Accurate Western Scale’s truck scales are built to handle heavy-duty weighing needs for trucks and large vehicles. They ensure accurate and reliable weight measurements, which are essential for regulatory compliance and efficient logistics management.
Truck scales are industrial scales built to weigh vehicles. The most common use of a truck scale is to determine the weight of bulk goods bought and/or sold. It acts as a cash register for the business, tracking inventory and sales.
Scales are also used to check a truck’s compliance with weight limits. They’re popular at grain elevators, solid waste processing plants, and metal recycling centres.
Starting with the foundation — typically concrete — the truck scale is then anchored down. There are usually multiple platform modules connected to make up a 90-foot-long truck scale. Inside of these modules are load cells — sensors that measure the vehicle’s weight. These can be analog, digital, or hydraulic. The weight is then displayed on the digital weight indicator.
For many businesses, truck scales are essential components of their operations. They help with:
Truck scales can also save time by weighing materials all at once.
When planning where to install a truck scale, you’ll want to consider:
Be sure there is adequate room around the scale to perform maintenance and ensure driver safety, and consider the amount of space needed to accommodate a line of trucks. Create a flow map to plot out traffic patterns, marking where trucks enter the site, load and/or unload material, and exit the site. This will help ensure there is plenty of room for drivers to maneuver.
To ensure your truck scale has a long life, perform scheduled checkups every six months. Every vehicle scale should be calibrated and tested by a state-licensed servicing agent with no less than 25,000 pounds of certified test weights.
Foundation maintenance is also essential — small cracks can grow quickly if not treated. Regular maintenance and inspections will help extend the life of your truck scale.
With an investment like a truck scale, it makes sense to have the scale checked and calibrated on a regular basis — generally once to four times a year. Maintenance throughout the year is also essential, including keeping the scale underside clean and debris-free since buildup under a truck scale is a common problem.
