Bulk Material Measurement: Sell in Volume, Measure in Volume
For companies selling sand, gravel, stone, or other aggregates in bulk volumetric quantities, accurate bulk material measurement is essential. J. McKinnon Development, based in Greater Central Florida, operates several sand pits and relies on Loadscan to track every yard of sand leaving their sites. By measuring volume instead of relying on estimates or traditional weight-based calculations, they ensure efficiency, accuracy, and customer satisfaction.
How Loadscan Improves Bulk Material Measurement
Loadscan’s Load Volume Scanner (LVS) combines laser scanning and RFID technologies with software that generates 3D truck model images. This allows precise measurement of the material loaded in a truck or trailer bin. As Lawson Lamar, Vice President of J. McKinnon, explains:
“With Loadscan, we’re getting an accurate volume and can represent exactly what we’ve loaded on that truck, nothing more, nothing less. We sell in volume, we should measure in volume.”
This system eliminates the inaccuracies of traditional methods, which rely on bulk densities or manual verification and are both labor-intensive and time-consuming. Previously, staff had to count tickets and record data manually in Excel — a process that often took hours.
Streamlined Operations and Efficiency
With Loadscan, what once took hours now takes only minutes. The system has become an essential tool for operations, on par with the loaders themselves. Customers know they are paying for exactly what they receive, enhancing trust and transparency.
All Loadscan systems connect wirelessly to overview software, enabling operators to monitor each site, track daily load counts, and verify how trucks are being loaded from anywhere.
Flexible, Trade-Certified Solutions
Loadscan LVS systems are available in portable, semi-portable, and fixed gantry models, supporting a wide variety of trucks and trailers. They operate successfully on on-road trucks, semi-trailers, centre-dumpers, off-road articulated dumpers, and quarry trucks.
All components are high-quality and trade-approved, passing stringent accuracy testing with proven precision of ±1%. This makes Loadscan a reliable solution for bulk material measurement, improving efficiency, accuracy, and operational visibility across all aggregate operations.
