Gross weight looks legal
A drive or trailer tandem can still be over because the freight is sitting in the wrong place.
For carriers
Prevent overweight axle problems before dispatch.
Plan the physical load while it can still be changed. Give dispatch, the dock and the driver one answer for axle compliance, the route and the operating day.
Where the current process breaks
Three moments worth fixing first.
The first drop changes the balance
A legal departure does not prove the remaining freight is legal on the next leg.
The answer reaches the yard too late
A warning after sealing becomes a reload, scale delay or missed appointment.
The workflow
One decision carried through four steps.
- 01
Bring in the load
Use the order, equipment record and cargo positions already known to dispatch.
- 02
Solve every axle group
Apply statutory, tire, manufacturer and Bridge Formula limits.
- 03
Plan the truck-safe run
Carry the legal equipment and payload into routing and the driver timeline.
- 04
Recheck each change
Recompute after fuel, pickups, deliveries and jurisdiction changes.
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What changes
Four practical outcomes.
No invented savings figure. These are the changes the workflow is designed to produce and the claims you can test during rollout.
A dock-side corrective move
Return the overloaded group, amount and practical slider or cargo adjustment.
One dispatch verdict
The planner, loader and driver see the same load state and rule result.
A leg-by-leg operating plan
Stops and payload changes belong to the same trip rather than a separate spreadsheet.
A record of the decision
Keep the inputs, result and changes available for review.
Load planner and 3D load view
Drag the freight. Watch the axles move.
Per-axle weight engine
Solves where the weight actually sits, axle by axle.
Routes a truck can actually take
A road that fits the truck, and a load that passes the scale on it.
Trip planning
Hours, fuel, breaks, scales and weather on one timeline.
Good fit when
- You run tractors and trailers or control their dispatch
- Loads vary by equipment, stop or jurisdiction
- You want to catch distribution problems before a scale
Not what this page promises
- You only need accounting, rating or settlement
- You need a certified scale measurement to be replaced
- You want AxleGuard to act as the driver's registered ELD without the required production registration
Questions
Before you evaluate it.
Does this replace our TMS?
No. The TMS continues to run orders, rates, dispatch and settlement. AxleGuard adds the physical load, compliance and truck-aware operating decision.
What if we already use onboard scales?
Use the scale as measurement. AxleGuard plans the load before it exists and can compare the planned result with the measured one later.
How should a carrier evaluate it?
Start with one lane, the real equipment and a group of loads your current process already handled. Compare the inputs and verdicts before expanding.
Evaluate it with evidence
Start with one load, the actual equipment and the real lane.
Keep the process you use today beside it. Resolve every disagreement before the result is used operationally.