Why Every Weighbridge Needs Automatic Vehicle Identification
A weighbridge measures weight very accurately. What it cannot do on its own is tell you which truck is standing on it. That part is usually left to an operator who types the vehicle number into the software, and that is exactly where many weighbridge problems begin. The weak link is identification, not weighing Typing errors, a truck weighed against the wrong order, a tare weight taken from a different vehicle: these are common, and they are rarely caught on the spot. When a supplier or customer later questions a weighment, the record shows a number and a weight, but no proof of which vehicle was actually on the platform. How ANPR fixes it An ANPR camera at the weighbridge approach reads the number plate automatically and passes it to the weighbridge software. The weight is then linked to that vehicle and its order without anyone typing. A second camera can capture an image of the vehicle on the platform, so every weighment carries visual proof. The truck approaches and its plate...
