68853?
Since 2015, 16 crashes involving commercial trucks were reported in Sherman County (11 injured, 2 killed).
How many garbage truck crashes are there in ZIP 68853?
0 crashes involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Sherman County since 2015, 0.0% of all truck crashes.
How do I plan a garbage truck route in ZIP 68853?
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.