Onboard Weighing

The Benefits Of Onboard Weighing Systems For Bulk Haulage Trucks

2019-06-13T16:15:06+09:30 11th April 2017|

Overloaded heavy vehicles are a significant safety hazard, but they also have a negative impact on many other areas including the road surface, infrastructure and the environment. For example, a bulk haulage truck that is overweight or has been loaded incorrectly is at risk of the following: Greater likelihood of accidents, causing harm to humans and damage to infrastructure Truck instability, steering difficulty and need for longer braking distances Tyres can overheat and wear rapidly, increasi… Read More

How Truck Scales Streamline Your Logistics

2019-06-13T16:15:06+09:30 16th March 2017|

Logistics and transportation play a critical role in the success of many types of businesses, yet the area doesn’t always get the appropriate levels of investment for it to deliver optimum returns. In order to streamline their shipping and logistics, business owners should consider investing in truck scales – which deliver a range of benefits that provide substantial ROI in the long-term. Truck scales can be in the form of either on-board truck scales or weighbridge truck scales, depending o… Read More

Some Things You May Not Know About Vehicle Weighing

2019-11-25T11:40:08+10:30 22nd February 2017|

The wide variety of onboard vehicle weighing systems on the market today, coupled with the new legislative framework, can make the whole subject of vehicle weighing a bit confusing. Here are some things about vehicle weighing that you may not be aware of, but which can have a significant impact on the outcome of a situation. It’s really worthwhile taking a moment to read through this article and make sure that you’re familiar with everything. Firstly, let’s look at the question of vehicle… Read More

How Onboard Weighing Can Help You Meet Chain of Responsibility Requirements

2019-06-13T16:15:07+09:30 5th February 2017|

What is the Chain of Responsibility? If you consign, pack, load or receive goods as part of your business, you could be held legally liable for breaches of the Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL) even though you have no direct role in driving or operating a heavy vehicle. This is the ‘Chain of Responsibility’ (COR). Therefore, under the Chain or Responsibility, everyone in the supply chain shares equal responsibility for complying with Heavy Vehicle National Law. So, if you have control over a… Read More

Onboard Weighing Solutions For The Logistics Industry

2019-06-13T16:15:07+09:30 17th January 2017|

The logistics industry supports inbound and outbound logistics literally carries the weight of the world’s economy, withcompanies operating in the transport and logistics industry moving goods from place to place as quickly, efficiently and as cost-effectively as possible without compromising on safety. That’s where onboard weighing solutions play an enormous role. Transporting heavy loads Overloaded vehicles not only cause damage to infrastructure, premature wear and tear on the vehicle and… Read More

Sewerage Pipes Delivered Safely with TruckWeigh

2019-06-13T16:15:10+09:30 22nd April 2016|

A water and sewerage utility provider servicing South-East Queensland’s Moreton Bay and Sunshine Coast regions recently engaged AccuOnboard to supply and fit its TruckWeigh overload vehicle weighing system to one of its delivery vehicles used to transport concrete sewerage pipes. With the considerable weight of each concrete pipe, operations managers determined it was quite possible for the vehicle to have overloaded axles without the driver’s knowledge. That’s where the TruckWeigh display… Read More

Mobile Storage Bin Converted to an Onboard Vehicle Weighing System

2019-06-13T16:15:13+09:30 16th December 2015|

AccuOnboard Queensland recently installed an onboard weighing system to a mobile storage bin used to provide road construction materials for a road profiling company. AccuOnboard used four extremely low profile double-ended shearbeam load cells which barely impacted on the overall height of the mobile bin but provided an overall weighing capacity of 20 tonne. The load cells were calibrated to an AccuOnboard IT1000 digital weight indicator which provides basic weighing functionality for the prese… Read More

TruckWeigh Onboard Weighing System for Asphalt Dispensing Vehicle

2019-06-13T16:15:16+09:30 23rd July 2015|

AccuOnboard has installed another one of its TruckWeigh overload protection weighing systems to an asphalt dispensing vehicle for a prominent Queensland manufacturer of road maintenance plant. The asphalt truck itself was purchased by a South-East Queensland local council for use with typical road maintenance. Many local councils and State governments are very strong with complying with chain of responsibility legislation and meeting their obligations of health and safety towards their workers a… Read More

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