A weighbridge, also called a truck scale or railroad scale, is a large weighing system, usually mounted permanently on a concrete foundation, used to weigh an entire rail or road vehicle together with its contents; a load cell is the key component used to make the weight measurement. By weighing a vehicle both empty and loaded, a weighbridge allows the weight of the cargo it carries to be calculated, a measurement used across shipping, logistics and manufacturing to verify loads. The source consulted names no invention date or inventor for the device.
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SignificanceWeighing a vehicle empty and loaded lets the load it carries be calculated. 1 Sources
1. Truck scale - Wikipedia
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By weighing the vehicle both empty and when loaded, the load carried by the vehicle can be calculated.
In Group: Factory Automation and Measurement, Lead paragraph
A truck scale (US), weighbridge (non-US) or railroad scale is a large set of scales
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