New Overload Monitoring System Helps Truck and Van Owners and Operators to Avoid Costly Fines and Maximize Legal Loads of Com...
February 23 2021 - 6:00AM
Vishay Precision Group, Inc. (NYSE: VPG), today announced the North
American launch of its LoadPro® on-vehicle overload monitoring and
load optimization system that offers truck/van owners and drivers a
low-cost solution to maximize the legal loads of their vehicles and
avoid overloading fines and related expenses.
The LoadPro® family of cost-efficient axle overload monitoring
solutions provide drivers with real-time visual and audible
indication of vehicle overloading. LoadPro® is the only system of
its kind to use solid-state sensors and electronics, which means no
moving parts and no wear and tear or slipping out of calibration,
no matter how harsh the working conditions.
“Overweight trucks and vans not only pose a greater risk of
accidents, but can cost trucking companies, freight haulers, and
commercial operators thousands of dollars in fines and increased
insurance costs as well as put driver licenses at risk,” said Steve
Myers, Sales Manager for LoadPro®. “Using a ‘fit and forget’
solution like the LoadPro®, which is low-cost and requires
no-welding or re-calibration, can help truck operators increase
their efficiency by maximizing their legal loads while minimizing
risk of fines and increasing safety.”
LoadPro®’s patented sensors are robust, precise, fast, and
provide reliable results. LoadPro can be deployed on mechanical
suspensions, air suspensions, or a combination of the two, and is
equally effective on all vehicle sizes and constructions. The
system is easy to install by in-house personnel, or one of
LoadPro’s distributors, without welding or fabrication, or any
special tools. Due to its technology, no recalibration is required.
The load is displayed to the vehicle operator using visual and
audible alarms that are triggered if the legal maximum load for
each axle, axle group, gross vehicle weight, and trailers are
reached. LoadPro also supports modern telematics output to
third-party GPS and fleet systems.
LoadPro is offered in two versions: the LoadPro 1430, which is
designed for 2-axle vehicles such as vans and utility vehicles and
features a dash mounted color touch screen, and the LoadPro 1160,
which is specifically suitable for 2+ axle vehicles and
tractor/trailer combinations and features an option for either a
dash mounted or DIN rail electronic indicator.
With 35,000+ systems installed worldwide, LoadPro’ proven
solution is now available in the USA and Canada and offers several
features including:
- Accuracy ±2.5% (90 - 100% of GVW)
- Simple to operate
- No driver input required
- Simple installation and calibration
- No moving parts, no slipping out of calibration
- Lightweight, rugged
- Displays Gross vehicle weight (GVW in lb and %)
- Displays axles loading weight (lb and %)
- Serial interface to GPS and telematics
- Balanced load distribution
- Maximize payload capacity
- Printer option available
For more information about how LoadPro can increase your load
efficiency and help avoid fines, as well as to arrange for a demo,
please visit our website: https://loadprosystems.com.
About LoadPro®LoadPro Systems are designed,
manufactured, and sold by VPG Onboard Weighing, a brand of Vishay
Precision Group. VPG Onboard Weighing is a recognized leader in
on-board weighing systems for vans, light commercial vehicles,
heavy trucks, bucket loaders, and aircraft. It is one of the
largest global manufacturers of onboard weighing systems with
direct sales offices in 10 countries across North America, Europe
and Asia and an extensive dealer network - providing sales, service
and installation. R&D is located in the UK and in the USA, and
is staffed by electronic and software developers, and mechanical
CAD designers.
About VPGVishay Precision Group, Inc. is an
internationally recognized designer, manufacturer and marketer of:
components based on its resistive foil technology; sensors; and
sensor-based measurement systems specializing in the growing
markets of stress, force, weight, pressure, and current
measurements. VPG is a market leader of foil technology products,
providing ongoing technology innovations in precision foil
resistors and foil strain gages, which are the foundation of the
company’s force sensors products and its weighing and control
systems. The product portfolio consists of a variety of
well-established brand names recognized for precision and quality
in the marketplace. To learn more, visit VPG
at www.vpgsensors.com.
LoadPro is a registered trademark of VPG.
MORE INFORMATIONContact:Yuval HernikVishay
Precision GroupEmail: info@vpgsensors.com
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