Category Archives: Truck Scales

WinVRS Vehicle Weight Recording System

Cardinal Scale’s powerful WinVRS has been a popular vehicle recording system for truck scale weighing applications many years, allowing high-traffic applications fast, accurate collection of data on vehicles, accounts, orders, and materials. The literature for this product has recently been updated. Cardinal’s powerful WinVRS software keeps traffic moving over your scale by providing fast, accurate… Read More: WinVRS Vehicle Weight Recording System »

Construction Industry

Weighing scales and systems from Avery Weigh-Tronix (AWTX) can help construction companies improve efficiency by measuring inputs, finished goods and waste in order to maximize investment and minimize wastage. AWTX truck scales and weighbridges are reliable, accurate and tough enough to stand up to harsh construction industry environments. Our load cells and Weigh Bars under… Read More: Construction Industry »

Cardinal Scale’s New 190A Weight Indicator with Axle Weighing Software

Designed for non-legal-for-trade portable axle weighing applications such as with Cardinal’s CWL-40 and 760 series mobile wheel weighers, the 190A weight indicator features axle weighing software, traffic control mode to automatically capture accumulative axle weights without the driver having to leave the truck (when connected to a remote display with traffic lights and printer), two… Read More: Cardinal Scale’s New 190A Weight Indicator with Axle Weighing Software »

Announcement On Rice Lake OTR Above Ground Truck Scale

Rice Lake Weighing Systems was recently granted an amendment to its NTEP Certificate of Conformance for the SURVIVOR OTR Series of above ground truck scales. The amendment reduces the scale’s minimum division value (emin) from the industry standard 20 pounds to 10 pounds, making the SURVIVOR OTR suitable for not only vehicle weighing, but high-dollar… Read More: Announcement On Rice Lake OTR Above Ground Truck Scale »

Breakthrough Legal for Trade Onboard Scale Launch Announced

A breakthrough new Legal for Trade onboard scale is getting plenty of attention in the trucking and transportation industries. From feed and grain to minerals, scrap steel, wood pellets, grease recovery and more, TradeRoute lets drivers bypass the truck scale and conduct business directly to and from their payload, printed ticket and all. TradeRoute is… Read More: Breakthrough Legal for Trade Onboard Scale Launch Announced »

New Harvester® Precast Concrete Agricultural TRUCK SCALES

Cardinal’s new NTEP certified Harvester® precast concrete truck scales come with some eye-popping prices in terms of economic value for agricultural weighing. Engineered specifically for light-duty use on farms with less than 3,000 acres, the Harvester® truck scales feature patent-pending, factory-poured concrete decks with high tensile strength and optimal deck weights. The PSC series features… Read More: New Harvester® Precast Concrete Agricultural TRUCK SCALES »

MSHA Guidelines for Truck Scales

The Mine Safety and Health Administration or MSHA (nicknamed “emshaw”) is the government organization that oversees safety at mines, quarries, and related industries. MSHA is headquartered in Arlington, VA, with district offices at six locations around the United States. There are presently over 850 inspectors within MSHA. How does MSHA impact scales and the scale industry?… Read More: MSHA Guidelines for Truck Scales »

What Does Class III Refer to When Discussing NTEP Requirements?

Handbook 44 from NIST spells out rules and regulations for the weighing industry and separates weighing devices into five accuracy classes. Depending on the number and value of scale divisions, equipment can be either class I, II, III, III L, or IIII, with Class I having the highest precision. All Legal-for-Trade scales fall under one… Read More: What Does Class III Refer to When Discussing NTEP Requirements? »