FORESTRY & LOGGING
Where timber meets true accuracy.
On-board overload protection for logging trucks, timber trailers and specialist forestry vehicles. Designed and manufactured in the UK, built tough for off-road forestry sites, muddy collection points and the long road back to the mill. Real-time axle and gross weight in the cab.
AT A GLANCE
British-built overload protection for timber haulage.
Trucks + Trailers
Logging vehicles and timber trailers
±5%
Accuracy at 90-100% of GVW
iOS & Android
Mobile app for live load monitoring
DIY or Fitted
Self-install guide or UK engineer
- Volvo FH / FH16
- Scania R / G Series
- Mercedes Actros / Arocs
- MAN TGX / TGS
- DAF XF / CF
- Iveco T-Way
- Renault K-Range
- Specialist forestry trailers
OVERVIEW
Built for fleets that cannot afford to be wrong about a load.
A complete on-board overload protection system for your logging truck or timber trailer. Live axle and gross weight in the cab before you leave the harvesting site, so you arrive at the mill weighbridge legal and loaded to capacity.
Non-legal-for-trade. Designed as an axle overload monitor with ±5% accuracy across the full vehicle weight range, built for mud, vibration, steep extraction routes and all-weather operation.
±5% is a guide figure across the full weight range of the vehicle. The system is most accurate at 90–100% GVW, at lower weights it is less precise. It is designed and marketed at ±5% as an honest figure that covers the whole range.
- Overload alert at 90–100% GVW, where the system is at its most accurate
- ±5% accuracy guide figure across the full vehicle weight range
- Live axle and gross weight, in the cab and on your phone
- Maximise every legal load, less wasted capacity, more timber per run
- Built for forestry conditions, mud, impact, vibration, all weathers
TYPICAL APPLICATIONS
Wherever a logging truck earns its keep.
- Round timber and pulpwood haulage
- Sawmill and processing plant deliveries
- Estate, plantation and woodland operators
- Biomass and woodchip transport fleets
- Specialist forestry trailers and self-loaders
- Long-distance timber haulage between regions
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Forestry detail
Everything in the kit, the numbers that matter, and what to expect on fitting day. Each system is calibrated to your specific chassis, axles and body.
| Vehicle type | Logging trucks, timber trailers and forestry vehicles |
| Accuracy | ±5% at 90-100% GVW |
| Weight readings | Steer axle, drive axle, total GVW |
| Sensor type | Load-bearing pressure sensors (air, mechanical or mixed suspension) |
| Ingress protection | IP67 – dust and water sealed |
| Power supply | 12V / 24V DC |
| Display | In-cab unit + Bluetooth app (local, not cloud) |
| App compatibility | Android 8.0+ / iOS 13.0+ |
| Install time | 1 working day (professional fit) |
| Calibration | On-site weigh pads, loaded vehicle required |
| Operating temperature | -20 to +70 degrees C |
| Mobile connectivity | Bluetooth to iOS & Android app |
| Designation | Non-legal-for-trade axle overload monitor |
| Warranty | Full system and install warranty |
Made for mud, salt, and Mondays.
Billet aluminium sensors, IP67 sealed, no moving parts. We designed this system to survive the reality of UK forestry work – mud, off-road forest tracks, all-weather collection – road salt, site muck, jet-wash, the lot.
- IP67 rating - dust and water sealed
- Solid-state sensors - no mechanical wear
- Billet aluminium construction - machined, not cast
- Full system and install warranty covered as one kit
WHAT IS INCLUDED
Every component you need, in one kit.
Supplied as a complete installation pack, with everything required to fit and calibrate the system on a single logging truck or timber trailer.
In-cab display
Compact dash or A-pillar mounted readout showing live gross and axle weight.
Load sensors
Heavy-duty pressure sensors built for off-road, muddy and all-weather forestry work, on logging trucks and timber trailers.
Wiring loom
Pre-terminated harness for clean, fault-free installation to vehicle 12V/24V supply.
Install & calibration guide
Step-by-step printed and digital guide for self-install and on-vehicle calibration.
Bluetooth mobile app
Driver's iOS or Android app, mirroring the in-cab display over Bluetooth at typical range of around 10 metres - no SIM, no cloud, no monthly fee.
Mobile app for iOS and Android included as a free download. UK installation by our own engineers available nationwide.
We come to your yard.
Most logging trucks are worth more on the road than sat at a fitter’s. Our engineers come to you – the van is off the road for 1 working day, fitted and calibrated before your driver’s tea break.
- Engineer comes to your yard or site
- Calibrated on-site using our weigh pads - loaded vehicle required
- Driver walked through the in-cab display and the app
- Self-fit option with full printed and digital guide also available
THE SMARTWEIGH ADVANTAGE
Why operators choose SmartWeigh.
Driver's mobile app
Free iOS and Android app for the driver, mirroring the in-cab display on their phone. Pairs to the in-cab unit over Bluetooth at typical range of around 10 metres – no SIM, no monthly fee.
Flexible installation
DIY with the printed and digital guide, or have a SmartWeigh engineer come to your yard - whichever suits the timetable.
Built to keep working
Solid-state, billet aluminium sensors with no moving parts. Sealed to IP67, jet-wash ready, and ready for everything from kerbsides to skip yards.
READY TO GO?
Talk to our overload protection specialist.
Send a few details and one of our team will come back with pricing, a fitting slot and a straight answer to any compliance question.
Get a price
The more you tell us, the more useful our reply will be.
By sending this enquiry you agree to our privacy policy. We will only use your details to answer your enquiry – never shared.
REAL CAUSES BEHIND VEHICLE INSPECTION FAILS
Struggling to drive in a straight line usually means one thing 🚨⚖️
Well above the 3.5t limit on the A1 at #GRANTHAM.
Load removed and driver reported.
👉
#SmartWeigh #DVSA #Overloaded #RoadSafety
#RPU Conducting vehicle checks on the A1 #GRANTHAM stopped this recovery vehicle struggling to drive in a straight line. Any guess on the weight?
It’s safe to say it was above its 3500kg gross weight limit. #OPTRAMLINE
Load removed, driver reported for the offence.
Less Rocky, more overload catastrophe 🚨
❌ 2,880kg overweight
❌ 98% over on rear axle
❌ Cord exposed tyre
Seized and prohibited.
⚖️ SmartWeigh helps fleets know their weight before DVSA does.
👉
#SmartWeigh #DVSA #Overloaded #RoadSafety
#RPU love a montage; however, this is less Rocky, more Dumb & Dumber.
2,880 kg overweight on gross; tyre with cord exposed; no side repeater; 98% over on rear axle. Prohibition issued and seized for no tax.
A true debacle. Driver reported for summons to court. #PG9 #DVSA
Wawaweewaa 👀
3.5t limit.
6,260kg reality.
94% overweight on the rear axle 🚨
⚖️ SmartWeigh helps stop overloads before the springs give up.
👉
#SmartWeigh #DVSA #Overloaded #RoadSafety
"Wawaweewaa!" #RPU Stopped this ‘very nice’ 3500kg (GW) van in #BOSTON. Weighed in at a whopping 6260kg 👀
94% overweight on the rear axle alone.
Sad springs = bad things. Another disaster awaiting to happen,averted by proactive, robust targeted patrols. #DVSA #LincsSpecials
Over half a tonne overweight on a 3.5t vehicle 🚨
Add defective brakes, a damaged windscreen and no seatbelt… what could possibly go wrong indeed.
⚖️ SmartWeigh Onboard Weighing Systems help operators prevent dangerous overloads before they reach the roadside.
#RPU stopped this vehicle on the A1 near Grantham. Over 1/2 tonne over its plated weight of 3500kgs, defective brakes, damaged windscreen and driver not wearing a seatbelt. What could possibly go wrong. Driver reported for summons and vehicle prohibited.