What is a truck route network?

A truck route network is a regulatory designation used to manage the movement of trucks, both heavy and light, throughout an area.

Defining truck route networks is common practice among Canadian municipalities to guide trucking activity, providing truck drivers with a cohesive network of suitable roads for accessing freight generators, while avoiding the infiltration of truck through traffic into residential and other sensitive areas.

The economy of Ontario relies on the effective and efficient movement of trucks, and truck route networks provide rules that balance economic needs and the trucking industry with the desire to minimize the negative impacts of trucks on sensitive land uses and people.