What Is A Weighbridge?

15 February 2021

What Is A Weighbridge?

At our waste management facility, we have a fully operational weighbridge which is open to both commercial and domestic customers. But what is a weighbridge and what is the advantage to you when it comes to getting rid of your waste?

What Is A Weighbridge?

A weighbridge (sometimes referred to as a truck scale) is a large scale which records the weight of a vehicle and its contents. Typically, weighbridges are built on a concrete foundation and made up of a steel platform and load cells, which convert the force exerted by the vehicle into measurable output. The output is then displayed on a terminal, which is viewed by an operator.

At DP Skip Hire Ltd, our weighbridge is used to calculate the weight of waste we’ve retrieved. This is calculated by subtracting the unloaded weight of the vehicle from the loaded weight.

What Are The Benefits Of Using A Weighbridge?

There are numerous benefits to a weighbridge, particularly for our clients.

Accuracy & Consistency

As experienced as we are in the field of waste management, it is mostly impossible to accurately gauge the weight of your waste by eye. Having the weighbridge at our disposal ensures that you are never wrongly charged for disposal of your waste and that our prices remain consistent and fair across the board.

As well as this, in cases where we offer customers a rebate at market value for their waste (such as scrap metal and uPVC) the weighbridge ensures you get the most accurate offer every time.

Quick & Easy Service

Manually weighing waste, particularly large amounts is time-consuming and quite boring for our customers. Using the weighbridge makes the process much quicker and easier. Vehicles can simply drive on and straight off again and get a price for their waste pretty much instantly.

Health & Safety

We are committed to operating as safely as possible. Therefore, we use our weighbridge to check our vehicles are safely and evenly loaded. As we’ve mentioned, depending on the materials and capacity of the vehicle, it is not easy to estimate the weight of a load. Our weighbridge removes all the guesswork and ensures we are working to keep both our operators, customers and the general public safe.

Affordable Services

Using a weighbridge means we are able to provide our services quicker and more accurately. We pass these benefits on to our clients by offering the very best price based on the operations involved in weighing and processing your waste.

Waste Management from DP Skip Hire

Our weighbridge is located at our tipping facility in Longton, Stoke on Trent, and is open to both commercial and domestic clients. Whether you need to weigh your vehicle or have waste you would like to dispose of at our tipping facility, our weighbridge is on hand for use as and when you need it. To find out more, please contact us!

Cheryl Fonad

12:26 04 Jun 20

Great, efficient service! Would definitely recommend

A Google User

14:34 27 May 20

Excellent service, quick and reliable, friendly staff. I would definitly recommend and use the service again in the future

stew bett

15:34 14 May 20

Booked a skip arrived on time and collected within a few hours when I called them to collect. Definitely will be using again great service all round.

David Bailey

11:46 22 Apr 20

Complete and utter waste of time. Called on the supposed day of delivery at 10am as skip had not yet arrived, nor had I had any communication since booking online. Each person I spoke to simply didn't have a clue as to what was going on, didn't have my name, address or number, couldn't find my booking (despite taking payment) and that I'd have to wait for the Transport Manager after making 3 calls. I'd booked the skip days in advance and booked a day off work to complete a project. Finally after 3 calls, they'd located said skip but couldn't give me a time of delivery, stating "some time in the afternoon". I duly cancelled, called around other businesses and had a skip delivered within the hour. Won't be using again.

Daren Weightman

15:20 17 Apr 20

Excellent Service, delivered on time and collected within an hour or so after calling office which was a day earlier than expected. Both drivers very pleasant. Would not hesitate to recommend and use again

Steve Hughes

16:11 16 Apr 20

Ordered a skip from guys at dp skip hire using the online form.. Very easy to use... Helpful with my email queries...arrived on time... Couldn't ask for a better service.. Highly recommended

Adele Kelly

12:13 14 Apr 20

I booked a skip on a Sunday for next-day delivery which was a bank holiday. I received an email from Jon immediately after booking letting me know that it might be a couple of days later owing to the impact of Covid-19 which was totally understandable. The skip still arrived on the bank holiday which was hugely appreciated and we're awaiting collection now. Would highly recommend and would definitely book again, excellent service.

Callum J Slater

19:39 22 Mar 20

Great service. Uses these guys a couple of weeks back when I was having my drive done. Quality products, great service, reasonable priced and easy to deal with. Will help you out when needed too. No job too big or small for these guys. Highly recommend and will be using again. 👍🏻

Scott Corser

11:22 19 Mar 20

Excellent service, very helpful office staff assisting with permit. Definitely use them again!!!

Ben Suleman

11:51 18 Mar 20

Absolutely disgusting customer service especially the one who pick up the phone

jinkazama monkey

06:39 04 Oct 19

Been using these guys a lot for our farm, they always answer the phone promptly, they call in advance if requested, the drivers are polite and helpful and their pricing is better than other companies in the area. This is how you run a business.

Robert SALT

13:39 30 Jul 19

Prompt delivery and collection same day. The driver Ryan was brilliant, nothing was too much trouble.

Rocket Roy

06:18 20 Jul 19

07.01 and the skip truck comes up the street on a weekend, no consideration from the driver whilst loading revving the old diesel truck unnecessarily high waking literally everybody up in the street... Might of taken the driver and extra minute or two without the revs being so high, but no if he's up were all up!

Paul Towey

21:01 18 Jul 19

Excellent fast efficient reliable everytime (thankskev)

Jac

16:38 13 Dec 18

Used them a few times now:Skips: Dropped off an hour after booking late on a Friday. Picked up first thing Monday morning. Their top soil is a BARGAIN! And extremely good quality. Aggregates:- slightly pricier than others, but with the free delivery, even on a single bag, this makes up for it and is probably why. (Others want 15quid to deliver)All in all, I personally can't really fault them!