TruckWeight Inc. said its Smart Scale wireless scale for commercial vehicles is now an installed option on Benson International trailers.
Benson International products are designed for flatdeck loads, construction material and other weight-sensitive trucking applications. Its trailers are marketed through nearly 70 authorized dealer locations in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. The Smart Scale also is available for sale and aftermarket installation through Benson dealers.
"Benson International customers depend on their equipment to help them optimize payload," said Peter Panagapko, president of TruckWeight. "Our wireless Smart Scale produces fast, accurate axle-weight and gross vehicle weight readings so Benson customers can load efficiently and to their maximum rated capacity."
Smart Scale measures temperature and pressure changes in a vehicle’s air suspension and wirelessly relays this data to a handheld receiver using a low-powered radio transmitter. The result is an axle weight and gross vehicle weight measurement that’s within 0.3 percent of the actual gross vehicle weight, the company said. The wireless reader has a range of 500 feet line-of-sight, so it can deliver measurements to wherever it’s safe or convenient, whether that’s in the truck cab or the seat of a loading machine.
Smart Scale is waterproof, weatherproof, shock-resistant and its non-corrosive housing requires no regular maintenance, the company said. The sensors are accurate in temperature extremes ranging from -40 C to 70 C (-40 F to 158 F) and use common AA batteries.
For more information, visit www.truckweight.com.
