Axtec’s dynamic weighbridge can check all six axles of a tractor/trailer combination, plus gross vehicle weights, in just 40 seconds and is said to be the most accurate of its type in the world (to within +/- 0.25 per cent).
Ford & Slater, which previously incurred the costs and time penalties of weighing off-site, was prompted to invest in Axtec’s dynamic weighbridge after learning of the same equipment being installed at Leyland Trucks in Lancashire – the UK assembly plant for right-hand-drive DAF vehicles.
Mark Chater, account manager at Ford & Slater, says: “We’ve used Axtec equipment for five years now and I can certainly vouch for the excellent quality and reliability with our existing Axtec OnBoard Load Indicators.”
Derek Hack, sales manager at Runcorn-based Axtec, comments: “Traditional plate-type weighbridges do provide accurate gross vehicle weights, but, increasingly, hauliers need to check individual axle weights as well. Our dynamic weighbridge solution does exactly that, and it does it very quickly and very accurately. The cost benefits over public weighbridges, as Ford & Slater has clearly demonstrated, can be significant.”
Axtec is the UK’s only dedicated weighbridge manufacturer, specialising in the design, build, supply and installation of axle and vehicle-weighing equipment.