This paper reports on tools, methods and experimental designs developed to study the routing behavior and movement of trucks.

These capabilities are demonstrated with a case study on the route choices of North American intercity truck drivers.

An extension to the urban freight context, currently ongoing in Singapore, is briefly discussed.

The paper demonstrates how advanced sensing and communication technologies can collect previously unattainable freight data.

The data reveal in great detail freight travel patterns, enabling next-generation effective and innovative freight models.