Case Study: Caltrans Improves Freight Truck Routing and Safety with StreetLight Data

Caltrans improves truck routing across Northern Alameda County with StreetLight

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) faced safety challenges due to rising freight traffic in Northern Alameda County's residential areas. To better understand truck travel patterns for freight planning, Caltrans partnered with vendor StreetLight Data to utilize its freight traffic analytics service.

StreetLight Data's solution provided analytics that identified freight movement hotspots and uncovered why trucks were diverting from freeways at specific locations. This data directly informed the local prioritization of corridor improvements and optimized truck routing plans, enabling Caltrans to make safer and more efficient routing decisions.

California Department of Transportation (Caltrans)