With ever increasing pressure to remain competitive, the solid waste transport industry is looking for ways to retain profitable customers while improving operational efficiency and reducing transport costs. Haulers can no longer afford to allow unprofitable customers to be subsidised by their more profitable ones. To improve efficiencies, many operators are trying new technologies to integrate the onboard information systems on their trucks with head office information.
The LR920 Bin Weighing and Auditing System was developed to help address these issues and can be installed on all makes and models of front-loading solid waste haulage trucks. The LR920 automatically measures the net weight of the bin as it is emptied. The bin weight and other information can be printed in the truck using the optional Loadrite LP950 printer or sent electronically to a separate onboard computer. The data can also be logged in the truck using the Loadrite MMS data capture system (LD951), or transmitted to head office through a wide area network (WAN) system. Loadrite provides a simple communication interface and software protocol to enable data to be sent to any external device.
On top of the new climate of competition is the regulatory environment, where public safety and liability concerns underlay a trend towards more enforcement of overloading regulations. To help prevent overloading, the net weight of each bin can also be added to a run total, so that the driver can monitor the total weight on the truck.
Keeping the weight on the truck under its legal capacity also helps to minimise maintenance costs.