Ontario Truck Travel Speed and Performance Indices

GPS data from fleet tracking units calculates travel speeds, Travel Time Index (TTI), Delay Index (DI), and Buffer Time Index (BTI) for trucks on major Ontario roadways. The Government of Ontario's Ministry of Transportation uses this data to monitor truck speed and performance. The dataset was last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Model the relationship between Travel Time Index (TTI) and time of day to predict peak congestion periods.
• Analyze Buffer Time Index (BTI) variability across different road segments to identify unreliable travel corridors.
• Forecast truck travel speeds using historical GPS-derived speed data and weather or event data.
• Correlate Delay Index (DI) with infrastructure projects to measure their impact on traffic flow.

Strengths

• Derived from operational GPS fleet tracking units, providing real-world vehicle movement data.
• Includes multiple calculated performance indices (TTI, DI, BTI) for detailed traffic analysis.
• Maintained by a government transportation ministry for official monitoring purposes.

Limitations

• Specific row count, geographic granularity, and temporal coverage are not provided in the description.
• Limited to truck traffic on major Ontario roadways, not representing all vehicle types or all roads.
• Data is presented in HTML format, which may require extraction and parsing for analytical use.

Provenance

Source

Government of Ontario, Ministry of Transportation.

Collection Method

Calculated from GPS data collected by GPS fleet tracking units.

Time Range

Historical, but specific start date is unknown.

Freshness

Updated as of March 2026, indicating recent maintenance.

Geography

Major roadways within Ontario, Canada.