ABOUT - Vulcan

About Vulcan

The professional weighing solution

Vulcan On-Board Scales leads the market in designing and manufacturing highly accurate and reliable weighing solutions for commercial vehicles. Our products are well-proven in varied applications in forestry, refuse, aggregate, and general trucking, as well as in aerospace, marine, medical equipment, heavy machinery and process control.

Make VPG’s Vulcan your advantage

The highest-quality on-board weighing systems

As part of VPG, the global pioneer and leader in force measurement, we provide a complete, single-source solution for on-board weighing. Every part of every system is designed, manufactured and supported by VPG – including the strain gage, load cell, EDOC coating, and instrumentation.

Close to you, wherever you are

Vulcan headquarters and manufacturing plant are in Kent, WA. Our experts are located throughout USA and Canada.

From our customers

“I cut fuel.
I cut landfill costs. I cut time in between
servicing my customers.”

“Approximately 50% of our loads are directed to landfill sites that charge by the ton in lieu of by the yard. With an on-board scale system, we can utilize the most cost-effective disposal facility. … After researching the various available brands, Vulcan stood out as the system to buy and we have chosen to continue with them as our scale provider.”

“The system works great. We run 8 different tractor/trailer combinations and the ability to drop and swap trailers through a pigtail configuration works great for us. The system is dialed in and maintains calibration through the rough environment of a landfill. To date we have had no issues with maintaining DOT compliant weights. In addition, wear and tear on equipment has been reduced. The staff loves the system, and we plan to continue using it in the future.”

“I think we have about 15-18 sets of scales now. We installed our first 4 sets back in 1998. We average an extra 2.5 tons per load by using scales and not having to guess our weight. By hauling maximum loads you can run less trucks because you are hauling more wood with the same amount of fuel.”

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