Staying within the law on vehicle weights is being made easier at leading tyre wholesalers British and International Tyre Supplies (BITS), part of the County Tyres Group, thanks to a new static axle weighbridge installed by Axle Weight Technology Ltd (Axtec).

A significant increase in recent years in the weight of tyres was making it more difficult to judge if the company's delivery vehicles are within legal limits when they set off on their daily delivery runs. Clearly BITS wants to achieve the maximum payload of around 1.2 tonnes on its 3.5 tonne Mercedes-Benz Sprinters, but it also needs to stay on the right side of the law.

Taking 10 kgs as an average weight per tyre meant that 120 tyres could usually be safely loaded onto the Sprinters. But this way of doing things is a bit haphazard as the product mix can change the weight significantly, especially if heavier 4 x 4 or 'run flat' tyres are being carried, leading to the risk of an axle or gross weight overloading.

Source: Tyre Trade News

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