WHY WEIGH AXLES ?THE ANSWERS AND

SOLUTIONSFROM

OVERLOADED HEAVY GOODS VEHICLES ARE A MAJOR

INTERNATIONAL PROBLEM

• UNFAIR COMPETITION• REDUCED ROAD SAFETY• EXCESSIVE ROAD DAMAGE• DAMAGE TO BRIDGES AND

TUNNELS• DAMAGE TO

UNDERGROUND SERVICES

AXLE WEIGHING WAS INTRODUCED IN THE EARLY 1960’S AS LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES STARTED TO APPRECIATE THE SIGNIFICANCE OF INDIVIDUAL AXLE WEIGHTS IN THE INCREASE IN ROAD DAMAGE AND THE PROBLEMS OF VEHICLE

SAFTEY

ROAD DAMAGE• AXLES OVERLOADED BY ONE FIFTH CAN DO UP TO

EIGHT TIMES MORE DAMAGE THAN A CORRECTLY LOADED AXLE

• ACCORDING TO THE UK DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT FIGURES THE COST OF MAINTAINING OUR ROADS WAS £236,000,000 FOR THE YEAR TO MARCH 1997 WITH AN ADDITIONAL £140,000,000 FOR THE REPAIR OF BRIDGES

• OVER £50,000,000 PER YEAR IS ATTRIBUTED DIRECTLY TO OVERLOADING

• THIS DOES NOT REFLECT THE COST OF DAMAGE TO UNDERGROUND SERVICES AND BUILDINGS

VEHICLE SAFETY

• OVERLOADING AND POOR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION ARE A MAJOR CAUSE OF ROAD ACCIDENTS

• OVERLOADED VEHICLES ARE UNSTABLE• BRAKING AND STEERING EFFICIENCY IS

REDUCED• TYRE LIFE IS REDUCED

WHY WEIGH AXLES ?• THE UK GOVERNMENT CURRENTLY SPENDS SOME £12

MILLION PER YEAR IN MANPOWER ALONE TO CHECK VEHICLES

• FINES OF UP TO £5,000 PER OFFENCE (AXLE AND GROSS). TIME CONSUMING AND COSTLY PROHIBITIONS. REDUCTION OR REVOCATION OF O’LICENCE. IMPOUNDING OF VEHICLES

• NO FLEET OPERATOR CAN AFFORD TO IGNORE THE VEHICLE WEIGHT PROBLEM

• IT IS NOT SUFFICIENT TO KNOW THE PAYLOAD OR GROSS WEIGHT

• THE ONLY ANSWER IS TO WEIGH VEHICLES EVERY TRIP

SOLUTION

THE DYNAMIC AXLE WEIGHER

WHAT IS A DYNAMIC AXLE WEIGHER ?

LOAD CELL ASSEMBLY AND BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION

BRIDGE INSTALLATION

SUPAWEIGH 4000 INFORMATIONSUPAWEIGH 4000 INFORMATION

INSTRUMENTATIONINSTRUMENTATION

SUPAWEIGH 3000 INFORMATIONSUPAWEIGH 3000 INFORMATION

ENFORCEMENT

SINCE 1970 THE UK GOVERNMENT HAS INSTALLED OVER 70 PERMANENT ROADSIDE

WEIGHT CHECK SITES

WHY ARE DYNAMIC AXLE WEIGHERS THE

ENFORCEMENT SOLUTION TO OVERLOADING

VEHICLES OF ANY LENGTH AND WEIGHT CAN BE WEIGHED WITH EASE

VEHICLES OF ANY LENGTH CAN BE WEIGHED IN LESS THAN 30 SECONDS

INDIVIDUAL AXLE LOADS CAN BE QUICKLY REPRODUCED

EXAMPLE OF A VEHICLE INSPECTORATEAXLE WEIGHBRIDGE TICKET

HEAVY GOODS VEHICLE CHECK SITES

• HIGH SPEED WIM AND CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM

• LOW SPEED WIM SYSTEM, HIGH ACCURACY 0.5%

• OVER HEIGHT DETECTION• OVER LENGTH DETECTION• SCOREBOARD WEIGHT

DISPLAY• CAMERAS• TRAFFIC LIGHT CONTROL• ENFORCEMENT COMPUTER

PACKAGE

AXLE WEIGHING

REDUCES COSTS

SAVES LIVES !

THE RESULT

AS A RESULT OF INCREASED ENFORCEMENT OVER 3000 UK FLEETS

HAVE INSTALLED AXLE WEIGHING SYSTEMS TO PREVENT OVERLOADING

SUPAWEIGH “DTi APPROVED” AXLE WEIGHBRIDGE MONITORS SALT UTILISATION

AND PREVENTS OVERLOADING

MANY COUNTRIES NOW USE DYNAMIC AXLE WEIGHBRIDGES FOR DETECTION OF

OVERLOADED VEHICLES

• PORTS• TOLL BOOTHS• BORDER CROSSINGS• TUNNELS• BRIDGES• INLAND CHECKSITES

AN AXLE WEIGHER FROM CENTRAL WEIGHING WOULD AVOID ALL THESE PROBLEMS

AND IMPROVE FLEET EFFICIENCY

FINES !ENDORSEMENTS !

VEHICLE MAINTENANCECOSTS !

IT’S COSTING US A FORTUNE

NOW IV’E GOT ACENTRAL WEIGHING

AXLE WEIGHER NO MOREFINES FOR ME