Off-Peak Delivery (OPD)

Smart Freight Centre launches new research collaborations on safer, cleaner and more efficient transport of goods in the GTHA

This story by Tyler Irving was originally posted on University of Toronto Engineering News, November 4, 2020. From take-out pizza to online shopping — which nearly doubled in Canada this year— the use of home delivery has greatly increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. But according to Professor Matt Roorda (CivMin), what happens between clicking “add …

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Smart Freight Centre studies COVID-19 impacts on GTHA freight flows and supply chains

The Smart Freight Centre (SFC) has started assessing the impact of COVID-19 on freight flows and supply chains in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area. Changes in freight flow and congestion patterns before, during and after the COVID-19 pandemic will be analyzed using: Traffic speed data from HERE Technologies; Truck telematics data from the American Transportation Research …

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Benefits of off-peak delivery clear: Roorda shares preliminary analysis of Peel pilot data

Early analysis of data collected during the Off-Peak Delivery (OPD) pilot project of the Region of Peel was shared with Peel Regional Council on September 12, 2019 by University of Toronto Professor Matthew Roorda, Chair of the Smart Freight Centre. Delivery data from 14 store locations of three participating retailers were analyzed by Roorda and …

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