Scale on a dry van

If you do use analog unless you like electronic gremlins . By the way highly recommended no need for scales once you learn pressures

 

I have a needle scale on my van. Its been helpful, but if its close to a max load I'll still scale it. It helps me in those 30-40k loads to make sure the axle weights are legal without having to scale.

 

My ELD offers one. It's Blue Ink Tech and it's been good all around. One time purchase, no subscription. Anyway, the extra features like scale are extra I'm pretty sure, not sure if it's a monthly charge. I think all it does is read your PSI on your rears and computes the approximate weight. MIght want to ask your ELD people if they offer it.

 

I am setting my trailer and my truck up with liquid filled pressure gauges.

If you are handy and you plumb them in yourself it won't cost a lot of money.

 

Had a guy show me this a few weeks ago. It's based through an APP on your phone. According to him it's pretty spot on. Might be something worth looking into. Looks you have the purchase the sensors and the APP is free.

https://www.appweigh.com/

 

Looks like I'm late on this. Never heard of this APP until recently. Apparently it has been out for a couple years now... App weigh? Anyone using it? Do you like it?

 

You don't need a scale on the trailer. Just on the tractor, learn what the max you can scale on the drives and subtract from your total load weight, I do it all the time, then if it is really really close use a cat scale for insurance.

 

I've used the needle type on a dry van and currently use a digital on my reefer. About the only thing I like about the digital is that I can read it from inside the cab, otherwise both worked great.

 

My tanker job is the first truck I had with the built-in weight gauge. My needle type scale shows weight in 5,000 lbs increments so it's not very useful. And you can shift your load in liquid tanker except by braking or steering.