Many pickup truck manufacturers recommend using a weight-distribution hitch when towing over a certain trailer weight. Half-ton trucks like the Ford F-150 and Ram 1500 typically recommend a ...
MALVERN, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--VPG Onboard Weighing, a brand of Vishay Precision Group, Inc. (NYSE:VPG), today introduced the second generation VanWeigh ® axle overload monitoring system, its ...
Weigh-In-Motion (WIM) systems represent a transformative approach in capturing dynamic vehicle load data, enabling the evaluation of axle weights and load distributions as vehicles traverse sensors ...
Long before a single load is booked or any wheels turn, someone – usually a fleet manager – needs to determine exactly what is going to separate the road and the load. There’s a lot riding on this ...
Before you eagerly start mapping out load placements, consider the many factors that affect payload capacity and weight distribution. Trailer kingpin placement is one of the most significant; most ...
Cargo weight must be distributed evenly across all your axles. And sometimes you have to slide your axles or 5th wheel to redistribute the weight in the trailer. Here’s a guide to basic axle weight ...