Truck measure is defined as a loose-measure and bulking factors or compaction factors may be applied to relate this to solid-measure (as determined by site surveys) when quantifying excavated, stock-piled or filled volumes carted and traded by truck and trailer. This makes Load Volume Scanning a great way to measure truck load weight.

From Kaipaki Rd on the outskirts of Cambridge in the Waikato, the only sign of Shaw’s Quarry is the sign at the gate and the yellow Loadscan volume scanner perched down the end of [...]

Loadscan has further increased its reach into the international market, linking with Corporacion Tyrsa as an authorised agent for Loadscan products throughout the Guatemala region. Established more than 30 years ago, Corporacion Tyrsa is [...]

As part of its ongoing drive to continually deliver increased value to its customer base, Loadscan is set to release a range of enhancements to its MyScanner system. Providing secure, cloud-based access to a [...]

Loadscan has recently rolled out a new release of MyScanner adding a new dashboard screen and updates to the measurement screen. With the new features and improvements, you can empower the daily operations team [...]

Loadscan has a culture of improvement and it is expected that the team always looks for opportunities to improve both individually and as a team. On the 26th of November, the staff in the [...]

New Mine Payload Scanner™ launched for the mining industry Loadscan, pioneers of the original patented LVS Load Volume Scanner™ have launched our latest innovation, a new volume measurement scanner specifically designed and engineered for [...]

Loadscan recently achieved full ISO 9001 certification after a rigorous audit of its business processes and systems. ISO 9001 is the world's most recognised quality management standard, with over a million registered organisations worldwide, in [...]

Just north of the city of Auckland, New Zealand's commercial centre, is one of the largest roading infrastructure projects undertaken. The entire Ara Tūhono – Pūhoi to Wellsford project will consist of around 38 [...]

At Loadscan, we always support a culture of safety, ensure compliance, and strive for continuous improvements. The workplace can seem like a safe place to work, but there are risks one wouldn’t think of [...]

The world continues to struggle under the social strain and economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, with many industries negatively impacted and some devastated. However, amidst the economic doom and gloom are [...]

The Estate Management and Business Development Company Limited (EMBD) is a State Enterprise 100% owned by the Government of the Republic of  Trinidad and Tobago. Based in Trinidad, the southernmost island in the Caribbean, [...]

The team at Loadscan headed off to Rotorua this week and tackled the ziplining adventure. Divided into two groups, the teams experienced a network of ziplines, swing bridges, cliff-walks, tree top platforms and a [...]

Loadscan.com are excited to announce their sponsorship of the Connecting Industry Conferences in New South Wales and Western Australia. This series of virtual conferences is designed to assist the resource, construction, engineering, manufacturing, [...]

DO YOU MEASURE TRUCK PAYLOADS BY WEIGHT OR VOLUME? Does it really matter which method you use? We think it does! And this impacts your production, profits and operational efficiency. Volumetric [...]

Loadscan crew are hobbits for the day! The Loadscan team made a visit to Hobbiton for their Christmas do this year to tour the 12-acre Lord of the Rings and Hobbiton movie set. Located [...]

A celebratory 2019 for Loadscan The team at Loadscan is celebrating a successful year with many happy customers around the world. Catering for the mining, bark and mulch, quarries and civil industries, Loadscan is [...]

Volume scanning provides the competitive edge needed in Florida’s fierce construction market Florida is home to some of the US’s aggregate leaders. The Sunshine State is known for riding on higher aggregate shipments, strong [...]

Load Volume Scanning Movement in Mexico With over 250 private exploration companies in Mexico, mining productivity is of huge importance to the country. Mining operations, which are primarily focused in the northern states of [...]

Houston’s largest sand and clay supplier increases daily efficiency by 8% with load volume scanner Under loading trucks can be extremely detrimental to the bottom line on any project if it slips by unnoticed. [...]

Volume scanner experts at CONEXPO available to assess savings potential for your construction projects Loadscan will be hosting exclusive meetings on their stand at CONEXPO-CON/AGG to help construction operators calculate the potential impact volume [...]

Scanning for heavy vehicle safety - Coops case study Avoiding overloaded trucks, increasing driver and operator safety, and giving subcontractors certainty of vehicle weights is being made easier by Loadscan’s laser scanning technology. One [...]

Save millions on monitoring carry-back from $70 AUD a day Loadscan Australia is now offering leasing options for a limited time only on their load volume scanner (LVS) and conveyor volume scanner (CVS) to [...]

Cutting haulback means million dollar savings for Rodney Aggregates Rodney Aggregates Supplies use a load volume scanner (LVS) in their Whangaripo Quarry north-east of Warkworth, New Zealand, to minimise profit loss due to haulback [...]

Triple-S compost secures customers thanks to reliable volume measurements Triple-S Compost is a compost and mulch manufacturing facility in Texas serving over 2,550 happy customers. Since the company’s founding a few short years ago, [...]

The fine balance to strike for landscape product producers Andrew Duffy, Sales & Market Development Manager at Loadscan discusses the questions posed when loading bark, mulch and compost.   You need enough product on [...]

Loadscan exhibiting at Austalia's largest mining event Loadscan will be exhibiting for the first time at the International Mining and Resources Conference & Expo (IMARC) in Melbourne on 28-31 October 2019 on booth A6. [...]

Loadscan gears up for North America’s largest construction show  Loadscan will be exhibiting at CONEXPO-CON/AGG, North America’s largest construction trade show, ready to discuss how their load volume scanner (LVS) and conveyor volume scanner [...]

Groundswell of interest in volume scanning from Florida’s construction sector Quarry operators and civil contractors throughout the greater Florida area are revolutionizing how they measure bulk material with volume scanning technology from Loadscan. Loadscan [...]

Loadscan expands into Australian market Loadscan, leaders in load volume scanning technology, is following global demand and expanding its operations by opening up an office in NSW Australia. Established in 2012, Loadscan’s headquarters is [...]

LOADSCAN TACKLES WORLDS HIGHEST COMMERCIALLY  RAFTED WATERFALL The team at Loadscan set off to Rotorua this week for some white water rafting action, tackling the worlds highest commercially rafted waterfall. Divided into two boats, [...]

Loadscan ready for The BIG Event Loadscan will be exhibiting for the first time at The BIG Event – Canadian Mining Expo in Ontario on 5-6 June 2019. The Loadscan team will be located [...]

Loadscan chosen to present at SDIMI Loadscan has been chosen to present at AUSIMM SDIMI conference in Sydney, Australia on 28 May 2019 in session 7. Owner and managing director of Loadscan, Carey West, [...]

Resource consent conditions simplified with Loadscan’s load volume scanner Fulton Hogan’s Queenstown quarry has purchased Loadscan’s load volume scanner (LVS) to measure large amounts of clean fill entering the site from multiple projects, including [...]

Loadscan’s innovative technology at Austmine Loadscan will be exhibiting for the first time at Austmine, Brisbane’s Mining Innovation Conference and Exhibition, showcasing their load volume scanner (LVS) and conveyor volume scanner (CVS) on booth [...]

Loadscan's CVS featured in Construction Equipment Guide magazine Thank you to Construction Equipment Guide magazine for featuring Loadscan's conveyor volume scanner (CVS) in their March issue. Read the full article on page 18. Find [...]

Loadscan featured in Earthmoving Equipment magazine Australia's leading magazine for the earthmoving industry Read magazine VOLUME SCANNING TAKES A NEW FORMAT For many major infrastructure projects on the horizon in Australia, the ability to [...]

Loadscan chosen to present at CIM Mining Convention Loadscan will be exhibiting and presenting at this year’s CIM Mining Convention in Montreal, Canada, from 28 April to 01 May 2019. Located on booth 311, [...]

The low-down on compaction factors Loadscan’s Sales and Market Development Manager, Andrew Duffy, exhibited at Compost 2019 in Phoenix, Arizona. He was reminded, once again about how much of a contentious issue measurement of [...]

Spotlight on safety at Haulage & Loading conference Carey West, owner and managing director of Loadscan will be attending Mining Media International's Haulage and Loading conference on the 12 March in Tucson, Arizona. Carey [...]

Loadscan's CVS featured in Australian Mining magazine Access to article on page 37 Loadscan managing director Carey West recalls getting on the back of a truck and shoveling out the load during his 20s. [...]

Loadscan featured in Engineering and Mining Journal Loadscan is pleased to be featured in the December 2018 issue of E&MJ. The article reads... Loadscan reported Hindustan Zinc purchased two LVS-3CMX load volume scanners for [...]

Win an iPad!* Go in the draw to win an iPad when you purchase a Conveyor Volume Scanner in January or February. Promotion is valid for CVS orders taken within the months of January [...]

Taking conveyor volume scanning to the world at WOA/AGG1 Loadscan will be exhibiting at the World of Asphalt 2019 Show and Conference in Indianapolis on 12-14 February 2019 on booth 39063. This year, we [...]

Keeping connected with the compost and mulch industry On 28-31 January 2019, Loadscan will be exhibiting at the USCC Compost Conference for the fifth year. Compost2019 will be held in Phoenix Arizona, and you’ll [...]

Truck congestion issue solved with load volume scanner Brad, our Product Design Engineer made a recent visit to Indonesia to install two load volume scanners (LVS) with Loadscan’s Overview Software to PT Binas Indo [...]

Load volume scanner not wasting a metre Loadscan's feature in Roads & Infrastructure magazine. Loadscan’s laser volume scanner system is helping Fulton Hogan keep track of more than a million cubic metres of material [...]

Proudly representing Loadscan at Mulch & Soil Council Loadscan’s volumetric measurement expert, Andrew Duffy, is in South Caroline for the Mulch & Soil Council this week (2 October 2018). With a genuine interest in [...]

New Florida based Sales and Service Rep Florida-based Reece has joined J Mckinnon (Loadscan’s customer and agent) as their new sales and service rep. Originally from London, Reece has a background in construction and [...]

Laser precision - Loadscan's Carey West interviewed by Roads & Infrastructure magazine Loadscan is helping civil construction firms improve accuracy on material loads. Carey West, Managing Director of Loadscan, says it saves civil construction [...]

Loadscan welcomes new Sales ManagerLoadscan welcomes its new Sales Manager for Mining in Australia, Gavin Selth.Gavin brings a wealth of engineering and mining sales experience to the Loadscan team after working within the industry for [...]

Straight talking from Amerimulch Loadscan has been featured in this quarters Amerimulch. Featured by Steve Probasco, he gets straight to the point on his view of our load volume scanner. Read it here. For [...]

Loadscan featured in Australian Mining MagazineGreat to be featured in Australian Mining magazine July issue.To read the full article check out page 50 here.

Loadscan's ExportNZ awards video Carey West, Owner and Director of Loadscan gives a quick interview, summing up Loadscan in a nutshell, as part the NZExport Award category finalist process... [...]

How to make invoicing easier for bulk materials Measuring truck load day in day out creates a pile of paper truck dockets to record these transactions, and these paper dockets can take hours to [...]

New law puts safe loading in the spotlight Australia’s Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL) is changing in mid-2018.  The changes are not only relevant to businesses that drive or operate heavy vehicles, they will [...]

First look at Loadscan’s belt scanner at QuarryNZ The highly anticipated belt scanner by Loadscan will be on show for the first time at the QuarryNZ Conference 2018 in Hamilton’s Claudelands Events Centre. Attendees [...]

Loadscan accounced a finalist in Air New Zealand Cargo ExportNZ Awards 2018. *Read the official announcement from Export NZ in Exporter Today* Loadscan is pleased to announce it's a finalist for the Air New Zealand [...]

Loadscan to exhibit at Queensland Mining Exhibition In 2018, The Queensland Mining & Engineering Exhibition (QME) will celebrate its 25th year in Mackay, Australia. Stating to be brimming with ideas, sophisticated strategies and new [...]

Loadscan staff experience the ultimate free flight  What better way to bond as a team than to soar over the breath taking Karioitahi Beach on the West Coast? The team at Loadscan experienced the [...]

Visit Loadscan at Canada's CIM Convention 2018 Thanks to its rich geology, Canada is one of the largest mining nations in the world, producing more that 60 minerals and metals. That’s why this year [...]

Learn how to maximise your payload with autonomous load volume scanning at EXPOMIN Mining is the economic engine of Chile. Its successive exploitation of coal in the South, silver in Chañarcillo and nitrate in [...]

All autonomousAutonomous mining technologies is the hot topic in the mining industry at present with Rio Tinto’s mine in Western Australia using a full fleet of autonomous trucks to haul ore out of the pit.At [...]

Part two - real results from a Brisbane based construction company. Missed part one? Read it here.  This report illustrates, by utilising the Loadscan system, what commercial benefits exist and how the system can [...]

Bin shape cause haul back? Are your trucking factors compromised because the shape of the haul truck bin exacerbates haulback? From our experience we have seen bin shape that causes haulback, creating an over [...]

Volume of bush material needed? No problem! Do you remember our competition winner Gary Cooper from South Jersey Agricultural Products (SJAP)? Gary won a two-week trial of Loadscan’s load volume scanner (LVS) after entering [...]

The facts and figures - real results from a Brisbane based construction company Think you know the amount of material you’re supplying or receiving? A Brisbane based civil construction company thought they did until [...]

Why it’s time to replace paper PLODS with a new technology The problem Using hand written paper PLODS to track material handling can cause errors in reconciling payload movements. It’s also a time-consuming process [...]

Sales team struck gold! Our sales team struck gold whilst driving to Florida’s Transportation Building Association (FBTA) conference and spotting Loadscan’s load volume scanner in action at Hubbard Construction on the main highway – [...]

Loadscan scales up to measure large rigid dumpers. A common misconception about load volume scanning (LVS) systems is that they are only effective on road trucks and lighter articulated haulers. While this may have [...]

On your mark, get set, go!  For the Christmas outing of 2017, Loadscan celebrated a successful year with a bit of competition on the Go-Kart track at Hampton Downs. With awards at stake for [...]

Why choose an LVS over scales? Below we have five quick and easy reasons why the load volume scanner (LVS) system trumps conventional truck scales. Portability and simplicity of installation With a quick setup [...]

FTBA conference - Find Loadscan at booth 201!  Loadscan is gearing up for the Florida Transportation Builders’ Association (FTBA) conference on February 9 & 10 (booth 201) – Florida’s voice for the transportation construction [...]

And the winner is….. Congratulations to Gary Cooper from South Jersey Agricultural Products (SJAP) Naturalink, for winning a free two-week trial of Loadscan’s Load Volume Scanner (LVS). Gary, Vice President of Operations at SJAP [...]

Catch us at The World of Asphalt 2018 Loadscan is exhibiting for the first time at the World of Asphalt 2018 (booth 210) to showcase the newest technology in payload management. World of Asphalt [...]

Your chance to win a free 2-week Loadscan trial We've received great feedback from bark and mulch producers who are keen on our load volume scanning (LVS) systems due to the ease, efficiency and [...]

Increased trucking factors for Tritton Copper mine Last year Aeris Resources’ Tritton copper mine operation in Nyngan, NSW, Australia took a leap of faith and became the first underground mining company in Australia to [...]

First solar powered LVS is a success at Teranga Gold Loadscan’s first off-the-grid solar powered Load Volume Scanner (LVS) system is proving successful at the Teranga Gold Corporation in Senegal, Africa. The gold mining [...]

Start off 2018 with a trucking factor increase of 15%.Make your new year’s resolution to increase trucking factors by 15% after purchasing Loadscan’s Load Volume Scanner (LVS) system.Loadscan’s solution combines low maintenance Load Volume Scanner [...]

Successful first install — “LVS system is just as important as the truck!” Earlier this month, Brad our Product Design Engineer went out on his first solo install after doing a couple of training [...]

Loadscan customers keep coming back Earlier this year, Patrick and Brad from our sales team delivered our brand new rental unit to Rodney Aggregates Supplies, a quarry in New Zealand, for their annual overburden stripping contract [...]

Smiles all round for new customers - from Kuwait to South Africa!  Patrick Vetsch, from our sales team, recently visited Kuwait and South Africa to install Loadscan’s Load Volume Scanners (LVS). In Kuwait, a [...]

Scanner rental gets a big thumbs up Renting a Loadscan scanner proved a perfect solution for Fulton Hogan, says project accountant Derek Alston. The scanner was transported down to the South Island [...]