Wireless Truck Scales Save Time

2024 - Volume #48, Issue #4, Page #28

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Blue Ink Technology (BIT) created its wireless scaling system for semi-truck operators. The scales have become especially popular with agricultural drivers as they’re often far from certified scales when loading commodities.
“Farmers and truckers were having hang-ups wondering whether they were over or under-loaded,” says BIT owner Mike Riegel. “They added to their drive time by running back and forth to scales to ensure their weight was close. Or they were playing it too safe, missing out on income from thousands of pounds of commodities they could’ve carried. We thought this was a pain point we could solve.”
The company created a simple design to be installed directly into the airline of a truck and trailer’s air suspension.
“Just cut the airline and plug in the DOT-approved fitting that reads the pressure on the air suspension,” Riegel says. “Once calibrated, load whatever you’re hauling and weigh on a certified scale, then enter those numbers into the application.”
Riegel suggests two empty and two loaded weights to confirm calibration of up to 99.6 percent accuracy.
The sensors also allow remote reading communication between drivers and their business headquarters.
“This sets our company apart from our competition,” Riegel says. “It’s local to a truck but also seen by people at the office. They can monitor which trucks are empty or loaded and which driver is getting the most out of them. It’s a level of business intelligence to our larger fleets without investing a huge amount of money.”
One sensor per height control valve is required.
“These wireless scales provide peace of mind that a driver is legally loaded,” Riegel says. “It lets you know if you should remove some product before you get on the road and become at risk of fines for violations.”
The scales are manufactured in Huntington and sold across the U.S. and Canada.
The unit cost for independent truckers is around $450. For larger company orders, a subscription fee enables users to receive more thorough data.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Blue Ink Technology, 1102 3rd Ave., Suite 401, Huntington, W.Va. 25701 (ph 304-381-1512; sales@blueinktech.com; www.blueinktech.com).

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Wireless Truck Scales Save Time TRUCKS Miscellaneous Blue Ink Technology BIT created its wireless scaling system for semi-truck operators The scales have become especially popular with agricultural drivers as they’re often far from certified scales when loading commodities “Farmers and truckers were having hang-ups wondering whether they were over or under-loaded ” says BIT owner Mike Riegel “They added to their drive time by running back and forth to scales to ensure their weight was close Or they were playing it too safe missing out on income from thousands of pounds of commodities they could’ve carried We thought this was a pain point we could solve ” The company created a simple design to be installed directly into the airline of a truck and trailer’s air suspension “Just cut the airline and plug in the DOT-approved fitting that reads the pressure on the air suspension ” Riegel says “Once calibrated load whatever you’re hauling and weigh on a certified scale then enter those numbers into the application ” Riegel suggests two empty and two loaded weights to confirm calibration of up to 99 6 percent accuracy The sensors also allow remote reading communication between drivers and their business headquarters “This sets our company apart from our competition ” Riegel says “It’s local to a truck but also seen by people at the office They can monitor which trucks are empty or loaded and which driver is getting the most out of them It’s a level of business intelligence to our larger fleets without investing a huge amount of money ” One sensor per height control valve is required “These wireless scales provide peace of mind that a driver is legally loaded ” Riegel says “It lets you know if you should remove some product before you get on the road and become at risk of fines for violations ” The scales are manufactured in Huntington and sold across the U S and Canada The unit cost for independent truckers is around $450 For larger company orders a subscription fee enables users to receive more thorough data Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Blue Ink Technology 1102 3rd Ave Suite 401 Huntington W Va 25701 ph 304-381-1512; sales@blueinktech com; www blueinktech com

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