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New Features in TruckScience Today – Add axles and more!
 New Features in TruckScience Today – Add axles and more! 1024 413 TruckScience

We are releasing some new features, as well as improvements to existing ones, today.  Read on for more on what to expect. Lift axles, Drop axles, Pusher axles, Tag axles, …   You can now add auxiliary axles to a truck.  You can add Second Steer axles, Pusher axles and Tag axles and specify whether…

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TruckScience & Load Xpert compared
TruckScience & Load Xpert compared
 TruckScience & Load Xpert compared 1024 372 TruckScience

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…

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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

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…

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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

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. …

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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

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,…

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Updates to TruckScience Axle Weight Calculator today
 Updates to TruckScience Axle Weight Calculator today 150 150 TruckScience

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,…

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If your vehicle is not in the list
 If your vehicle is not in the list 150 150 TruckScience

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…

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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

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…

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Using TruckScience Axle Weight Calculator for calculating Axle Weight Distribution
 Using TruckScience Axle Weight Calculator for calculating Axle Weight Distribution 150 150 TruckScience

TruckScience Axle Weight Calculator is a user-friendly application which allows you to design trucks with body, taillift, fridge, etc. and calculate axle weights, maximum payload and turning radius as you go. A few simple steps to open a vehicle 1.  Choose vehicle type from Rigid, Tractor and Complete Vehicle 2.  Choose axle layout 3.  Choose from a selection of vehicle…

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New software feature- cab tilt arc
Improvements to Axle Weight Calculator: Override Rear Overhang, Draw Cab Tilt, Add Additional Notes
 Improvements to Axle Weight Calculator: Override Rear Overhang, Draw Cab Tilt, Add Additional Notes 795 478 TruckScience

We are constantly receiving feedback from our users and using it to improve TruckScience.  Today’s software update release of Axle Weight Calculator means that you can now Override the default value for Rear Overhang, view the Cab Tilt Arc and add Additional Notes to your reports. Override Rear Overhang New software feature-Override Rear Overhang Users with…

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