Where is the Closest Weighbridge to Me?

19 Sep Blog

As advised, the commodities that enter and leave a facility must be documented for national authorities and business owners. The value of bulk commodities in the transportation sector may be determined by its weight. However, as weighing truckloads one at a time might be difficult, weighbridges are usually used.

To assess the weight of the cargo within transport trucks, weighbridges are utilised. This may be accomplished by measuring the vehicle before and after the products are loaded, then determining the weight based on the difference.

A weighbridge can also be used to check if a vehicle is properly loaded or complies with local weight-of-axle transit restrictions. Here are a few things to think about if you’re going to be using a weighbridge.

A measuring ticket is being issued during a public weighing which includes:

• gross mass, the mass of the vehicle including the load
• tare mass, the mass of the vehicle prior to being loaded
• net mass, the subtraction of the tare mass from the gross mass

To locate the nearest Public Weighbridge near you, use the interactive public weighbridge full screen map version on nationalmap.gov.au

You may also download here the full list of public weighbridge locations [32KB XLSX]  [157KB PDF].