Onboard scales nowadays can be found in the form of Air-Weigh. The Air-Weigh scales are featuring in-cab display, on which dry bulk truck drivers can see information such as:
- Steer;
- Drive;
- Gross Vehicle Weight;
- Axle Group Weights;
- Net Payload;
Hence, these scales have been improved and redesigned. These days there are onboard scales that have a wireless sensor that is connected with the mechanical suspension systems. It is really low-cost and simple-to-install.
Yet, one more fact that shows why onboard scales are good for dry bulk trucking is the one that says that onboard scales can help truckers when transporting loads to several customers, these boards can show the amount of load that is added and taken off. That way they will provide the exact amount of product to each customer.
Dry Bulk Trucking Key Point No. 10: Driver Shortage
Driver shortage or better said lack of qualified truck driver has had an immense impact in the dry bulk trucking industry . That is not the case only with dry bulk trucking companies, but also it has been noticed in liquid tanker trailer and tanker fleets.
