ZIP 68981 (Upland, NE) truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes around ZIP 68981: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes here and in Franklin 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 Franklin County: 16 truck crashes on record for Franklin County since 2015.
Overview
Police reported 16 crashes involving commercial trucks in Franklin County since 2015: 7 people were injured and 0 were killed.
That averages about one truck crash every 251 days in fully reported years.
When crashes happen
Monthly patterns need more crashes than Franklin County has on record.
Where crashes happen
Since 2015, no fatal large-truck crashes with a location were recorded within 10 miles of ZIP 68981.
Garbage & waste trucks
Since 2015, no garbage-truck crashes were reported for Franklin County.
Route planning tips for ZIP 68981 fleets
- Use the free Route Planner to score your route and spot low bridges before drivers head out.
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 Franklin 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 (Franklin County) |
|---|---|
| SR-10 | 2 |
| 004 /40.760/N4 & Cr 36-Se Of Upland | 1 |
| 004 /42.500/N4 W Of Cr 38-W Of Campbell | 1 |
| 010 /18.720/N10 N Of Cr "S"-Se Of Hildreth | 1 |
| 010 /23.090/N10 S Of S31B-Nw Of Upland | 1 |
| 136 /52.100/16Th Ave(Us136) & "O" St | 1 |
| 31A Spur / W Rd | 1 |
| Marker 48 Us Hwy 136 | 1 |
ZIP 68981 at a glance
| Population | 166 |
| Density | 1 per sq mi |
| Median household income | $62,917 |
| Median home value | $62,497 |
| Home ownership | 88% |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Franklin 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 | 3 | — | 0.2 |
| 2000s | 1 | -48% | 0.0 |
| 2010s | 1 | -7% | 0.0 |
| 2020s | 1 | +3% | 0.0 |
Reported truck crashes averaged 3 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.
Nearby ZIP codes
Questions fleets ask about ZIP 68981
How common are truck crashes in ZIP 68981?
Franklin County has had 16 reported truck crashes since 2015, injuring 7 people and killing 0.
Are garbage truck crashes common in ZIP 68981?
Since 2015, Franklin County has reported 0 garbage-truck crashes, or 0.0% of its truck crashes.
How can I plan a safer truck route in ZIP 68981?
Paste your stops into the free CurbWaste Route Planner: it scores your route against fatal-crash locations, suggests safer alternatives and flags low bridges.
2026 is a partial year. Updated October 2026.