Checking load weights are safe and legal
Axle weighing specialist, Axtec, has installed Northamptonshire’s first publicly available ‘drive-over’ dynamic weighbridge at the Wellingborough Council Depot operated by Wellingborough Norse.
Situated at the Finedon Road Industrial Estate, the new Axtec weighbridge is strategically situated for M1 / A14 traffic and will help local transport companies save hundreds of pounds in overloading fines and ‘down time’ incurred travelling to out-of-county weighing facilities. The new Axtec weighbridge will incur a cost of £15 to weigh a typical commercial vehicle.
Axtec’s dynamic weighbridge allows a six-axle tractor and trailer combination to weigh in 40 seconds and to obtain individual axle and a gross vehicle weight to an accuracy of +/- 0.25%. The driver drives over the flush mounted platform at a constant speed of 2.5 mph before obtaining instant weight figures from a digital read-out.
Derek Hack, sales manager at Axtec says: “Traditional plate-type weighbridges providing accurate gross vehicle weights are quite common but hauliers often need to check individual axle weights as well, which the Axtec dynamic weighbridge installed at Wellingborough Council can provide.”
