TruckScience News

Being able to carry more load makes a truck more efficient. Today’s webinar, ‘Calculating Axle Weights: Optimizing Payload’ covered how to calculate maximum achievable payload, as well as optimal payload placement. It included a live demo of the TruckScience Axle Weight Calculator, using Class 3 and Class 8 vehicles. Watch It Back Watch it back…

This month, we’ve added tutorials to help you get the most out of the Axle Weight Calculator app, allowed you to define payload in terms of volume or weight, and provided a way to copy payload items. Express Payload by Weight or Volume When specifying individual payload items, first choose between Weight and Volume. If…

The addition of Pusher and Tag axles increases the load-carrying capacity of a truck, while remaining within axle limits for Bridge. Today’s webinar, ‘Calculating Axle Weights: Modifying Your Vehicle To Optimize Bridge’ covered the reasons for adding pusher and tag axles, as well as when and how to do so. It included a live demo…

We’ve just made it easier to find the vehicles and bodies you’re looking for, and added a more detailed breakdown of axle weights when lift axles and trailers are added. Read on for more details on the latest update to our Axle Weight Calculator. Detailed View of Pushers and Tags We’ve added a ‘Chassis’ view,…

Before we can calculate axle weights, we need to gather weights, dimensions and center of gravity information for our truck, body and equipment. Yesterday’s webinar, “Calculating Axle Weights: Gathering Your Info”, covered the information required and how to find it. It included a live demo of the TruckScience Axle Weight Calculator, using Class 3 and…

With the increasing volume of calculations being saved and shared in our Axle Weight Calculator, the time has come to make managing these calculations more straightforward. Managing Your Saved Calculations Now you can organize your saved calculation into folders, making large volumes of calculations easier to organize and find again later. The calculation description has…

We have been receiving lots of requests to simplify the process of specifying curb weights when adding pusher and tag axles, and to show more bridge groups in the Bridge view. So this month’s release is all about the axles! Defining Weights and Axles We’ve combined the Weights and Axles tabs into one much more…

Today’s release adds the ability to import drawings of your own bodies from dxf files, to take your printed reports to the next level. If you use CAD software (such as AutoCAD or SolidWorks) for design and drafting, now you can export 3D models to 2D drawings, then import them into your library in the…