Software upgrade for on-board weighing system

NEW software from Avery Weigh-Tronix will now warn drivers about overloaded axles in addition to gross overloading.

Additional functionality includes audible and visual warnings for ‘body up’ on tippers, and the ability to calculate the load’s centre of gravity to detect uneven ground and off-centre loading.

Avery have also added a simple program to allow independent printing of partial loading and unloading.

The new axle-weighing function will display the weight bearing on up to four individual axles on the in-cab indicator and provides an audible and visual warning if any are overloaded. Using this information, the operator will also be able to see whether the load can be redistributed.

The driver can monitor loading and/or unloading using a screen in the cab. The system will add or subtract a specified quantity and can print a collection or delivery ticket. The operator can also add a remote display elsewhere on the vehicle to help this process.

Avery Weigh-Tronix, Foundry Lane, Smethwick, W. Mids; tel: (0845) 366 7788