We provide onboard scales to a vast array of industries from lumber and concrete to auto manufacturing and public utilities. Every industry manufacturing or distributing can benefit from the added safety and productivity that a SkidWeigh material handling scale offers. One market segment to to be overlooked is the ‘Not for Profit’ industry. Food banks all over North America have been using SkidWeigh electric pallet trucks scales for decades to drive their operation. From small remote operation to large city depots with large fleets, Food banks have integrated the usage and reliability of the SkidWeigh SC5 electric pallet truck scale. Just some of the ways that the SkidWeigh technology helps food banks.

Inventory Management: Scales allow food banks to track the volume of food they have in stock, which is crucial for managing their supply and ensuring they can meet the needs of their clients.

Donation Tracking: Food banks weigh donations from various sources, such as grocery stores, farms, and individuals, to record the total amount of food received.

Client Distribution: Scales are used to portion food for individual clients, ensuring fair and consistent distribution.

Impact Reporting: By weighing the food distributed, food banks can quantify the impact of their work and report on the amount of food provided to those in need.

Food Safety and Quality Control: Weighing food, especially when receiving donations, can also help with identifying potential issues with food safety or quality.

The SkidWeigh SC5 series onboard check weighing scales are designed specifically for Class III material handling vehicles. They are engineered to retrofit to all electric pallet trucks regardless of vehicle make, model or lifting capacity including fork configuration. The SC5 is a cost effective, simple to use and calibrate and installs easily in approximately 2 hours. Utilizing a hydraulic pressure transducer in the vehicle lift circuit, proprietary lift accurate technology software delivers consistent and dependable accuracy. The quick and simple fully automatic calibration process involves lifting both empty and loaded forks to set the system.