Quotes from Woody Woodward, Equipment Manager, Western Refinery Services
No More Returning to Reload:
“Before we had Air-Weigh scales, if you overloaded the trailer, you would have to unload the entire load before you reload, because the entire load then shifts to the rear of the trailer. That makes your axles overloaded and adds extreme pressure to the back door. But since we’ve been using the Air-Weigh scales, we haven’t had to mess with that.”
Accuracy:
“As long as our guys get them calibrated right, we see very high accuracy. We have our driver watching the scale, and they signal the operators when to stop loading from an overhead tower.”
Too Important to Guess:
“When we load for heavy haul, we’re often anywhere from 12 to 16 feet wide, and with most scales you can’t fit that size with the drive-on platforms. So as far as the weight of the truck, we guessed. We went simply by what the published weights were for what we were hauling. In the heavy-haul situation we probably skated for a long time, but we were on pins and needles all the time.”
Easing the Permit Process:
“In a heavy-haul situation, we have to have some idea of our weights so we can get the proper permits. The Air-Weigh scales have made it really efficient.”
Outstanding Service:
“I worked with them even prior to coming to this company, since the early 2000s. They’ve been a great company to deal with. I’ve been called on by sales guys on occasion to make sure we’ve got everything we need and everything’s working. And they’re great even working with our individual drivers.”
