This white paper describes the methodology employed by StreetLight to develop reliable and validated truck volume metrics split by vehicle classification for nearly all roadways across the U.S. You can quickly access truck counts from your computer and see freight activity by weight class paired with speed, congestion, and truck travel time reliability, among other metrics.
The paper describes the data sources, modeling, and validation underlying StreetLight's truck metrics. Practitioners can closely examine the rigor used to develop these metrics before they put them to use for truck-focused planning and operations projects. As an example of the strength of StreetLight's truck metrics, for the heavy-duty vehicle class, the correlation between Truck Monthly Average Daily Traffic (MADT) and permanent counter MADT is strong, with an r-squared value of 0.95.
StreetLight is a mobility analytics company that turns real-world travel data into insights for public agencies, engineering firms, and private sector businesses — including retail, freight, fuel, EV, and tolling operators.
Read the Truck Volume white paper to deep dive into:
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StreetLight’s Truck Volume Metrics and their compliance with FHWA vehicle classification
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Model performance in comparison to the industry standard estimation methods
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Truck Volume accuracy error in different vehicle categories and across road types
Get robust Truck Metrics to easily measure truck activity and congestion on corridors
Access validated Truck Volume for nearly all U.S. roads
Analyze Truck Activity by weight class, industry, and trip type
Understand goods moving in and out, truck dwell time, and more
