Truck Scales are an important investment and you need to work with a company who can recommend the right product for you and install it right the first time. Customers throughout central North Carolina know when you need accurate truck weights and unsurpassed durability, it only makes sense to call Central Carolina Scale, Inc.
Our selection of large heavy duty scales for weighing tractor trailer trucks are available in hydraulic, digital, full-electronic or electromechanical types with either concrete or steel platforms. Low profile units offer simple installation with minimal foundation requirements while pit type installations are often the best choice for use in severe climates or when grain is to be discharged out of the truck onto a conveyor mounted beneath the scale platform. Multiple platform units are used to simultaneously measure the truck's axle weights while obtaining its total weight as well. Service, calibration & truck scale planned maintenance is also available.
Vehicle scales may be equipped with many different options to increase their utility for both operator and driver. Options include traffic lights, truck management software, ticket printers, remote displays, intercom, video surveillance, automated systems, power conditioning, guard rails and so on. Truck Scale Questions that need to be answered before receiving a quote. Take a look at the wide variety of products we have below. Call or email our heavy capacity sales team with any questions at (919) 776-7737.
Truck Scales - Electronic Above GroundAbove ground electronic truck scales are very popular with customers. The Cardinal Armor (EPR) is a popular choice as well as the Rice Lake OTR truck scale. We also offer accessories like side rails, ticket printers and remote displays. 
Truck Scales - Electronic Pit TypeSometimes you want a truck scale to be in the ground but you also want the current high end electronics as well. So you might be a good candidate for an Electronic Pit Type Truck Scale available in both steel and concrete deck versions, both with manhole covers for easier access and service. 
Truck Scales - HydraulicHydraulic loads cells are the most rugged and long-lasting weighing device available in the scale market. Hydraulic Truck Scales are ideal for the solid waste, aggregate, chemical, and grain industries because they offer a high level of protection against many conditions
Truck Scales - Mechanical Above GroundSome customers don't realize that Above Ground Mechanical Truck Scales are actually available. The Rice Lake SURVIVOR ATV-M is a mechanical version of the ATV models, offering the versatility to be either permanent or portable, installed above ground or in a pit. 
Truck Scales - Pit Type MechanicalPit Type Mechanical Truck Scales are installed in pit. The Rice Lake SURVIVOR PT-M is a mechanical pipe-lever design of the pit-type PT model. The mechanical lever system is precision-built from heavy-duty structural steel and is a solid investment for many pit-type applications.
Truck Scales - Portable AxleAxle scales are an economical, adaptable, and portable solution for vehicle and truck weighing. As with any other truck scales, durable construction sets these products apart from the competition. Various brands available.
Portable Truck ScalesPortable Truck Scales are a popular request and we usually recommend the Survivor ATV from Rice Lake. The SURVIVOR ATV contains all of the benefits of the SURVIVOR line, durability, longevity and consistency, all with the added feature of portability. 
In Motion Vehicle ScaleKeep trucks moving with an in-motion axle scale to ensure load compliance and streamline inventory tracking. Non-Legal for Trade solution. Trucks drive over the in-motion axle scale at up to 4 mph, and axle weights are captured and totalized with 1% total error.
Truck Scale AccessoriesTruck Scale Accessories available to add to your scale at a later date or at the time of install.
At one time truck scales were anticipated to last a generation, if not longer which was great news if you were interested in purchasing scales for weighing trucks every twenty years or so. But as years passed, things changed. Steel prices increased and the expenditure to transport weighing scales from the manufacturing facility to the job site grew to be more costly.
During the 1980's and 1990's a number of scale manufacturers decreased steel content, creating the lightest vehicle scale styles ever manufactured. Unaware buyers bought these modern CAD styles based on their attractive price tag. In an effort to build integrity for their brand new styles, the scale industry announced phrases like Concentrated Load Capacity or "CLC." While a scale’s CLC rating has worth, it doesn't deal with durability. Whether the same CAD weighing machines could attain those CLC scores even five years afterwards was debatable.
In the mid-1990s society started to realize that these designs with the reduced original price tag weren’t such a good deal. Steel welds were popping, weighbridges were twisting, steel deck plates were peeling, concrete decks were cracking and scales were suddenly being replaced every seven or eight years. The down time dilemma happens to be the most critical expense sustained. In operations like landfills, aggregates, and rock quarries, countless vehicle weighing scales work as the "cash register." When the scale isn’t functioning, revenue isn’t produced. This includes lost production, lost income, wasted/unused labor and extra service expenses. For a fast paced asphalt plant, that amount can surpass $10,000 each hour in lost sales. Today, in many cases it's best to buy a high quality brand name scale that is constructed well. Conclusion: The single most important consideration in selection of a properly designed truck scale, is the structural integrity of the weighbridge. So as opposed to asking the question what does a truck scale cost, it might be a good idea to ask exactly what is the Total Cost of Ownership going to be and also take a look at the buyers guide for assistance.
