A payload monitoring system was recently fitted to a tip truck to eliminate instances of accidental overloading that could lead to overloading fines.
The Payload monitoring system was fitted to a Hino short wheelbase tip truck used to deliver road base and other materials to council work sites.
Payload monitoring system are almost a mandatory accessory for trucks since the passing of Chain Of Responsibility legislation that means anyone even remotely involved with truck overloading could be prosecuted. This legislation casts a wide net which could involve not only the truck driver, but also the owner of the truck, the person and/or company who loaded/despatched the truck and even the person/company receiving the goods.
The payload monitoring system was installed onto a Hino FM500 tipper truck by P&G Bodybuilders in Spearwood, Western Australia. Accuweigh’s Perth branch programmed and calibrated the payload monitoring system using certified test masses to ensure accurate calibration was achieved.
For the City of Canning, the payload monitoring system fitted included two heavy duty load cells mounted under the rear swivel hinges and another two load cells mounted under the hydraulic ram that lifts the tipper tray. All load cells are connected to a digital weight indicator mounted in the truck’s cab and provide both visual and audible warnings when the vehicle is overloaded.
PM’s BulkWeigh payload monitoring system can be fitted to various truck and trailer combinations and allows trailers to be swapped with the system readily identifying the new trailer and applying the new calibrations automatically.
Accuweigh is Australia’s largest industrial weighing company and has eight branches across all mainland states providing after sales support on all types of onboard truck scales and weight monitoring systems.