What a weigh-in does and which path to use

A weigh-in is the moment loadmate stops estimating your weights and records what your rig actually weighed. Up to that point, loadmate works from your plate figures and the way you set up your rig. A weigh-in replaces those estimates with real readings from a scale, so the numbers you see become the numbers you measured. This page helps you pick the right path before you start. There are three, and they suit different days. Read on, then follow the link to the page that matches your equipment.

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What a weigh-in is (and is not)

A weigh-in is a calibration record. It captures what your rig weighed on a given day, with a given set of loads on board, and it bakes those loads in as the truth for that record. You can then choose to make it your active baseline — the one record that drives your live score and your drift tracking from then on. It is not a pass or fail certificate. loadmate shows you how your readings sit against your limits, but it does not certify, approve, or guarantee that your rig is legal. It simply works from the numbers you enter and shows you where you stand. For official evidence, your weighbridge, truck scale, or local authority is the authority — not the app.

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The three paths at a glance

Three kinds of equipment can tell you what your rig weighs. Each gives you a different amount of detail, and only two of them save a full record. In plain terms:

• Use a weighbridge when you have (or can get) a printed slip with platform or axle rows.
• Use a mobile weigher when your report is arranged by pass, with a reading for each wheel pad.
• Use the ball scale when the only thing you want to refresh is your coupling weight, and you do not need axle splits or a new baseline.

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Which path is right for me

Choose by what is in front of you and what you want out of the day.

• You have a printed weighbridge slip — with rows for each platform or axle, and a gross total at the bottom. Use Enter a weighbridge ticket. This is the common, lower-cost path most people start with.
• You booked a mobile weigher who came to you — and your report lists readings pad by pad, solo and hitched. Use Enter a mobile-weigher report. This gives you the fullest axle and side-to-side picture.
• You just want to top up your coupling weight at home — the tow ball mass (nose weight in the UK, tongue weight in the US), and nothing else. Use Update tow-ball weight. This refreshes one figure quickly. It does not create a weigh-in record and cannot become your baseline, so treat it as upkeep between proper weigh-ins, not a replacement for one.

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What you will need before you start

A few minutes of setup makes the whole thing smoother:

• Your ticket, report, or reading in front of you. Have the weighbridge slip, the mobile-weigher report, or your ball-scale figure to hand so you can read straight from it.
• Your region set correctly. loadmate uses your region to choose both the labels and the units. Units follow your region — kilograms in Australia and the UK, pounds in the US — so the figures on screen match the figures on your equipment. If your labels look unfamiliar, check your region in settings first.
• Your trailer loaded the way you actually tow. A weigh-in is most useful when it reflects a real travelling day. Weigh with your usual gear, water, and people aboard, so the record matches how you head off down the road.

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How the next few screens flow

The weigh-in form walks you through four short steps, and the next pages cover each one. First you set the context — a reference label, the date, how your rig was arranged, and which method you used. Then you enter your readings from your ticket or report, with loadmate doing the totals for you and quietly checking the parts add up. Next you cross-check and link your loads, telling loadmate what was actually on the scales so it counts as measured. Finally you review and save, where you see your readings against your limits, decide whether this record becomes your active baseline, and confirm. Take it one screen at a time. Nothing is committed until you confirm on the last step, and you can go back to fix anything along the way.