Real-time route choice for truck drivers · PetroPoint West → PetroPoint East
Projections, patterns, and real-time analysis
Blue = Eastbound · Purple = Westbound · Solid = 401 · Dashed = 407 · Hover for toll & VOT details
Left axis: minutes saved on 407 · Right axis: market VOT ($/hr) · Dashed red line = thesis mean VOT ($81/hr) · Hover for toll cost
Trend data across time · Patterns emerge over hours, days, weekdays vs weekends, and seasons · Hover for toll cost & time saved · Click legend to toggle
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Highway 401 through Toronto is the busiest highway in North America. Trucks passing through — not stopping — can bypass via Highway 407 ETR, a tolled express route. But is the toll worth the time saved? This dashboard answers that in real time.
Inspired by a Mixed Logit (MXL) discrete choice model from thesis research on Ontario truck drivers. The dashboard now collects real driver responses to build an evidence base independent of stated-preference estimates.
What 407 effectively charges per hour of time saved: toll ÷ (time saved in hours). Pure math from live data. When market VOT exceeds $81/hr, the toll route is overpriced for the average truck driver.
Travel times: Google Maps Directions API (real-time, every 3 min). Tolls: 407 ETR 2026 rate chart, Class 4 heavy multi-unit, transponder. Driver choices: collected via this survey — responses are voluntary and anonymous.
Citation: Zarrin Zadeh, Y. (2021). Truck Route Choice Behaviour and Value of Time: Highway 401 vs 407 ETR Corridor. MASc Thesis, York University, Toronto.