UK truck supplier Central Truck Bodies and Central Crane has taken delivery of a dynamic axle weighbridge system from axle weighing specialist Axtec. The weighbridge will be used to ensure that all vehicles built by the company are compliant the requirements of the VCA, the UK’s national approval authority for new road vehicles, agricultural tractors and off-road vehicles.
Designing and building bespoke lorry loader bodies for plant or platform vehicles ranging from 3.5 to 32 tonnes, Central Truck Bodies’ technicians need to accurately weigh every vehicle for validation to customers. Having their own weighbridge means weights can be constantly monitored during the construction process.
The drive-over dynamic axle weighbridge is installed flush with the ground, and takes just 40 seconds to automatically weigh individual axle weights and gross vehicle weight as the vehicle drives over it.
“Investing in our own weighbridge was definitely the right thing to do, and we reckon we will recover the cost in around five years,” says Julian Hinde from Central Truck Bodies.
“The biggest benefit is the convenience of being able to weigh our vehicles as often as we like without having to waste time and money getting someone to drive to a weighbridge, as we used to. This means we can do our job more efficiently and accurately weigh each vehicle as often as we need to ensure our customers end up with a fully approved vehicle.”
Designing and building bespoke lorry loader bodies for plant or platform vehicles ranging from 3.5 to 32 tonnes, Central Truck Bodies’ technicians need to accurately weigh every vehicle for validation to customers. Having their own weighbridge means weights can be constantly monitored during the construction process.
The drive-over dynamic axle weighbridge is installed flush with the ground, and takes just 40 seconds to automatically weigh individual axle weights and gross vehicle weight as the vehicle drives over it.
“Investing in our own weighbridge was definitely the right thing to do, and we reckon we will recover the cost in around five years,” says Julian Hinde from Central Truck Bodies.
“The biggest benefit is the convenience of being able to weigh our vehicles as often as we like without having to waste time and money getting someone to drive to a weighbridge, as we used to. This means we can do our job more efficiently and accurately weigh each vehicle as often as we need to ensure our customers end up with a fully approved vehicle.”
