Technical weighbridge glossary

Coordinated management of certain operating stages using devices and software actually included in the configuration.

Badge supported by the coin/token terminal; it is not licence-plate recognition.

A commonly used synonym for weighbridge in the context of vehicle weighing.

The portion of the vehicle’s weight borne by a single axle or axle group.

The component that detects the load and enables the measurement.

Reference to the metrological conformity of a configuration that can be approved for legal use.

The decree that governs, among other matters, periodic checks on measuring instruments in service within its scope of application.

The association of two weight readings, normally on entry and exit.

Weighing deck installed at the same level as the yard.

Payment or access-enabling interface available in certain documented self-service configurations.

Device that receives the measurement signal and displays or manages the weight value.

Ingress-protection rating declared for specific components; it does not automatically describe the entire system.

The effective length available to accommodate the vehicle in the correct weighing position.

The discipline governing requirements and controls for measuring instruments used for legally relevant measurement functions.

Foundations, pit, ramps, drainage and site provisions required by the project.

A body authorised to carry out specific verification activities within the applicable regulatory framework.

A platform used to determine the total weight of a vehicle.

A platform that dynamically measures individual axles in the documented product.

A commonly used expression for a weighbridge designed to weigh heavy vehicles.

A configuration installed above yard level and reached via appropriately connected approaches.

A configuration installed in a pit with the weighing deck level with the yard.

A weighbridge made up of structural modules combined according to the specified dimensions and configuration.

A weighing service available to external users according to the operating procedures set by the service provider.

A weight reading taken in a single pass when the required value is available directly.

A measurement taken while the vehicle or its axles are moving, where the instrument is designed for that function.

The set of instruments and procedures used to determine the weight of trucks, lorries or other vehicles.

Total weight before tare is deducted.

The difference between gross weight and tare.

The surface of the weighbridge on which the vehicle is positioned during weighing.

The maximum load for which the instrument is designed and declared in its configuration.