--- title: Blue Ink Tech Blog | Truck Scale description: Truck Scale | The Blue Ink Tech blog covers various topics important to the trucking industry from Dash cams, truck weights , ELD to fleet management --- [![BIT\_logo\_white\_trans\_128px](https://blog.blueinktech.com/hs-fs/hubfs/BIT_logo_white_trans_128px.png?width=70&height=70&name=BIT_logo_white_trans_128px.png "BIT_logo_white_trans_128px")](https://blueinktech.com/index.php) - [Home](https://blueinktech.com/index.php) - [Dashcam](https://blueinktech.com/dashcam.php) - [Air Scale](https://blueinktech.com/air_scale.php) - [ELD](https://blueinktech.com/eld.php) - [Contact](https://blueinktech.com/contact-us.php) - [Blog](https://blog.blueinktech.com/blog) - [Login](https://blueinktech.com/login.php) ## Blue Ink Tech Blog Less Paperwork, More Driving # Blue Ink Tech Blog ## [How To Manage Truck Weights When Drivers Change Trailers](https://blog.blueinktech.com/blog/how-to-manage-truck-weights-when-drivers-change-trailers) Drop-and-hook operations keep freight moving because drivers can leave one trailer and connect to the next without waiting for the same trailer to be unloaded. But changing trailers creates another . [Jamen Krynicki](https://blog.blueinktech.com/blog/author/jamen-krynicki) October 26, 2026 --- ## [How To Maximize Payload Without Exceeding Axle Limits](https://blog.blueinktech.com/blog/how-to-maximize-payload-without-exceeding-axle-limits) [Jamen Krynicki](https://blog.blueinktech.com/blog/author/jamen-krynicki) September 2, 2026 --- ## [How Much Do Overweight Truck Fines Cost By State?](https://blog.blueinktech.com/blog/how-much-do-overweight-truck-fines-cost-by-state) [Jamen Krynicki](https://blog.blueinktech.com/blog/author/jamen-krynicki) June 11, 2026 --- ## [How much grain can agricultural haulers afford to leave behind?](https://blog.blueinktech.com/blog/how-much-grain-can-ag-haulers-afford-to-leave-behind) The normal way of doing business in Ag hauling leaves profits behind with every load. The solution may be simpler than you think, and it's already being used by Ag haulers across the country. [Henry Riegel](https://blog.blueinktech.com/blog/author/henery-riegel) August 27, 2025 --- ## [How much do BIT Air Scales cost and what value do they bring fleets?](https://blog.blueinktech.com/blog/how-much-do-bit-air-scales-cost-and-what-value-do-they-bring-fleets) Being in the trucking industry one thing that drivers always have to look out for is making sure their gross and axle weights are legal. Getting overloaded can cause a lot of wasted miles and lost . [Mike Riegel](https://blog.blueinktech.com/blog/author/mike-riegel) May 26, 2023 --- ## [Properly balancing your truck and trailer loads](https://blog.blueinktech.com/blog/properly-balancing-your-truck-and-trailer-loads) Loading a truck and trailer can basically be considered an art. Whether you are loading pallets, vessels, equipment, steel, logs or anything else you have to make sure the weight is balanced. If you . [Mike Riegel](https://blog.blueinktech.com/blog/author/mike-riegel) January 25, 2023 --- ## [Adjusting Truck Weight by Sliding the 5th Wheel or Trailer Tandem Axle](https://blog.blueinktech.com/blog/adjusting-truck-loads-by-sliding-the-5th-wheel-and-trailer-tandem-axle) [Getting a truck properly loaded and balanced](https://blog.blueinktech.com/blog/properly-balancing-your-truck-and-trailer-loads) is almost a science in the trucking industry. There are a lot of tools that help drivers understand how much they are hauling and how to adjust the truck . [Mike Riegel](https://blog.blueinktech.com/blog/author/mike-riegel) November 22, 2022 --- ## [How Overloaded Trucks Cost More in Diesel Fuel](https://blog.blueinktech.com/blog/how-overloaded-trucks-cost-more-in-fuel) It's no secret that the rising fuel cost has caused an intense strain on the trucking industry. With the national average of diesel being $5.71/gal and rising at the time of this post, the cost of . [Mike Riegel](https://blog.blueinktech.com/blog/author/mike-riegel) June 9, 2022 --- ## [What Does an Overloaded Truck Cost Carriers?](https://blog.blueinktech.com/blog/the-cost-of-an-improperly-loaded-truck) **Drive your business to success: What to know before you take your next load.** [Tiffney Lopez](https://blog.blueinktech.com/blog/author/tiffney-lopez) July 15, 2021 --- ## [Fleet Management is the Future of Trucking](https://blog.blueinktech.com/blog/worry-free-fleet-management-is-the-future-of-trucking) With the trucking industry projected to grow through the rest of the decade1, so will the need for secure and easy ways to manage them.  [Tiffney Lopez](https://blog.blueinktech.com/blog/author/tiffney-lopez) July 8, 2021 --- ## [Can ELDs help companies stay in business?](https://blog.blueinktech.com/blog/can-eld-data-help-companies-prevent-going-bankrupt) The ELD mandate has caused a huge shift in how carriers and drivers must operate. Without the use of editing paper logbooks the trucking industry has identified many of the interruptions that prevent . [Mike Riegel](https://blog.blueinktech.com/blog/author/mike-riegel) October 3, 2019 --- ## [5 Ways Being Overloaded Cost Drivers](https://blog.blueinktech.com/blog/5-ways-being-overloaded-cost-drivers) If you have been driving a truck for any amount of time then you have probably found yourself overloaded at some point. Shippers are moving more cargo faster than ever and many times it is the driver . [Mike Riegel](https://blog.blueinktech.com/blog/author/mike-riegel) July 23, 2019 --- ## [The True Cost of Being Overloaded](https://blog.blueinktech.com/blog/the-true-cost-of-being-overloaded) In a perfect world, every truck would be filled to capacity on every run. Shippers would always have a door open when drivers arrived, and trucks would be loaded quickly and evenly every time. You’d . 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