The aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic has unveiled a brand-new world for businesses around trucking with new COVID-19 safety protocols setting in at weigh stations. New attention will be paid to the sanitation of equipment and work areas around the truck weigh station. Social distancing will be put in place at terminals and weigh stations. [...]
Truck scales are used all over the world. Small and large businesses, as well as transportation agencies, weigh trucks carrying everything from corn and coffee to durable goods and solid waste. Once your scale is installed, operational and certified to use, you may consider your truck scale project a success. However, taking the time [...]
Imagine having to do a stock check by hand, and you have thousands of components to count in your store. A lot of precious hours will be wasted just on counting the components and miss out on making money for the business. This is where counting scales come in to save the day. Before we get [...]
When it comes to selecting the right weigh scale for your mining operations, to say it’s worth its weight in gold is an understatement! Mining companies are turning to onsite industrial weighing options for a few reasons: Increases production by helping you adhere to the target payload range. Improves the ROI by reducing losses and [...]
Truck weigh scales are a substantial investment for any business, so understanding how to keep it up and running for as long as possible is crucial since, for many operators, downtime = lost money. While in a perfect world scales would never break, we know that no matter how much you invest in maintenance [...]
When measuring weight is a critical part of your business’s profitability and efficiency, choosing the right scale is extremely important. Depending on your industry or environment, an overhead rail scale might be your best option. In today’s article, we are going to go through five situations where you and your business may benefit from installing [...]
If you’ve driven a truck through any weigh station before, you’ll have noticed that some are run better than others. Now that you’re running your own weigh station, what separates the good ones from those you’d rather not visit again? We’re about to break it down for you with our top tips for running an [...]
As one of the many types of truck scales on the market, truck axle scales are an excellent weighing solution for many in the trucking industry and beyond. To help determine whether an axle scale could be the best choice for your unique weighing needs, we've answered some of the most common questions about truck [...]
When the time comes to consider replacing your truck scale, you might be wondering if there is a way to dodge the financial bullet by simply retrofitting your current scale instead of purchasing a new one. Good news - it is possible! Many truck scales are now made in such a way that they can [...]
We all know how important it is to keep weigh scales calibrated and that regular calibration is not only good maintenance, it is legally required to ensure scale accuracy. However, did you know that calibrating your scale in different parts of the country can actually affect the precision of your scale? Today’s article is going [...]
