Weigh Cool

Saturday, July 24, 2010 03:53 AM

Prince George, B.C. - While B.C.'s Transportation Minister is disappointed the new Prince George South weigh scale is over-budget and behind schedule, she's confident truckers will be pleased with the finished product.

Local MLA Shirley Bond admits the $9-million dollars in additional costs -- bringing the project total to $39-million -- is a bitter pill (click here for earlier story). But she says the project will have immediate and long-lasting benefits.

"This is an exceptional piece of infrastructure -- it has a technology that we're using that's called 'weigh-in-motion' and what it allows for, we actually have a pad that's built right into the highway that allows trucks to be weighed as they continue along the highway."

"So they're weighed and measured while they're at their highway speed," says Bond. "And you can imagine the enormous savings of time, (it's) way more efficient for the trucker, a lot more efficient for the people who are following those big trucks up and down the highways, but, most importantly, there's also a significant reduction in greenhouse gases (as the trucks don't have to gear down and stop, then start back up again)."

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Posted by: Jim13135 on July 24 2010 6:39 AM

$39 million so trucks don't have to stop at a scale?? Are these guys for real??

Posted by: gus on July 24 2010 8:42 AM

I am not a trucker, but am wondering whether technology is not going to quickly autodate all of these scales by accepting on board "scales" as the way to access the data required.

With the transducers hooked to transmitters that can send the data to remote government data collectors, coupled with GPS data, information can be collected as often during a trip as one would want.

The cost of the units would be borne by each company or individual trucker and come as part of the purchased package, sealed and replaceable only by mechanics certified by the government for that purpose.

http://www.truckweight.com/EN

Posted by: PrinceGeorge on July 24 2010 10:11 AM

Trucks from other provinces, states or countries (NAFTA) which have different requirements (no on board scales) would be weighed how? Free ride?

Posted by: SummerSoul on July 24 2010 10:21 AM

Hey Shirley, how many schools were closed to provide that $39 million to save truckers the terrible chore of stopping to be weighed?
How will these in-road scales work when the road is covered with ice? More high-tech nonsense, spending our money of foreign technology which may...or may not...work.

Posted by: Oldun on July 24 2010 10:55 AM

That's quite a stretch Shirley to say that a 9 million overrun will save on greenhouse gases. That's pretty expensive gas. Even more expensive than Terrasin.

Posted by: Retired on July 24 2010 11:13 AM

Even more expensive then the gas that our Shirly is giving us. I wonder can we put a tax on politcal gas?
Cheers

Posted by: Denaljo on July 24 2010 3:19 PM

Bonds gas is so thick you have to be careful not to step in it!

Posted by: jakeadoo on July 25 2010 11:55 AM

Seen Shirley at Canadian Tire on Saturday,but it wasn't a photo-op so I don't think she wanted to be recognized.

Posted by: trucker16x on July 26 2010 4:56 AM

Prince george you should understand that all commercial vehicles " need" to be weighed to see if they conform to weight and dimension laws. It is not a luxury that they are providing for anyone. Your lack of knowledge in this area is obvious, so let someone who has some take the time to explain it thouroughly.

Posted by: Loki on July 26 2010 1:15 PM

30% overbudget