Modern Tech Helps Trucking Companies Reduce Oversupply & Undersupply of Raw Materials

Companies involved in hauling large amounts of raw materials are all likely aware of the difficulties that exist in keeping track of the amount of material being moved. There are many factors that can affect how materials are measured which makes it extremely difficult to make accurate calculations of incoming and outgoing payloads. However, a new 3d Scanning technology has changed the industry for trucking companies that deal in the shipment of raw materials.

Factors like water, for example, have a huge impact on weight making traditional load weights quite problematic. According to Loadscan.com, There are systems of measurement, such as bucket counting and truck accounting can also have issues with materials becoming compacted over the course of their journey. All of this boils down to one main thing, without an accurate method of calculating loads there is always going to be problems arising between sellers and buyers of materials of these types.

One of the most impressive technologies available today to answer these types of problems are called load volume scanners. 3-D load volume scanner systems (LVS) have a different approach to measuring loads. Instead of measuring volume by container size or count, and instead of measuring based on weight, volume scanner systems use advanced laser technology to create 3-D image heat maps of incoming and outgoing loads.

Load volume scanners are very cost-effective, and they are simple to set up. All that is required to get them going is to install the scanner in a place where trucks can pass under the scan head. The combination of the laser technology and the advanced software solution that is bundled with load volume scanners every bit of load volume is accounted for to the highest degree of accuracy currently possible in the industry.

Companies that deal in hauling large amounts of raw materials benefit from using load volume scanners in many ways. Whether it is a mining company, a quarry, or any other type of company moving large amounts of product, the ability to measure with 99.9% accuracy is a complete game changer.

One benefit of the system comes in the form of accountability. When companies scan their trucks both before and after they are loaded they are able to share that data with their customers to paint a clear picture of how much product is actually being paid for. In that way, regardless of rainwater settling, the buyer of the material can rest assured, knowing that he is not being cheated in any way.

Another benefit to the system is the amount of data that companies can collect based on the scans. With such a comprehensive set of data available, load volume scanners make it possible to see important trends, compare load movements over time, and make decisions related to oversupply and undersupply that were previously not possible. 

by Rahul Paul via Everyone's ADM Blog Posts - Automotive Digital Marketing