Pit & Quarry • February 2021 • SCALES & WEIGHING

The WP25 is TECWEIGH’s latest belt scale processor. It features a rugged steel enclosure suitable for the aggregate industry. Bright red LED lights are easy to see and are not bothered by the elements as with LCD displays, the company says. The WP25 works with all Tecweigh belt scales and weigh belt feeders, plus it can be retrofitted to most other brands of conveyor weigh bridges. According to Tecweigh, the WP25 can log about 30 days of production and event data to download onto a USB. Additionally, it offers a built-in printer output to make hard copies of information when needed by adding a ticket printer to the system. With available outputs including analog, Ethernet IP and Modbus TCP, the WP25 can connect directly to most any plant control system. tecweigh.com

Mobile app simplifies truck management

TRUX Drive from TRUX is a mobile application built specifically for the unique needs of dump truck drivers, owners and brokers. TRUX Drive is built to eliminate the headaches dump truck owners face, including physical invoicing and paperwork, scattered income documentation, and disorganized fleet scheduling. According to the company, TRUX Drive expands on the first generation of the TRUX Now app and features a new user experience that enables better fleet management, more opportunities to find work, integrated earnings, and more visibility into plant and jobsite location information. In addition to the redesigned user experience, TRUX Drive includes more intuitive functionality such as one-button navigation for plants and jobsites, plus an earnings history that can be filtered by week, job or driver. The TRUX Drive app is available for Android and iPhone devices. truxnow.com

Truck scales to last a generation or longer

Survivor truck scales are ideal for the demanding environments of aggregate processing, according to RICE LAKE WEIGHING SYSTEMS. The truck scales are engineered with several features to ensure they last for a generation or more, the company adds, and they provide superior structural integrity to key stress points while defending against damage from rust and corrosion. This greatly extends the life of the truck scale, Rice Lake says. Additional features offer the advantage of reduced downtime by allowing users to streamline routine maintenance procedures. ricelake.com

Remove physical interactions and print tickets from transactions

Eliminate direct person-to-person contact with METTLER TOLEDO’s line of unattended terminals equipped with DataBridge transaction management software. The solution features an easy-to-use interface that can capture all necessary truck and driver information in a variety of ways, Mettler Toledo says. All of the data captured can be integrated back to a business system for easy reporting. For a fully contactless experience, DataBridge Express provides a fully integrated mobile solution for processing truck transactions at the scale. With either option, there’s no need to print tickets or invoices. mt.com