Keeping utility fleets safe, legal and on the road.
Racking, tools and specialist equipment use up payload before the first job of the day. Onboard weighing shows what is left, on everything from a light commercial van to a heavy goods truck.
Utilities keep industry moving. Vehicles keep utilities moving.
Energy, construction, water, waste, railway and highway maintenance each run their own vehicle types, adapted for very specific tasks. What every utility fleet has in common is how much it stands to gain from load management.
As one of the world's leading suppliers of on-vehicle weighing systems, from light commercial vans to heavy goods trucks, VPG Onboard Weighing helps utilities operators raise efficiency, safety and profitability through payload optimization.
A fitted-out vehicle runs out of payload first.
Utility vehicles face a challenge most fleets do not. Racking, tools and the specialist equipment needed for day-to-day work are built in before anything is loaded, so vans and trucks reach their weight limit far sooner than the plated figure suggests.
That makes accurate, real-time load monitoring more important here than almost anywhere, and not only to stay on the right side of the law.
Crews see the current weight before they pull away, so vehicles stay inside their designated limits.
Diligent weight control minimizes wear and tear, so vehicles keep to their planned maintenance schedules and avoid unnecessary downtime.
Right-sized loads mean fewer wasted journeys and less fuel burned per tonne carried.
Weighing systems built for utility fleets
Three systems cover the span of a typical utility fleet, from a two-axle van to the heaviest truck on the yard.
Utility operators got here first.
Utility companies have been among the most closely watched on vehicle weight, and the body builders who work for them tell the same story: clients avoid overload endorsements, carry more payload per journey and see less wear and tear.
One body builder installed over 500 VanWeigh systems in a single year for one large utility company, with no reservations about recommending it since.
VPG Onboard Weighing fitted the TruckWeigh system to our fleet of tractor units, LGV rigid and semi-trailers. Its professional approach, in dealing with what at times could be a demanding customer, is to be commended.
Vehicles utility fleets ask about most
Tell us what your vehicles carry.
Send us your vehicle types and the equipment fitted to them, and we will point you to the right system: VanWeigh, TruckWeigh or WasteWeigh.