TruckWeight offers free Virtual Weigh Station software

HALIFAX, N.S. -- On-board weigh scale manufacturer TruckWeight has developed free software that allows customers to display and record axle and vehicle weights in real-time on laptop or desktop computers.

Virtual Weigh Station, available for download from www.truckweight.com, allows customers to monitor weights via their computer from up to 500 feet away as a truck is being loaded/unloaded or arriving/departing from the yard. Customers can use the software in an office at a loading site or on a laptop computer in the cab.

The software is enabled by a TruckWeight received with a USB cable that connects to any Windows-based computer. Customers can track the weights of multiple vehicles and generate reports in an Excel format.

"Now fleets and owner/operators can record and monitor weights as rigs are loading, unloading, leaving and entering their home base," said Peter Panagapko, president of TruckWeight. "Loaders can select one or as many rigs as they have and see and record the weights as the trucks are being loaded."

Panagapko said the software will be particularly useful for logging and refuse operations, where multiple rigs are often loaded at one job site. Fleets can also use the software to track their loading history.

For more information, visit www.TruckWeight.com and choose the Weigh Station Software tab.

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First LNG fueling station along the 'Blue Road' inaugurated

BOUCHERVILLE, Que. -- Canada's first commercial liquefied natural gas fueling station was inaugurated this week in a special ceremony attended by Robert Transport president and CEO Claude Robert.

The station, operated by Gaz Metro, is the first in what will eventually become the 'Blue Road,' providing natural gas fueling opportunities along the Hwys. 20/401 corridor between Quebec City and the Greater Toronto Area. The project was key to Robert's decision to purchase a fleet of 180 LNG-powered heavy-duty trucks.

"Robert Transport hopes to continue to be an industry leader. That is why we feel it is critical to work toward a cleaner future, for the benefit of our customers, our employees, our shareholders and society as a whole. This project will help us be more competitive while still reducing the carbon footprint of our operations," Robert said.

Gaz Metro Transportation Solutions says it intends to establish the technical and economic feasibility of LNG as an alternative fuel for a major fleet of heavy-duty trucks, even in harsh winter conditions. Gaz Metro announced it is using its liquefaction plant that has been operating in Montreal for more than 40 years to supply LNG to three refueling sites located in Boucherville, Mississauga and the Quebec City area.

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