Close
Enter your
text here

Turning Radius

Truck Size and Weight Compliance Scorecard
Truck Size and Weight Compliance Scorecard
 Truck Size and Weight Compliance Scorecard 1024 366 TruckScience
0

We’ve added a Size and Weight Compliance Scorecard to our Axle Weight Calculator this month.  Now, at a glance, you can see if your vehicle design complies with commercial vehicle size and weight laws. Compliance Scorecard In the animation above, watch how changing the body position or increasing the payload turns a tick to an…

read more
Truck Turning Circle
Turning Circle Calculator
 Turning Circle Calculator 1024 492 TruckScience
0

We’ve added a Turning Circle Calculator to our Axle Weight Calculator this month.  Many jurisdictions now impose manoeuvrability criteria to the vehicle approval process, so calculating Turning Circle is a big deal. Where to find Turning Circle? Use the buttons on the right of the Axle Weight Calculator to switch to the turning circle view. What…

read more
TruckScience & Load Xpert compared
TruckScience & Load Xpert compared
 TruckScience & Load Xpert compared 1024 372 TruckScience
0

We’re often asked how our Axle Weight Calculator compares to Load Xpert. TruckScience’s Axle Weight Calculator and Load Xpert’s Axle Load Calculation programs are both used to calculate axle loads, maximum payload and U.S. bridge formula.  While there are a lot of similarities between the programs, here we address some of the differences, as we understand them. Features of Load…

read more
TrailerWIN
Is the TruckScience Axle Weight Calculator an alternative to TrailerWIN?
 Is the TruckScience Axle Weight Calculator an alternative to TrailerWIN? 1024 372 TruckScience
0

We’re often asked if our Axle Weight Calculator is an alternative to TrailerWIN.  Here we address some of the similarities and differences between the 2 programs, as we understand them. How TruckScience and TrailerWIN are similar As with TrailerWIN, one can use TruckScience Axle Weight Calculator to calculate truck axle weight distribution, bridge formula, optimal payload,…

read more
Curtainsider trailer
How To: Design a Curtainsider trailer on a truck tractor using TruckScience Axle Weight Calculator
 How To: Design a Curtainsider trailer on a truck tractor using TruckScience Axle Weight Calculator 963 489 TruckScience
0

Login To follow this guide step by step, please login to the  Axle Weight Calculator. Please remember to use Internet Explorer, as the app is temporarily unavailable in Chrome, Firefox and Microsoft Edge browsers. Open a vehicle The first thing you need to do is open a vehicle for which to build the trailer.  Use…

read more
refrigerated body
How To: Design a truck with a refrigerated body using TruckScience Axle Weight Calculator
 How To: Design a truck with a refrigerated body using TruckScience Axle Weight Calculator 775 242 TruckScience
0

Login To follow this guide step by step, please login to the  Axle Weight Calculator. Please remember to use Internet Explorer or Firefox as the app is temporarily unavailable in Chrome and Microsoft Edge browsers. Open a vehicle The first thing you need to do is open a vehicle on which to build the body. …

read more
truck design
TruckScience truck design software: More equipment, More legislation, More user-friendly…
 TruckScience truck design software: More equipment, More legislation, More user-friendly… 1024 364 TruckScience
0

With the latest release of our Axle Weight Calculator coming out this month, you will be able to do more with your truck weight distribution calculations, and to do it more easily. More equipment While you could already add a body (box, curtainsider, tipper, etc), bullbar, crane, crew cab, fairing, fifth wheel, fridge, fuel tank, headboard, hitch,…

read more
Updates to TruckScience Axle Weight Calculator today
 Updates to TruckScience Axle Weight Calculator today 150 150 TruckScience
0

The latest version of our Axle Weight Calculator is being released today.  Here’s a quick overview of the changes you can expect to see. Weight field labels We’ve changed the labels on the Weights fields to make them more intuitive to users worldwide.  Mass has been renamed to Weight, Tare to Curb Weight, Permissible Mass to Legislative Limit,…

read more
If your vehicle is not in the list
 If your vehicle is not in the list 150 150 TruckScience
0

If you’ve narrowed down your choice of vehicle, by selecting… Vehicle Type (Rigid) Axle Layout (6×4) Vehicle Make (Mercedes-Benz) and Vehicle Range (Actros) At which point, you’re presented with a list of trucks which match your criteria… But the vehicle you wish to do a weight distribution calculation for is not in the list. You have 3…

read more
Body Builders
Case Study: How Body Builders in Canada are using TruckScience
 Case Study: How Body Builders in Canada are using TruckScience 1024 206 TruckScience
0

SchellVac Equipment Inc., based in Winnipeg in Canada, specializes in vacuum truck fabrication for wastewater management, hydro excavation and dangerous goods transportation. We recently caught up with Alex Scheller, President of SchellVac, to hear why he uses TruckScience’s Axle Weight Calculator for truck body design. Before TruckScience: Delays Before SchellVac adopted TruckScience in their design process, they requested…

read more