On-board truck scales are here to stay. Reasonably priced and user-friendly, these truck scales offer a user many advantages including increased revenues, increased operational savings and more.
By Bill Weber
With today鈥檚 competitive climate in roll-off C&D disposal, companies must always be on the lookout to find ways to cut costs and create efficiencies that improve their bottom line. Unfortunately, many businesses continue to focus on drop and pick-up volumes while overlooking long-term cost saving measures.
Often viewed as an unnecessary or dispensable cash outlay, truth has it, investing in on-board truck scales is well worth the cost and then some. And with advances in today鈥檚 weighing technology, hauling firms can choose a system that not only fits the budget, but also, most importantly, suits their specific needs.
Saves Time and Money
It goes without saying that on-board truck scales help many businesses save time and money. With having the capability to weigh loads straight from the vehicle, one can minimize downtime by removing all unnecessary and additional steps in payload management procedures including seeking out and driving to the nearest 鈥渨eigh station鈥� site. With continuing increases in the price of diesel fuel, along with a steady rise in hauling volume it鈥檚 imperative operators become more resourceful, and having on-board weighing capabilities is one way of accomplishing this.
Leaving money on the table is yet another advantage of using an on-board scale. Why leave a job site under loaded by several thousand pounds or more and not collect the added revenue? Or on the flip side, why leave overloaded and risk the cost of an overload fine, or worse, contributing to a serious accident resulting in injury or death? All things aside, avoiding one overload fine or accident justifies the cost of having an on-board truck scale.
Increase Efficiency
Using an on-board truck scale improves efficiency as well. Unlike other conventional methods used in truck scales, on-board scales optimize efficiency for different weighing and operations systems. Because weight loads can be tracked and determined during transport, any additional time and energy taken to measure payloads is minimized.
Besides increasing efficiency, as mentioned earlier, avoiding an overload fine or accidents justifies the price of having on-board scales fitted to one鈥檚 roll-off truck. Weight is everything in the trucking industry, and having a reliable-proven technology that works is crucial in turning a profit. With the easy to use, reasonably priced, reliable and precise on-board scale systems available today, one can hardly argue that having one won鈥檛 improve operating efficiencies. It is a must-have.
Credibility
Trucks fitted with an on-board fully functional scale show the weight of the load before actually leaving the jobsite for disposal at the landfill.聽 The scale can validate the weight with the contractor or homeowner and in terms of disposal fees, eliminate any guesswork. Contractors and homeowners know the disposal costs including any overage upfront. Protecting your brand reputation by being completely transparent with tonnage fees goes a long way in capturing and keeping customers.
Conclusion
On-board truck scales have become a main-stay in trucking industry. Reasonably priced and user-friendly, these truck scales offer many user many advantages including increased revenues, increased operational savings, reduced fuel costs positive brand reputation and increased safety. Operators using these scales are experiencing wonderful results.
Bill Weber is Vice President of Franchise Support for redbox+ (Winona, MN) a national franchise system specializing in construction and demolition waste collection and disposal. Bill has more than 30 years of experience in the franchise and business development, residential remodeling and waste disposal industries. Bill can be reached at (507) 452-8242 or e-mail [email protected].