The LOAD SMART Blog

Join Air-Weigh at The Following Upcoming Trade Shows!

Join Air-Weigh at The Following Upcoming Trade Shows!

AIR-WEIGH IS ON THE ROAD AGAIN IN 2023! Welcome back to in person events! We’d be happy to see you – talk to our team for a live demonstration and find out how Air-Weigh On-Board Scales can save you time, fuel and money! September 7-10, 2023 41st Idealease Annual...

All About LoadMaxx and LoadMaxx Plus

All About LoadMaxx and LoadMaxx Plus

All About LoadMaxx and LoadMaxx Plus Do you drop and hook? LoadMaxx is the all-in-one solution for fleets who drop and hook and want to see both tractor and trailer weights all on one in-dash display. Outfit your entire fleet with LoadMaxx Tractor and LoadMaxx Plus...

Air-Weigh to Exhibit at NPTC 2023 in Orlando, Florida

Air-Weigh to Exhibit at NPTC 2023 in Orlando, Florida

For Immediate Release May 7, 2023   Air-Weigh to Exhibit at NPTC 2023 in Orlando, Florida Eugene, OR: Air-Weigh will be exhibiting at the National Private Truck Council (NPTC) Annual Conference taking place in Orlando, Florida, May 7th through the 9th, 2023. The...

Learn More About Air-Weigh On-Board Scales

Learn More About Air-Weigh On-Board Scales

Air-Weigh On-Board Scales Founded in 1987, Air-Weigh's primary goal was to provide truckers with an affordable solution for avoiding costly overweight fines while still being able to transport the maximum allowed load. Since then, we have remained a leader in the...

Know Your Weights with BinMaxx by Air-Weigh

Know Your Weights with BinMaxx by Air-Weigh

Know Your Weights with BinMaxx by Air-Weigh Are you throwing away your profits? Know your weights with BinMaxx. Designed for front end loader refuse trucks, BinMaxx is the best way to maximize profitability and allows for service verification. Compare revenue to...

Join Us at the Upcoming Shows

Join Us at the Upcoming Shows

JOIN US AT THE UPCOMING SHOWS! AIR-WEIGH IS ON THE ROAD AGAIN IN 2023! Welcome back to in person events! We’d be happy to see you – talk to our team for a live demonstration and find out how Air-Weigh On-Board Scales can save you time, fuel and money! April 18 - 20,...

Join Us at the Upcoming Shows!

Join Us at the Upcoming Shows!

Air-Weigh is on the road again in 2023! Welcome back to in person events! We’d be happy to see you - talk to our team for a live demonstration and find out how Air-Weigh On-Board Scales can save you time, money and fuel! Jan. 7 – 8, 2023 United Rentals Supplier Show...

Take the Guess Work out of Your Load

Take the Guess Work out of Your Load

While trucking is one of the most underappreciated jobs in the United States, it is among the most important. With trucks to continue pulling the supply chain, life as we know it would simply not be possible.  According to Bob Costello, the American Trucking...

Truckers Beware: Nuclear Verdicts are on the Rise

Truckers Beware: Nuclear Verdicts are on the Rise

A nuclear verdict is defined as a court ruling in which the Jury awards the plaintiff in excess of $10 million. According to a study conducted by the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI), average verdicts in the U.S. trucking industry have skyrocketed...

Make the Most of Every Load with On-Board Scales

Make the Most of Every Load with On-Board Scales

It’s been a wild ride for the trucking industry over the past few years. The global pandemic, Russia’s war against Ukraine, and the drastic spike in demand have strained the American trucking industry nearly to its breaking point. The fact that it didn’t collapse is a...

E-Max approved to offer Smart OBM system

E-Max approved to offer Smart OBM system

Transport Certification Australia announced that E-Max, Air-Weigh's distributor in Australia, is now type-approved to offer a Smart On-Board Mass (OBM) system. Smart OBM systems are digitally connected on-board weighing systems that enable new productivity and safety...

The Dangers of Overloading

The Dangers of Overloading

Heavy-Duty Parts Reports - Interviews Michael Ferguson, Air-Weigh's National Sales Manager about On-Board Scale usage Listen to the Podcast now! Learn how onboard scales can boost the bottom line for commercial fleets. Episode 104: If you run overloaded you are...

Air-Weigh and Geotab Integration

Air-Weigh and Geotab Integration

As the fleet managers’ role continues to evolve and the industry morphs from pen and paper to everything living in the virtual cloud, data can be accessed from anywhere at any point of the day. Efficiencies have become a new standard as more and more data comes...

New LoadMaxx App

New LoadMaxx App

The New Air-Weigh LoadMaxx App is now available for download View, email and save axle group weights of your truck, tractor and trailer at the pick-up and loading site. With the LoadMaxx app you can pair the Air-Weigh LoadMaxx Truck/Tractor, LoadMaxx Plus Trailer or...

Stop losing profits due to Inefficacies

Stop losing profits due to Inefficacies

Waste can lead to lost revenue in so many forms when you look at it related to weight. The lost hours of service to find and sit in-line at an in-ground scale to the increased trips that you didn’t need to make had you known you were underweight. As a fleet owner and...

The Weigh of the Future – Waste Today feature

The Weigh of the Future – Waste Today feature

As reported on WasteTodayMagazine.com  Leck Waste Services has realized revenue and transformed operations by installing Air-Weigh digital scales on its front loaders to audit the weights of its customers’ dumpsters. Photo Credit: Erin Rudy Commercial waste collection...

Join Air-Weigh at NACV – Oct. 28-31st

Join Air-Weigh at NACV – Oct. 28-31st

Register with code 1236 for free tickets !! The North American Commerical Vehicle Show comes to the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia - October 28th - 31st. Join Air-Weigh at booth #2004 and see our current and upcoming product line for trucks,...

Top Concerns for the Trucking Industry

Top Concerns for the Trucking Industry

Safety and truck maintenance are some of the biggest concerns when it comes to knowing weights – but how many fleet owners consider safety and truck maintenance in their overall ROI analysis? An Air-Weigh On-Board scale is an investment in a tool that can assist with...

InSight Mobile Data Integrates with Air-Weigh

InSight Mobile Data Integrates with Air-Weigh

For Immediate Release Eugene, Oregon, USA – May 3rd, 2019  Air-Weigh On-Board Scales and InSight Mobile Data announce seamless integration option  Eugene, OR - Air-Weigh, the global leader in electronic on-board scales, is teaming up with InSight Mobile Data to...

Air-Weigh is Exhibiting at  WWETT Show 2019

Air-Weigh is Exhibiting at WWETT Show 2019

Join Air-Weigh at the WWETT Show – Water & Wastewater Equipment, Treatment & Transportation. Air-Weigh has made arrangements for you to purchase registration packages at deeply discounted prices – up to 73% off. View the latest products and technology, see...

Air-Weigh Integrates with Geotab Fleet Management Solutions

Air-Weigh Integrates with Geotab Fleet Management Solutions

Air-Weigh is pleased to announce a new integration partnership with Geotab, Inc., a leading provider of fleet management solutions to freight carriers of all sizes. Air-Weigh’s LoadMaxx scales can now be purchased in the Geotab Marketplace, and LoadMaxx data can be...

LoadMaxx scales maximize Tree Product’s profit

LoadMaxx scales maximize Tree Product’s profit

Tree Products Hardwoods has been delivering quality lumber, plywood, and mouldings to markets throughout the Pacific Northwest since 1978. After partnering with another regional wood supplier in 2014, which expanded their inventory and market area, the company...

A scale in your hand – The LoadMaxx app

A scale in your hand – The LoadMaxx app

We’re firm believers in working smarter, not harder. That’s why creating an app for our scales was a natural next step for making vehicle weights easily accessible to drivers, loaders, and back office managers. The LoadMaxx app is a scale in the palm of your hand. It...

BinMaxx front loader scale now powered by the Cloud

BinMaxx front loader scale now powered by the Cloud

BinMaxx Cloud is here. BinMaxx Cloud is an intuitive, economical solution for commercial waste haulers to revolutionize the way they look at customer retention and acquisition. With no monthly fees, and no data storage fees, BinMaxx Cloud is the lowest cost solution...

Why Weight Matters

Why Weight Matters

The many reasons why commercial vehicle weight matters aren’t always so apparent. There are the obvious reasons like avoiding overweight fines and penalties, but that is just one of the many examples that fall under a much larger umbrella labeled “waste”. The weight...

The Cost of Overweight Fines by State

The Cost of Overweight Fines by State

  Last year, the Rhode Island State Police issued a $57,000 fine against Bay Crane Northeast for carrying seven times the maximum load on a flatbed truck. Rhode Island has one of the highest fines for overweight tickets in the nation. A truck company can be fined...

What is the ROI with an on-board scale?

What is the ROI with an on-board scale?

  Every truck driver knows the perils of being overloaded, but many people don’t realize the lost profits that come with being underloaded. Weight is a constant problem for many fleet operators, no matter what industry you’re in. When you’re talking about tons of...

Why refuse scales are gaining in popularity

Why refuse scales are gaining in popularity

Waste management is a growing industry. Each day, the world produces about 3.5 million tons of refuse, so this growth trend will continue. For some time, there has been an ongoing industry debate about the effectiveness of on-board refuse scales. The tide seems to be...

Company Saves $260,000 First Year

Company Saves $260,000 First Year

Commercial waste collection is a no-nonsense business. The hours are long, the competition is fierce, and operating overhead can quickly eat up a company’s profits. Under these relentless market conditions, Leck Waste Services, a regional refuse company from Ivyland,...

How is Air-Weigh different from an air gauge?

How is Air-Weigh different from an air gauge?

Some customers confuse electronic, on-board scales with mechanical air gauges, but that is really like comparing apples and oranges. Air-Weigh scales for air suspensions are accurate to within 1 percent of a DOT-certified scale, and, with practice, drivers get closer...

Increasing gas prices costing drivers even more at the scale

Increasing gas prices costing drivers even more at the scale

The price of gas has recently surged to its highest level in three years. While anyone filling a tank may notice this hike, the trucking industry in particular is sure to find a sizeable bill uptick. An increase of 20 cents in truck stop fuel prices leads to an extra...

Weight watch – 40% caught in surprise inspection

Weight watch – 40% caught in surprise inspection

This week's featured article covers a story written about a surprise inspection that occurred recently in the state of Nebraska. A good reminder that inspections can happen at anytime. Keep reading the whole story here, click for article

How LoadMaxx can benefit your Mechanical Suspension Trailer

How LoadMaxx can benefit your Mechanical Suspension Trailer

Previously only available for air ride trailers, the popular LoadMaxx trailer scale is now being offered for trailers with spring suspensions. This on-board trailer scale records trailer weights that can be viewed on a rugged touch screen trailer display, or can be...

Why you should use an on-board scale for your Flatbed trailer

Why you should use an on-board scale for your Flatbed trailer

The design of a flatbed trailer makes it ideal for carrying large, heavy construction items such as machinery components, pipe and lumber. Current improvements in the economy are correlated with an increased demand for these goods as more people are building houses...

New LoadMaxx for Spring Ride featured at DSU Truck Expo

New LoadMaxx for Spring Ride featured at DSU Truck Expo

Join Air-Weigh at the DSU Truck Expo and Vendor Fair Air-Weigh will be joining thousands of manufacturers at this year’s DSU Truck Expo. This year, you have an opportunity to see our LoadMaxx tractor/trailer scale as well as witness a demonstration of a new on board...

Unlock lost profit with BinMaxx

Unlock lost profit with BinMaxx

According to EREF, tipping fees increased nationwide at an average 6.5% in 2017. http://bit.ly/2BzzE0e Regions that are seeing the most dramatic increases are looking for ways to better manage their waste operations. Running an efficient operation could mean the...

TMC 2018 show report – Smart Trailers take center stage

TMC 2018 show report – Smart Trailers take center stage

The dust has settled, and we’ve now had a week to reflect on our time at TMC 2018. The sold out exhibitor floor was buzzing with the latest advances in trucking, as new technologies continue to be realized. Among the expected conversation of autonomous trucks and...

The Unique Partnership Revolutionizing Excavation

The Unique Partnership Revolutionizing Excavation

Aarcomm is the most recent integration partner we have welcomed to the Air-Weigh family. Their hand-held remote control technology is increasing the efficiency of hydro-excavators, and together, our two companies now offer a one-of-a-kind weight solution. Download the...

3 Reasons Why Underloading Costs You Money

3 Reasons Why Underloading Costs You Money

Weight – it’s a significant issue facing trucking companies and owner/operators today. You need to ensure that you're neither overloaded, nor underloaded, as both end up costing you money. We discussed some of these issues in a previous blog post, particularly...

Lightweighting – Maximize your ROI

Lightweighting – Maximize your ROI

In trucking, it’s all about the payload. More freight hauled for a given level of resources means more profit, but a few recent industry trends have worked against this. Fleets are falling subject to increased weight regulation and enforcement, while their trucks are...

The potential costs of over and underloading

The potential costs of over and underloading

Depending on how long you’ve been a truck driver, you’ve likely come upon a situation where you were overloaded at least once. It’s actually quite easy for some vehicles to become overweight without the driver, fleet manager, or anyone else noticing. Warehouse...

LoadMaxx spring ride showcased at 2017 NACV

LoadMaxx spring ride showcased at 2017 NACV

Air-Weigh was fortunate to be among this year's exhibitors at the inaugural North American Commercial Vehicle show in Atlanta. NACV was THE place to see revolutionary designs and technological advances shaping the future of trucking. Among the many exciting...

Waste Expo 2017 Exciting announcements and future releases!

Waste Expo 2017 Exciting announcements and future releases!

May 15th, 2017 Waste Expo 2017 was filled with exciting news and inspiring direction. Air-Weigh was thrilled to be among influential players in an industry that is adopting sustainable practices and technological advances. While at the show,  it was announced that...

LoadMaxx now available on the Geotab Marketplace

LoadMaxx now available on the Geotab Marketplace

May 9th, 2017 It was announced that LoadMaxx is now available through the Geotab Marketplace! To learn more, click here for the Geotab press release. To find Air-Weigh on the Geotab Marketplace, click here.   – The Air-Weigh Team Direct Sales: 888.459.3444 Email:...