Modeling the criticality of a regional trucking network at the industry level: Evidence from the province of Ontario, Canada

Regional economic productivity and growth require a reliable, robust road transportation network to facilitate the movement of freight by trucks. Previous network robustness measures focus on the physical effects of network disruptions, such as travel time delays resulting from disabled links. However, the economic impacts associated with disruptions of freight flows must also be accounted for. This paper presents a methodology for generating …