ZIP 79243 (Mcadoo, TX) truck route planning & crash data

Plan safer truck routes around ZIP 79243: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes here and in Dickens County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets.

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15
truck crashes since 2015 (Dickens County)
7
people injured
1
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 Dickens County, 2020–2024: 0.00 per 100,000 a year, higher than 0% of US counties.
Truck crashes / 100,000 residents / yr79.1
Share in winter (Nov–Mar)33%
Garbage-truck share of crashes0.0%
Texas average
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Key findings

15
truck crashes reported in Dickens County since 2015
0
fatal crashes with a large truck within 10 miles of ZIP 79243 since 2015
0
reported garbage-truck crashes in Dickens County since 2015
Dickens County
small sample: patterns below come from Dickens County

Snapshot

Crashes by month

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Darker = more crashes.

Garbage trucks vs all trucks

0.0%
0 of 15 crashes.
0 of 15 truck crashes since 2015.

Deadliest roads

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

What stands out in Dickens County: 15 truck crashes reported in Dickens County since 2015.

Overview

Since 2015, 15 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Dickens County. They injured 7 people and killed 1.

Across the years with complete reporting, that is roughly one truck crash every 268 days.

When crashes happen

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

Where crashes happen

No fatal crash involving a large truck has a recorded location within 10 miles of ZIP 79243 since 2015.

Garbage & waste trucks

FMCSA lists no garbage-truck crashes in Dickens 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: 2 truck crashes2005: 0 garbage-truck crashes2006: 2 truck crashes2006: 0 garbage-truck crashes2007: 2 truck crashes2007: 0 garbage-truck crashes2008: 2 truck crashes2008: 0 garbage-truck crashes2009: 4 truck crashes2009: 0 garbage-truck crashes2010: 4 truck crashes2010: 0 garbage-truck crashes2011: 6 truck crashes2011: 0 garbage-truck crashes2012: 3 truck crashes2012: 0 garbage-truck crashes2013: 0 truck crashes2013: 0 garbage-truck crashes2014: 2 truck crashes2014: 0 garbage-truck crashes2015: 1 truck crash2015: 0 garbage-truck crashes2016: 0 truck crashes2016: 0 garbage-truck crashes2017: 2 truck crashes2017: 0 garbage-truck crashes2018: 2 truck crashes2018: 0 garbage-truck crashes2019: 1 truck crash2019: 0 garbage-truck crashes2020: 1 truck crash2020: 0 garbage-truck crashes2021: 1 truck crash2021: 0 garbage-truck crashes2022: 1 truck crash2022: 0 garbage-truck crashes2023: 1 truck crash2023: 0 garbage-truck crashes2024: 4 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 trucksincomplete reporting

Seasonality: when trucks crash in Dickens County

Jan: 0.0% of truck crashesFeb: 20.0% of truck crashesMar: 0.0% of truck crashesApr: 20.0% of truck crashesMay: 20.0% of truck crashesJun: 6.7% of truck crashesJul: 6.7% of truck crashesAug: 0.0% of truck crashesSep: 0.0% of truck crashesOct: 13.3% of truck crashesNov: 6.7% of truck crashesDec: 6.7% 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 (Dickens County)
Fm 27941
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ZIP 79243 at a glance

Population26
Density0 per sq mi
Median household income$61,250
Home ownership80%

Historical data: truck crashes in Dickens 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).

1992: 1 reported truck crash1993: 3 reported truck crashes1995: 2 reported truck crashes1996: 1 reported truck crash1997: 3 reported truck crashes1998: 4 reported truck crashes2000: 4 reported truck crashes2002: 3 reported truck crashes2003: 1 reported truck crash2005: 2 reported truck crashes2006: 2 reported truck crashes2007: 2 reported truck crashes2008: 2 reported truck crashes2009: 4 reported truck crashes2010: 4 reported truck crashes2011: 6 reported truck crashes2012: 3 reported truck crashes2014: 2 reported truck crashes2015: 1 reported truck crash2017: 2 reported truck crashes2018: 2 reported truck crashes2019: 1 reported truck crash2020: 1 reported truck crash2021: 1 reported truck crash2022: 1 reported truck crash2023: 1 reported truck crash2024: 4 reported truck crashes2025: 1 reported truck crash 1982: 0 fatal truck crashes1983: 0 fatal truck crashes1984: 0 fatal truck crashes1985: 0 fatal truck crashes1986: 0 fatal truck crashes1987: 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: 1 fatal truck crash1999: 0 fatal truck crashes2000: 0 fatal truck crashes2001: 0 fatal truck crashes2002: 1 fatal truck crash2003: 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: 1 fatal truck crash2012: 1 fatal truck crash2013: 0 fatal truck crashes2014: 0 fatal truck crashes2015: 1 fatal truck crash2016: 1 fatal truck crash2017: 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 Dickens County (FMCSA)Fatal truck crashes in Dickens County (FARS, separate scale, max 1)incomplete reporting
DecadeTruck crashes / yrChangeFatal crashes / yr (FARS)
1990s2—0.1
2000s2+14%0.1
2010s2+5%0.4
2020s2-29%0.0

From the 1990s to the 2020s, yearly reported truck crashes went from 2 to 2. Some of the change may reflect how crashes were reported. NHTSA counts 0.2 fatal large-truck crashes a year in 2016–19 and 0.0 a year in 2020–24.

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Nearby ZIP codes

ZIP 79231ZIP 79322ZIP 79256ZIP 79220ZIP 79229ZIP 79235ZIP 79370ZIP 79357ZIP 79244ZIP 79234Dickens CountyTexas

Questions fleets ask about ZIP 79243

How many truck accidents are there in ZIP 79243?

Since 2015, 15 crashes involving commercial trucks were reported in Dickens County (7 injured, 1 killed).

How many garbage truck crashes are there in ZIP 79243?

Since 2015, Dickens County has reported 0 garbage-truck crashes, or 0.0% of its truck crashes.

What is the best way to plan truck routes in ZIP 79243?

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2026 is a partial year. Updated October 2026.