Characterization of International Origin–Destination Truck Movements Across Two Major U.S.–Canadian Border Crossings

In 2013, 3.9 million trucks crossed between the United States and Canada at the Ambassador Bridge or the Blue Water Bridge. These trucks accounted for 43.1%, by value, of all truck trade between the two countries. GPS pings that tracked the movement of Canadian-owned trucks over a span of 1 year were used to characterize freight activities at the two Canada–United States border crossings. (A “ping” is a GPS data record that identifies the …