When buying or selling landscape-type products it can be hard to determine the fairest measuring stick. Some use volume off the bucket. Other’s weigh the trailer when freshly loaded. But most industry leaders agree that load volume scanning is the new industry standard for the accurate measurement of bulk materials. With Loadscan’s clever software gives you the option of automatically applying compaction factor adjustments to each of your bulk materials.

One of the most contentious issues when buying bulk materials is you can’t be 100% sure you’re getting the amount you paid for. Increasingly industry leaders are turning to load volume scanning to ensure that producers, suppliers, purchasers, and haulers alike get a fair deal. Volumetric scanning is more accurate than traditional weighing or counting systems and also often faster and more cost-effective. Modern load volume scanning systems, like those provided by industry leader Loadscan, enable you to eliminate arguments over supply volumes and see how moisture content is affecting your bottom line.

The most accurate method of determining the volume of organic material on a truck is to use a 3D volume scanner. Volumetric scanning is also often faster and more cost effective than traditional weighing or counting systems. And it can account for compaction, settlement during transit, moisture retention, and characteristics of material hauled. Modern load volume scanning systems, like those provided by industry leader Loadscan, provide you with the full picture of your material movements, including 3D images and insightful data in real-time for every load.

If the quantity of steam is enough to significantly disturb visibility of the load surface then a “visual pollution” error will be reported and no measure computed. This can generally be resolved by waiting a couple of minutes for the steam to settle and then proceeding with re-scanning.

Utilising the 3D load profiles, which are part of our payload management solutions, has been proven to increase trucking factors (all clients have experienced an increase in trucking factors between 5% – 15%). Increasing your trucking factors, by optimizing loading and eliminating wasteful haul-back will boost productivity and lower cost per tonne hauled.

Utilize 3D volume profiling by Loadscan.  By deploying a Loadscan load volume scanner into your trucking operations you will see an increase in trucking factors, this is achieved by having an accurate measurement of the material loaded on every load and 3D visual profiles of the load that can be used to educate loader operators to load to the correct capacity. The Loadscan LVS acts like a silent policeman on site.

Mine cost reduction can be achieved through optimizing truck loading. If every truck is optimally loaded with the maximum payload this results in less truck movements and lower cost per tonne hauled. Mines use laser volume scanning technology to gain more information about their loads than can be provided by traditional weigh scales alone. 3D laser scanning enables the identification of haul-back material so that mine operators can remove it from daily shift tallies (or dig haul-back out of the truck bed when it becomes a cost prohibitive amount that reduces the maximum payload opportunity).

To achieve a reduction in cost per tonne hauled it’s generally agreed that mines need to increase their trucking factors. Trucking factors include a number of variables including size of payload, amount of carry-back/haul-back left in truck bed, off-centre or sub-optimal loading, bin dimensions and shape, etc. Successful mines are increasingly using 3D volumetric scanning to increase tucking factors and maximise payload opportunity.

Usually your load volume scanner will require a 110/240VAC power supply. If main power is not available an approved inverter-type generator (1KVA or higher) can be used. Loadscan has even installed a completely off-the-grid, solar powered solution for an African gold mine.

Load volume scanning is fast becoming the industry standard in sectors reliant of shifting bulk material. Mining, civil construction, landscape product supply, and quarrying are all turning to volumetric scanning due to its high level of accuracy and ability to provide information-rich reports and traceability. Traditional methods of determining truck load volumes — including converting from weight, counting loader buckets, or simply counting trucks — are inaccurate and open for dispute. Loadscan (the company that pioneered load volume scanning) systems are proven accurate to +/-1%.