First run

Use this page once you are ready to set up your own rig in loadmate. By this point you may already have used Can I Tow It?, created an account, or explored the sample rig. The first real setup pass is about getting the foundation right: region, legal documents, vehicle, trailer, baseline weights, storage, tyres, loads, and measured data.

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Choose your region

Your region controls the terms and units loadmate shows. Choose the region that matches the plate, label, manual, or specification sheet you are reading from. Region changes labels such as GVM, MAM, GVWR, ATM, MTPLM, GTWR, Trailer GVWR, GCM, GTW, GCWR, tow ball mass, nose weight, tongue weight, kilograms, and pounds. It does not change your subscription currency or decide the road rules for a trip. If you choose the wrong region, you can change it later from Region and Units. After changing region, reopen any setup screen you were using and check the labels before saving.

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Accept the legal documents

Before loadmate saves your account setup, you accept the current legal documents. Read them in full before agreeing:

• Terms of Use
• Privacy Policy
• Safety Disclaimer

The legal gate appears during account setup, and may appear again later if one of the documents changes. Declining signs you out until you are ready to accept. For the account step in more detail, see Create your account.

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Choose how to start

After sign-in, legal acceptance, and region setup, loadmate shows the setup choice. You can add your own vehicle, or explore with sample data first. Choose sample data if you want to see the app before entering your own figures. loadmate loads a read-only rig so you can move around the Rig tab, open a load, look at a weigh-in, and see how the score and checks respond. Choose add your own vehicle when you have enough information to start your real setup. You do not have to finish everything in one sitting. The setup checklist on each vehicle or trailer profile shows what is still outstanding.

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What to have nearby

Setup goes faster, and your numbers are more trustworthy, when you have the real figures in front of you:

• Your tow vehicle compliance plate, for kerb weight (AU tare weight) and the rated loaded-vehicle limit: GVM (AU), MAM (UK), or GVWR (US and Europe/international).
• Your trailer or caravan plate, for the loaded-trailer limit and the weight on the hitch: ATM and tow ball mass (AU), MTPLM and nose weight (UK), Trailer GVWR and tongue weight (US), or GTWR and coupling load (Europe/international).
• Your tyre details from the sidewall and from the sticker inside the driver’s door or by the fuel cap, including size, load index, and age.
• Any recent weighbridge ticket, so you can record measured weights rather than estimates.

If a value from your plate, your tyre sticker, or your manual is missing, leave it out and find the real figure rather than entering a guess. loadmate uses the numbers you enter, and a guessed rating leads to a result you cannot rely on. loadmate cannot confirm a rating for you.

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Set up your own rig

Work through setup in this order:

1. Add your tow vehicle. Start with a name, or make and model, then add the trusted rating and baseline details after save.
2. Add your trailer or caravan. Choose the trailer type, enter the plate ratings, and set the baseline weight.
3. Set up storage zones on both assets so each load has a real place to sit.
4. Add the tyre profile from the Tyres section on each asset, so Health can watch age and load-rating headroom.
5. Add your loads, including tanks and regular gear.
6. Record measured data from a weigh-in when you have a recent ticket.

Once your vehicle, trailer, loads, and tyres are in, the Rig tab becomes your home screen. It shows your score, grade cells, key limits, and the next action to take. From there you can record a weigh-in, run a pre-trip checklist, and keep your rig current as the load changes. If you would rather look around first, start with the sample rig. When you are ready to save your own figures, add your tow vehicle.