Torts/Personal Injury
Sep. 17, 2026
Fewer garbage-truck crashes, good. The same fatal cases, bad.
Garbage-truck collisions are falling, but those dying are still overwhelmingly outside the cab, caught in routine backing and turning maneuvers. The question for the law is: when a "routine" maneuver kills someone, how routine was it really?
Yosi Yahoudai
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
J&Y Law
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For three years, garbage-truck crashes have gotten rarer. For three years, who's dying hasn't changed. Federal crash data shows garbage-truck collisions falling from roughly 4,250 in 2022 to about 3,950 in 2023 and 3,700 in 2024. That is nearly 550 fewer crashes in two years, a decline of almost 13%. Extend the trend line and the annual total lands somewhere near 2,900 by 2027. As a matter of raw counts, the roads are getting safer for these trucks.
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