Daf dealer Ford and Slater has installed an Axtec weighbridge at its main branch in Leicester, saving £19,000 in the past year.
The company bought a dynamic weighbridge to save money and the time spent weighing off-site. It can check all six axles of a tractor-trailer combination, plus GVWs, in 40 seconds and provides accurate readings to within plus or minus 0.25%.
Ford and Slater account manager Mark Chater said: “We knew Leyland Trucks [UK assembly plant for Daf] had installed its own Axtec dynamic weighbridge, so we were comfortable that the equipment had the right credentials. It appeared on paper to be a safe investment for us. And so it has proved, with £19,000 annual savings, and, just as importantly for our customers, a reduction in downtime.”
Axtec sales manager Derek Hack said the cost benefits of installing on-site dynamic weighbridges compared with using public weighbridges can be significant. “Traditional plate-type weighbridges provide accurate GVWs, but increasingly hauliers need to check individual axle weights as well,” he said. Adding: “Our dynamic weighbridge solution does that, quickly and accurately.”
