Different Types of Truck Scales and Ways to Weigh a Truck

Truck scales are large weighing machines which are mounted on concrete foundations and are used to weigh vehicles together with their content. It helps in calculating the load which a vehicle is carrying by weighing it before the vehicle is loaded and also after. This is very important, especially for people who have transportation business.

Today, in the market there are two basic types of truck scales. Baltimore businessmen, amongst other transportation entrepreneurs in US use both varieties of scales depending on their needs. The two types are:

1. Full-length scales: In this type, the driver simply needs to position the load onto the weighing platform. The full-length weighing machine comes in eight varieties - low profile, pit, full electronic, concrete deck, steel deck, check rod restraint, electromechanical, and bumper bolt restraint. Choosing the type of full-length scale depends on your facility, whether you use corrosive materials or not, and so on. This weighing machine is costlier of the two and generally requires guardrails with enough room on the exit ramp. Full-length scales are most common among all types of truck scales. Baltimore is one of those cities in US where numerous businessmen use such vehicles.

1. Axle scales: These weighing machines are portable, thus are more practical in many applications. These can be placed wherever you want, like in a pit or above ground level. The axle scales are made of heavy duty steel and are very durable; moreover, these machines can be setup very easily. However, these weighing machines are a bit less accurate than the full-length ones.

In addition to the different scales used, here are two of the most common ways of weighing trucks:

• One-axle: This is the most cumbersome method of weighing a truck. In this method, a truck gradually drives across a single scale and stops each time with a set of wheels being on the scale. After noting individual axle weights, the total is calculated.

• One-stop: In this method a number of scales are used to weigh the entire truck at the same time. The weighing machines are connected to a single electronic controller that automatically combines the axle weights to get the total weight.

If you are looking for good quality truck scales – Baltimore, Emmaus, and Allentown are some of the cities in US where excellent quality balances from B&M Scale can be found. You may visit their website www.bmscale.com, where you can get further information about their services and prices.