Loadman Australia is the first company to have its On-Board Mass measurement system approved by Transport Certification Australia
Transport Certification Australia (TCA) has approved an on-board mass measurement (OBM) system for the first time, one year after the group first released a functional and technical specification for the package.
Developed by Loadmass, trading as Loadman Australia, the LM300 Can-Coder has been approved for the TCA’s Category A – for systems that electronically display mass information to drivers and loaders.
Loadmass managing director Frank Parker says Loadman Australia had worked closely with its US counterpart to meet the TCA’s requirements – making changes to a product that has been on the market locally since 2009.
“The enhancements focused on reliability and accuracy – including updated methods for system installation and calibration – to meet TCA’s requirements, as well as meeting the needs of our customers across a range of uses,” he says.
TCA chief executive Chris Koniditsiotis says Loadman Australia should be congratulated for being the first to market with a type-approved system.
“All categories of type-approval are subject to an assessment of the performance-based requirements contained in the OBM System Functional and Technical Specification, comprising the accuracy, reliability and robustness – as well as tamper evidence and security relevant to the type-approval category – of OBM Systems.”
“TCA type-approval also extends to a business and probity assessment of OBM System suppliers, which verifies the capacity of suppliers to meet the expectations of consumers and end-users.”