The essential factor of weighing scale is measuring the weigh of the objects accurately. The different types of scales are bench scales, counting scales, crane scales, economical scales, floor scales, coil scales, and portable scales. A weighbridge can weigh entire vehicles and their contents. It is also called as truck scale. They are typically built from steel or concrete. The weighbridge comes in different types, sizes and measures. They are generally used in industries that manufacture large items like mines or quarries.

Weighbridge have two major advantages like the selling or charging by weight over the bridge and check both axle weight and gross vehicle weights. A single axle weighbridge is used to check individual axle weights. Gross vehicle weights are used to determine whether the vehicle is safe to travel on the public highway without being stopped and fined by the authorities for being overloaded. Most of the weighbridges are connected to a personal computer which runs truck scale software which is capable of printing tickets.