ZIP 68978 (Superior, NE) truck route planning & crash data

Plan safer truck routes around ZIP 68978: 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%)
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

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 on record for Nuckolls County since 2015
1
fatal large-truck crashes within 10 miles of ZIP 68978 since 2015
0
reported garbage-truck crashes in Nuckolls County since 2015
Nuckolls County
not enough local crashes for patterns; see Nuckolls County figures below

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-141

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

Overview

Police reported 16 crashes involving commercial trucks in Nuckolls County since 2015: 9 people were injured and 0 were killed.

Across the years with complete reporting, that is roughly one truck crash every 251 days.

When crashes happen

There are too few truck crashes in Nuckolls County to show a reliable monthly pattern.

Where crashes happen

Since 2015, fatal crashes with a large truck within 10 miles of ZIP 68978 happened on SR-14 (1); no road leads clearly.

Garbage & waste trucks

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

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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

RoadFatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles)
SR-141

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 68978 at a glance

Population2,284
Density6 per sq mi
Median household income$65,764
Median home value$83,746
Home ownership81%

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

In the 1990s about 5 truck crashes a year were reported; in the 2020s, about 2. Reporting coverage also changed between these periods.

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Nearby ZIP codes

ZIP 68961ZIP 68943ZIP 68942ZIP 68974ZIP 68964ZIP 68957ZIP 68325ZIP 68340ZIP 68934ZIP 68335Nuckolls CountyNebraska

Questions fleets ask about ZIP 68978

How common are truck crashes in ZIP 68978?

Nuckolls County has had 16 reported truck crashes since 2015, injuring 9 people and killing 0.

Are garbage truck crashes common in ZIP 68978?

0 crashes involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Nuckolls County since 2015, 0.0% of all truck crashes.

How do I plan a garbage truck route in ZIP 68978?

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2026 is a partial year. Updated October 2026.