weighbridge
Vehicle weighing platform
A weighbridge is a large scale built into or level with the ground, designed to weigh vehicles and their loads.
Trucks drive onto the platform to be weighed, typically when entering or leaving facilities that need to measure cargo: The lorry stopped at the weighbridge before delivering its grain.
Common at quarries, farms, and waste processing sites.
Ship's weight capacity
- tareUnladen container weight
- grossTotal before subtractions
- netFinal amount remaining
- massQuantity of matter
kilograms · pounds · calibration · precision · accuracy · gauging · readout · sensors
Road-based freight shipping
- haulageCommercial goods transport
- freightGoods being transported
- cargoTransported goods
- logisticsCoordination of complex activities
checkpoint · depot · terminal · shipping · intermodal · truckstop · weighmaster · tollbooth
Pit for extracting rock
- miningExtracting earth's resources
- landfillWaste burial ground
- agricultureCultivation of land, livestock
- commoditiesTradeable raw materials
bulk · aggregate · gravel · grain · livestock · scrap · recycling · construction
Raised flat structure
- deckShip's flat surface
- foundationUnderlying support structure
- pitFruit's hard seed
- rampSloped connecting surface
concrete · steel · portable · modular · above-ground · approach · installation · traffic-light
Enforced rules and standards
- certificationAttestation of qualification
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
- legalPermitted by statute
- standardsAccepted levels of quality
enforcement · overload · fines · limits · documentation · ticketing · audit · traceability
tonnage
Ship's weight capacity
mass · kilograms · pounds · calibration · precision · accuracy · gauging · readout · sensors · load
trucking
Road-based freight shipping
logistics · checkpoint · depot · terminal · shipping · intermodal · truckstop · weighmaster · tollbooth · customs
quarry
Pit for extracting rock
- miningExtracting earth's resources
- landfillWaste burial ground
- agricultureCultivation of land, livestock
commodities · bulk · aggregate · gravel · grain · livestock · scrap · recycling · construction · concrete
platform
Raised flat structure
- deckShip's flat surface
- foundationUnderlying support structure
- pitFruit's hard seed
ramp · concrete · steel · portable · modular · above-ground · approach · installation · traffic-light · barrier
regulations
Enforced rules and standards
- certificationAttestation of qualification
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
- legalPermitted by statute
standards · enforcement · overload · fines · limits · documentation · ticketing · audit · traceability · permits
- scalesmeasure, balance, balance scale, digital scale, bathroom scale
- freight yardsrail yard, marshalling yard, container yard, yard, freight car
- grain logisticsgrain elevator, grain truck, grain bin, grain silo, grain dryer
- scrap recyclingscrap, scrap yard, scrap yards, scrapyard, scrapyards
- coal industrycoal mining, strip mining, coal cars, anthracite, coal chutes
- gravel pitgravel, sand, pebbles, rocks, stones
weighbridgebathroom scale
Device measuring body weight
kitchen scale · postal scale · pocket scale · luggage scale · baby scale
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