Chesterfield truck specialist has new weighbridge certified for public use - to help local hauliers check they are loaded efficiently and legally

• A new axle weighbridge, the only one of its kind in Derbyshire, has now been certified for public use at truck body specialists, Central Crane Technicians at Holmewood Industrial Park, Chesterfield - less than a mile from truck stop at M1, J29. (www.centralcranetechnicians.co.uk)
• Saves local transport companies and body-builders time and cost of travelling further afield to check they’re fully loaded, or built to correct specification, and legal
• The weighbridge checks axle and gross vehicle weights in just 40 seconds, and is the most accurate of its type in the world (to within +/- 0.25 per cent) 
• Weighbridge supplied and installed by Axtec, the experts in axle weighing, from Runcorn, Cheshire. 

To give truck drivers and other companies in the Chesterfield area the convenience of being able to locally check their vehicles are weighed accurately, and are not under or overloaded, a bespoke truck body-building specialist, Central Crane Technicians in Holmewood has had its own axle weighbridge officially certified by Derbyshire County Council Trading Standards to be available for public use.

The drive-over ‘dynamic’ axle weighbridge, the most accurate of its type in the world, is the only one in Derbyshire specifically designed to provide individual axle weights as well as gross vehicle weight, and was supplied and installed by Axtec, the axle weighing specialists from Runcorn, Cheshire. It is fitted flush with the ground and takes just 40 seconds to automatically weigh individual axle weights and gross vehicle weight.  

Central Crane Technicians is located at Holmewood Industrial Park, Homewood, Chesterfield (S42 5UY), just a mile from the truck stop at J29 of the M1, and charges £10 for two axles and £20 for more than two axles. It can be contacted on 01246 855995 or via www.centralcranetechnicians.co.uk.

Like Central Crane Technicians, other local companies can now save time and money by having their vehicles weighed in Chesterfield, rather than having to travel further afield.

“Investing in our own weighbridge was definitely the right thing to do, as it is so convenient to be able to weigh our vehicles as often as we like without having to waste time and money getting someone to drive to a weighbridge further away like we used to. This means we can do our job more efficiently and accurately,” said Julian Hinde from Central Crane Technicians.

Derek Hack, Sales Manager at Axtec commented: “Traditional plate-type weighbridges providing accurate gross vehicle weights are quite common but hauliers often need to check individual axle weights as well, which the Axtec dynamic weighbridge installed at Central Crane Technicians can provide – and is the only one in Derbyshire able to do this.”

“Now truck owners and drivers can check they’re legally and efficiently loaded in Chesterfield thanks to Central Crane Technicians – and Axtec.”

Axtec produces a range of dynamic, static, on-board and portable axle weighing solutions. There is more information available at www.axtec.co.uk, by calling 01928 581575 or emailing info@axtec.co.uk.

To read about the latest axle-weighing issues, follow Axtec’s Derek Hack on Twitter (@Derek_Axtec) and read his latest blogs at http://axleweighing.blogspot.co.uk/.

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For further information please contact:
Derek Hack, Axtec
t: 01928 581575; m: 07831 367847; e: derek@axtec.co.uk

John Rawlings, Torque
t: 020 7952 8070; m: 07847 371436; e: jrawlings@torqueagencygroup.com