Ontario Road Network Truck Flows And Goods Value 2006-2008

Commercial vehicle flow data for Ontario's road network includes 2006 and 2008 annual average daily truck traffic (AADTT) and value of goods (VOG) metrics. The dataset provides hourly weekday (WD00-23) and weekend (WN00-23) truck volume estimates derived from a 2006 roadside survey and provincial traffic inventories. Data collection occurred between 2005 and 2007, with samples weighted toward 2006 and 2007.

Use Cases

• Model weekday (WD00-23) and weekend (WN00-23) hourly truck volume patterns for traffic forecasting.
• Analyze correlations between Annual Average Daily Truck Traffic (AADTT 2006/2008) and the Value of Goods (VOG 06/08) transported on specific road segments.
• Compare 2006 and 2008 truck flow and goods value trends using AADTT and VOG fields for infrastructure planning.
• Estimate directional commercial traffic loads by processing the provided AADTT and VOG values assigned to each road network link.

Strengths

• Provides data for two distinct years (2006 and 2008) for trend comparison.
• Hourly volume estimates (WD00-23, WN00-23) are based on observed distributions from over 100 survey sites.
• Integrates multiple data sources, including a provincial commercial vehicle survey and Ministry of Transportation traffic inventories.

Limitations

• Primarily captures intercity trucking, under-representing urban area truck flows as noted in the survey methodology.
• Data is temporally stale, with the latest reference year being 2008 and collection ending in 2007.
• Specific sample size, row count, and column count are unknown from the provided input.

Provenance

Source

Government of Ontario, derived from the 2006 Ontario Commercial Vehicle Survey and Ministry of Transportation traffic data.

Collection Method

Roadside intercept survey of truck drivers combined with provincial highway annual traffic data inventory.

Time Range

2005-2007 collection period, with data representing 2006 and 2008 reference years.

Freshness

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Geography

Province of Ontario, Canada.