The weighing software captures the value directly from the weighbridge, matches it against the expected operation, produces the associated document and keeps a record of the transaction. It handles single weighing as well as gross and tare weighing, on the way in and on the way out.
It connects to the weighbridges and indicators you already have, without replacing them.
Why manual readings always produce discrepancies
A weight read off a display, copied onto a ticket, then re-keyed into a business system some time later passes through three chances to go wrong. A transposed figure, a line out of place, the tare of the wrong trailer: nothing dramatic, but the discrepancy always surfaces in the end.
It surfaces at the worst moment, usually several days after the truck has left, as a haulier dispute or a stock difference nobody can account for. Sales admin then reopens a closed file with nothing to go on but what each side remembers.
Capturing the weight at source settles the question. The figure on the document is the one the weighbridge produced, and it stays tied to the operation.
How it works
The value is read directly from the weighbridge indicator, with no human involvement.
The software ties the weight to the vehicle, the product and the planned operation.
Consistency is verified. A discrepancy against what was expected blocks the transaction and alerts the operator.
In gross and tare weighing, the tare is carried over and the net calculated automatically.
The weighbridge ticket is issued, with the wording and layout your site has chosen.
The transaction is kept on record and stays available for any later check.
Three real-world situations solved by this feature
The discrepancy only shows up as a dispute
The situation: The truck left long ago by the time the difference comes to light. Piecing together what happened means digging out a paper ticket, cross-checking times and trusting people’s recollections.
With the PILOT solution:
- Value captured at source, with no manual reading
- Every weighing tied to its vehicle and its operation
- Transaction and its time stamp kept on record
The benefit: The file is settled by looking up one line, not by running an investigation.
The weight does not match what was expected
The situation: Wrong product loaded, quantity above the order, non-compliant trailer: the discrepancy exists at the moment of weighing, but nothing stops it, and the truck drives out.
With the PILOT solution:
- Automatic comparison between the weight and the expected operation
- Transaction blocked when the difference falls outside tolerance
- Immediate alert to the operator, before the vehicle leaves
The benefit: The problem gets dealt with while the truck is still on site.
The weighbridge ties up an operator all day
The situation: Every pass needs someone there: read, key in, print, stamp. The weighbridge becomes a compulsory stop, including on extended hours.
With the PILOT solution:
- Weighing flows straight through to the document being issued
- Self-service operation from a kiosk or terminal
- The same treatment at night and at weekends
The benefit: Your operator handles the exceptions, not every single truck.
Weighbridge management functions
Working with your existing equipment
The software connects to the weighbridges and indicators already in service, whatever the make. It requires no change of weighbridge and no replacement indicator, which makes a considerable difference to the cost and duration of the project.
In self-service, the driver operates from a kiosk or a ruggedised touchscreen panel, built for dust and temperature swings. The operator, meanwhile, reaches the transactions through a browser, with no client to install.
The transactions produced feed the other functions of the software and flow up to your business system through ERP integration, with no double entry.
Where this function delivers the most
Factories, logistics platforms, warehouses, port terminals, sorting and waste facilities: what matters is the shape of the flow and the number of positions, not the industry.
Case studies
One software package, several functions
Our PILOT software also covers truck flows, site access, production, the laboratory, downtime, reporting and integration with your business systems, all on a shared site data model.
You only turn on what you need, and you extend when the need arises, without changing tools or rebuilding interfaces.
The other functions
Weighbridge shares its data model with the other functions. Each one runs independently, on the same foundation.
