Truck Accident Profiles: North Dakota
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Note: All values are approximate, based on available crash data.
Tractor Trailer Accident Statistics
- Fatal Truck Accidents: 14 / year
- Non-Fatal Truck Accidents: 313 / year
- Accident Locations: 19% (Urban), 81% (Rural)
- Carrier Information:
- 37.5% of North Dakota truck accidents involve carriers whose principle place of business is not ND.
- Largest North Dakota Truck Carriers:
There were no contributing weather conditions in 64% of North Dakota truck accidents.
- Persons Killed in Motor Vehicle Crashes: 100 / year
- Multi-Vehicle Crashes Resulting in Fatalities: 42 / year
- Approx. 74% of fatal car accidents occurred at speeds of 55mph or greater.
- 17 auto accidents resulting in fatalities were on roads with 3 or more traffic lanes.
- Economic Cost of Motor Vehicle Traffic Crashes: $.29+ Billion/year
Major Interstates, Intrastates, and Highway Corridors
Interstates 29 and 94 serve the state of North Dakota.
Interstate 29: I-29 begins in Kansas City, MO and ends in Pembina, ND at the Canadian border. 217 miles of the highway stretch through North Dakota, including the cities of Fargo and Grand Forks.
Interstate 94: I-94 starts at Billings, MT and ends in Port Huron, MI at the Canadian border. North Dakota contains over 350 miles of the highway, as it passes through the cities of Dickinson, Mandan, Bismarck, Jamestown, Valley City and Fargo. Spur route 194 is found in Bismarck.
North Dakota features a picturesque landscape sprinkled with farms and ranches in the heart of the Red River Valley of the northwestern United States. Bismark is the capital of the "Peace Garden State". According to the 2000 Census, ND reported 642,200 residents, while over 55,000 of that population reside in Bismark. North Dakota's largest cities include Devils Lake, Dickinson, Fargo, Grand Forks, Jamestown, Minot, Valley City, Wahpeton and Williston. The North American geographic center is in Rugby.
North Dakota, U.S.A., offers an unparalleled quality of life. With its highly ranked schools, safe, friendly communitiesand wide variety of opportunities for recreation, North Dakota is sure to attract a wealth of new residents in coming years.
- Adams County www.hettingernd.com/
- Barnes County www.co.barnes.nd.us/
- Benson County
- Billings County www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=22521
- Bottineau County www.bottineau.com/
- Bowman County www.bowmannd.com/
- Burke County http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burke_County,_North_Dakota
- Burleigh County www.co.burleigh.nd.us/
- Cass County www.co.cass.nd.us/
- Cavalier County www.ccjda.org/
- Dickey County http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dickey_County,_North_Dakota
- Divide County www.crosbynd.com/
- Dunn County http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunn_County,_North_Dakota
- Eddy County www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=22531
- Emmons County www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=22532
- Foster County www.fostercounty.com/
- Golden Valley County
- Grand Forks County www.grandforkscountygov.com/homepage.htm
- Grant County http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grant_County,_North_Dakota
- Griggs County www.cooperstownnd.com/
- Hettinger County www.hettingercounty.org/
- Kidder County http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidder_County,_North_Dakota
- LaMoure County
- Logan County www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=22541
- McHenry County http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McHenry_County,_North_Dakota
- McIntosh County www.wishek-nd.com/
- McKenzie Count www.4eyes.net/
- McLean County www.visitmcleancounty.com/
- Mercer County www.mercercountynd.com/
- Morton County www.co.morton.nd.us/
- Mountrail County www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=22548
- Nelson County http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson_County,_North_Dakota
- Oliver County www.answers.com/topic/oliver-county-north-dakota
- Pembina County http://pembinacountynd.gov/
- Pierce County http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierce_County,_North_Dakota
- Ramsey County www.co.ramsey.nd.us/
- Ransom County http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ransom_County,_North_Dakota
- Renville County www.renvillecounty.org/
- Richland County
- Rolette County www.rolettecounty.com/
- Sargent County
- Sheridan County
- Sioux County http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sioux_County,_North_Dakota
- Slope County www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=22561
- Stark County http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stark_County,_North_Dakota
- Steele County www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=22563
- Stutsman County www.co.stutsman.nd.us/
- Towner County
- Traill County www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=22566
- Walsh County www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=22567
- Ward County www.co.ward.nd.us/
- Wells County www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=22569
- Williams County www.williamsnd.com/
Did you know that every 16 minutes a person is killed or injured in a truck accident? Did you know that big rig truck accidents continue to increase? Even with these frightening scenarios and statistics, powerful trucking industry lobbyists continue to call for the weakening of truck safety rules and regulations to reap a higher profit.
When truck collisions do occur, trucking companies involved in the accident often send representatives to the accident scene. These agents work to handle everything at the scene of the accident so that they can limit or mitigate their company’s liability.
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