Most weight limits are not just about how heavy the whole vehicle is. They are about how that weight sits on each axle group. You can be under your gross limit and still be illegal on the drive group or a trailer group. That is why axle group weighing is the detail that actually keeps you compliant, and it is what AirRide Scale is built to deliver on air suspension trucks and trailers.
What axle group weighing means
An axle group is a set of axles that share a load, such as the steer axle, the drive axle group, and one or more trailer groups. Roads, bridges and enforcement officers care about the weight on each group because that is what determines pavement wear and safety. A Truck Scale or Trailer Scale that only reports one gross number leaves you guessing about the split.
How AirRide Scale weighs each group
AirRide Scale places wireless RF sensors on each air bag group. The Loadsense app then shows each group live and separately, for example steer, drive group, and trailer groups, along with the total gross and a legal limit status. You can rebalance a load before you leave the yard instead of discovering the problem at a weigh station.
- Steer axle live weight, so you do not overload the front.
- Drive axle group live weight, the group most often caught over limit.
- Trailer group or groups, essential for long combinations and B doubles.
- Total gross with remaining legal capacity at a glance.
Works on air bag suspension only. AirRide Scale reads load through the air springs, so it fits trucks and trailers running air bag (air) suspension on each axle group you want to weigh. Steel, leaf and mechanical spring axle groups are not supported. If your steer, drive and trailer groups ride on air, you are ready for AirRide Scale.
Why it matters for your fleet
Per group visibility means safer, better balanced loads, fewer fines, longer tyre and suspension life, and the confidence to load right up to the legal limit without going over. For dispatchers and fleet managers across the USA, Canada and Europe, the optional Loadsense cloud portal turns those axle group weights into shared, real time records for every vehicle.
Bottom line
If you run air bag suspension, AirRide Scale gives you true axle group weighing on a phone, the level of detail that gross only scales simply cannot match.