Truck Scale Financial Risk Calculator

Your scale affects finances through:

  • Accuracy: The profitability of every transaction on a scale depends on its accuracy.
  • Reliability: Downtime causes disruptions and increases operational costs.
  • Service: The quality and cost of maintenance and repairs to keep the scale operational can grow dramatically over time.

Use the calculator below to determine just how much an inaccurate or unreliable scale is costing you.

Vehicle Scale Calculator

  • Business Information

  • Please enter a number from 1 to 365.

  • Scale Error

  • Estimating current scale error on a full load: - United States tolerance (NTEP): Up to 160 lbs on a 40 ton load - EU / Asia, etc. tolerance (OIML): Up to 40 kg on a 40 tonne load, or up to 60 kg for most loads over 40 tonnes
  • Estimating current scale error on a full load: - United States tolerance (NTEP): Up to 160 lbs on a 40 ton load - EU / Asia, etc. tolerance (OIML): Up to 40 kg on a 40 tonne load, or up to 60 kg for most loads over 40 tonnes

  • Scale Downtime

  • Total days of unplanned downtime per year: (includes failure, repair dispatch, and repair time)
  • Total days of unplanned downtime per year: (includes failure, repair dispatch, and repair time)
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    How many lbs could the unit be off over the course of a year?
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    Amount of revenue lost from the scale being inaccurate for the year.
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    Margin on Material Lost during the days the scale is offline.

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