Wireless scale installed option for MAC trailers

HALIFAX, N.S. — TruckWeight Inc. says its Smart Scale wireless scale for commercial vehicles is available as an installed option on trailers produced by MAC Trailer Manufacturing.

Based in Alliance, Ohio, MAC Trailer designs and builds trailers for flatdeck loads, refuse, and other weight-sensitive trucking applications. Its trailers are marketed through more than 70 authorized dealer locations in the U.S. and Canada; the Smart Scale also is available for sale and aftermarket installation through MAC dealers.

“People specify MAC trailers because they want the payload advantages of a rugged, lightweight trailer,” said Peter Panagapko, president of TruckWeight. “Our wireless Smart Scale … produces fast, accurate axle-weight readings that can help MAC customers load efficiently and to the maximum allowable capacity. It gives them a competitive edge and pays for itself quickly.”

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 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.

It’s a rugged solution. Wires, cables, and electrical connections can be maintenance headaches when they’re exposed to rain, snow, ice, mud, and off-road debris.