Axtec weighbridge helps Leyland meet WVTA rules17 July 2013

A dynamic weighbridge is helping Leyland Trucks to meet European Community WVTA (Whole Vehicle Type Approval) regulations.

The Axtec 4000 weighbridge has been installed at the company's assembly plant in Lancashire where it is being used to weigh every vehicle built, as required under WVTA (Directive 2007/46/EC, as amended).

The dynamic axle weighbridge is claimed to be the most accurate of its type in the world and holds two test certificates: one for accuracy to within 0.5%; and the other to within 0.25%.

It is also the principal weighbridge used by VOSA across its national network of roadside enforcement weighbridges.

The plate over which the vehicle being weighed travels is flush to the ground and occupies a space of just over 2m2, compared to around 45m2 for a conventional plate weighbridge.

Weighing all the axles on a vehicle – whether two-, three- or four-axle – is carried out at walking pace and takes less than half a minute.

"We are delighted to have been chosen by Leyland Trucks to carry out this installation," comments Keith Gresham, Axtec managing director.

"Its plant at Leyland is regarded as the most efficient truck assembly operation in Europe and I believe that our 4000 dynamic weighbridge is contributing to this high level of efficiency by providing accurate data to assist the company in conforming with the WVTA legislation."

Author
John Challen

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