Waste collection vehicles have to cope with many challenges, of which lifting bins and packing for minimum volume are arguably the least pressing. In an age when recycling incentives and landfill penalties are very much part of the waste collection remit, operators are on the lookout for ways to handle differential charging for different materials as efficiently, quickly and accurately as possible.
As the world’s longest established specialist in on-vehicle systems for the waste market, VPG Onboard Weighing supports these needs with a range of solutions that deliver dynamic weighing during lifting, legal-for-trade certified real-time credit checks and billing for, load optimisation and sheer overload protection.
No matter if we are talking side, front or rear loaders, pinpoint accuracy is a baseline requirement for any waste collection weighing solution. Precise, reliable weighing on any vehicle type feeds directly into profitability, whether it is maximising payloads within legal limits or ensuring billing is timely and correct for different materials collected.
There are several levels to the accuracy of weighing systems, all of which serve to meet different needs on waste vehicles. At the base level are sheer overload protection systems, ensuring the vehicle operates safely within legal limits and to avoid fines. Next up, load cell-based systems are accurate across the payload helping with route management and efficiency.
No matter what level you require, VPG Onboard Weighing has the expertise and the solutions to deliver for your waste vehicle fleet.
Our WasteWeigh systems offer bespoke onboard weighing for waste and refuse collection vehicles. Robust, reliable and highly accurate, they are capable of ±0.5% FSD or better for trucks of 17 tonnes upwards. Featuring individual axle weight monitoring, packer plate shutdown and camera support, the continuous data feeds generated by WasteWeigh systems are ideal for payload control and for driving operational efficiency.
LFT 1500
LFT 1500 is a pay-by-weight solution approved for trade invoicing from the cab. Designed for bulk haulage applications, it is ideal for recycling and refuse collection because of its ability to calculate payloads in real time during loading. A combination of load cell and inclinometer deliver accuracy to 20kg in 15,000kg, with a 22,000kg load capacity per cell.
A sophisticated dynamic weighing system approved to Class Y(b) on wheelie bin collection vehicles: BinWeigh03 combines in-motion weighing during loading with time, date and client data to process pay-by-weight calculations in real time. Legal-for-trade certification and over-the-air data transfers for billing and credit checks ensure it provides a complete solution for from-the-cab invoicing. Proactive failure alerts and user-friendly touchscreens in cab and at rear of vehicle add to the impressive list of features.
A flagship product built around our revolutionary inclinometer-based on-vehicle weighing technology, TruckWeigh offers a versatile and user-friendly overload protection and load optimisation solution for all commercial vehicles over 7.5 tonnes. Able to monitor multiple axles individually as well as gross vehicle weight with accuracy of better than ±2.5% (90–100% GVW), TruckWeigh is compatible with every suspension type and comes with optional telematics and trailer swap functions.
