ZIP 68943 (Hardy, NE) truck route planning & crash data

Plan safer truck routes around ZIP 68943: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes here and in Nuckolls County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets.

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16
truck crashes since 2015 (Nuckolls County)
9
people injured
0
deaths
0
garbage-truck crashes (0.0%)
0
fatal truck crashes within 10 mi, 2015–24

Where fatal truck crashes happened

No fatal crashes involving a large truck were recorded within 10 miles since 2015.
Fatal crash with a large truck (bigger = more deaths) heat glow = clusters dashed = 10 mi radius 2015–2024, NHTSA FARS

Risk scorecard

0 out of 100
Low truck-crash risk
Fatal truck crashes per resident in Nuckolls County, 2020–2024: 0.00 per 100,000 a year, higher than 0% of US counties.
Truck crashes / 100,000 residents / yr35.5
Share in winter (Nov–Mar)56%
Garbage-truck share of crashes0.0%
Nebraska average
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Key findings

16
truck crashes reported in Nuckolls County since 2015
0
deadly crashes involving a large truck within 10 miles of ZIP 68943 since 2015
0
reported garbage-truck crashes in Nuckolls County since 2015
Nuckolls County
too few crashes for patterns here, so this report uses Nuckolls 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

No fatal large-truck crashes with a road name recorded here since 2015.

The headline for Nuckolls County: 16 truck crashes reported in Nuckolls County since 2015.

Overview

Nuckolls County has recorded 16 truck crashes since 2015, with 9 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 Nuckolls County has on record.

Where crashes happen

No fatal crash involving a large truck has a recorded location within 10 miles of ZIP 68943 since 2015.

Garbage & waste trucks

Since 2015, no garbage-truck crashes were reported for Nuckolls County.

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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

2005: 0 truck crashes2005: 0 garbage-truck crashes2006: 1 truck crash2006: 0 garbage-truck crashes2007: 1 truck crash2007: 0 garbage-truck crashes2008: 1 truck crash2008: 0 garbage-truck crashes2009: 0 truck crashes2009: 0 garbage-truck crashes2010: 1 truck crash2010: 1 garbage-truck crash2011: 2 truck crashes2011: 0 garbage-truck crashes2012: 0 truck crashes2012: 0 garbage-truck crashes2013: 0 truck crashes2013: 0 garbage-truck crashes2014: 1 truck crash2014: 0 garbage-truck crashes2015: 4 truck crashes2015: 0 garbage-truck crashes2016: 0 truck crashes2016: 0 garbage-truck crashes2017: 2 truck crashes2017: 0 garbage-truck crashes2018: 1 truck crash2018: 0 garbage-truck crashes2019: 0 truck crashes2019: 0 garbage-truck crashes2020: 3 truck crashes2020: 0 garbage-truck crashes2021: 1 truck crash2021: 0 garbage-truck crashes2022: 3 truck crashes2022: 0 garbage-truck crashes2023: 1 truck crash2023: 0 garbage-truck crashes2024: 0 truck crashes2024: 0 garbage-truck crashes2025: 1 truck crash2025: 0 garbage-truck crashes2026: 0 truck crashes2026: 0 garbage-truck crashes 20052008201120142017202020232026
All commercial trucksGarbage / refuse trucks (×5 scale)incomplete reporting

Seasonality: when trucks crash in Nuckolls County

Jan: 6.3% of truck crashesFeb: 6.3% of truck crashesMar: 6.3% of truck crashesApr: 0.0% of truck crashesMay: 0.0% of truck crashesJun: 12.5% of truck crashesJul: 6.3% of truck crashesAug: 0.0% of truck crashesSep: 25.0% of truck crashesOct: 0.0% of truck crashesNov: 18.8% of truck crashesDec: 18.8% of truck crashes JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
All trucks (share of crashes by month)Winter (Nov–Mar)

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

RoadTruck crashes since 2015 (Nuckolls County)
136 /103.250/N Jst Us136 & N14-S Of Nelson2
SR-142
004 /81.720/N4 E Of Cr 3400-E Of Lawernce1
008 /0.510/3Rd St(N8) & Hartley St1
014 /15.020/Main St(N14) & 4Th St1
014 /24.320/N14 & Cr "Z"-N Of Nelson1
136 /110.280/Us136 & Cr 4300-W Of Ruskin1
136 /110.810/Us136 W Of Cr 4400-W Of Ruskin1

ZIP 68943 at a glance

Population241
Density2 per sq mi
Median household income$180,577
Home ownership69%

Waste facilities and haulers nearby

Transfer stations in Nuckolls CountyWaste haulers in Nuckolls County

Historical data: truck crashes in Nuckolls 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: 3 reported truck crashes1994: 4 reported truck crashes1995: 7 reported truck crashes1996: 4 reported truck crashes1997: 5 reported truck crashes1998: 6 reported truck crashes1999: 3 reported truck crashes2001: 1 reported truck crash2003: 4 reported truck crashes2006: 1 reported truck crash2007: 1 reported truck crash2008: 1 reported truck crash2010: 1 reported truck crash2011: 2 reported truck crashes2014: 1 reported truck crash2015: 4 reported truck crashes2017: 2 reported truck crashes2018: 1 reported truck crash2020: 3 reported truck crashes2021: 1 reported truck crash2022: 3 reported truck crashes2023: 1 reported truck crash2025: 1 reported truck crash 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: 1 fatal truck crash1994: 0 fatal truck crashes1995: 0 fatal truck crashes1996: 0 fatal truck crashes1997: 1 fatal truck crash1998: 0 fatal truck crashes1999: 0 fatal truck crashes2000: 0 fatal truck crashes2001: 0 fatal truck crashes2002: 0 fatal truck crashes2003: 1 fatal truck crash2004: 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: 0 fatal truck crashes2017: 0 fatal truck crashes2018: 0 fatal truck crashes2019: 0 fatal truck crashes2020: 0 fatal truck crashes2021: 0 fatal truck crashes2022: 0 fatal truck crashes2023: 0 fatal truck crashes2024: 0 fatal truck crashes 198519901995200020052010201520202025
All reported truck crashes in Nuckolls County (FMCSA)Fatal truck crashes in Nuckolls County (FARS, separate scale, max 1)incomplete reporting
DecadeTruck crashes / yrChangeFatal crashes / yr (FARS)
1990s5—0.2
2000s1-82%0.1
2010s1+38%0.0
2020s2+36%0.0

Reported truck crashes averaged 5 a year in the 1990s and 2 a year in the 2020s. Reporting practices changed over time, so part of any change can come from reporting.

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Nearby ZIP codes

ZIP 68974ZIP 68325ZIP 68340ZIP 68978ZIP 68327ZIP 68964ZIP 68961ZIP 68335ZIP 68370ZIP 68326Nuckolls CountyNebraska

Questions fleets ask about ZIP 68943

How common are truck crashes in ZIP 68943?

Since 2015, 16 crashes involving commercial trucks were reported in Nuckolls County (9 injured, 0 killed).

How many garbage truck accidents happen in ZIP 68943?

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

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2026 is a partial year. Updated October 2026.