Many pickup truck manufacturers recommend using a weight-distribution hitch when towing over a certain trailer weight. Half-ton trucks like the Ford F-150 and Ram 1500 typically recommend a ...

MALVERN, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--VPG Onboard Weighing, a brand of Vishay Precision Group, Inc. (NYSE:VPG), today introduced the second generation VanWeigh ® axle overload monitoring system, its ...

Hauling heavy loads or towing a heavy trailer are complicated tasks; in fact, they are more complicated than they look. Key to safe towing or hauling is knowing your vehicle's weight limitations and ...

Dump trucks have unique towing considerations. “The entire vehicle/trailer combination must be considered before towing, including gross combined weight, trailer weight and the towing capacity of the ...

Weigh-In-Motion (WIM) systems represent a transformative approach in capturing dynamic vehicle load data, enabling the evaluation of axle weights and load distributions as vehicles traverse sensors ...

Long before a single load is booked or any wheels turn, someone – usually a fleet manager – needs to determine exactly what is going to separate the road and the load. There’s a lot riding on this ...

Axle and gross overloads are a potential headache for operators of almost all vehicles, especially those on multi-drop work or collecting loads. Fines are up to £5,000, and even worse is the threat to ...

Before you eagerly start mapping out load placements, consider the many factors that affect payload capacity and weight distribution. Trailer kingpin placement is one of the most significant; most ...