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Every company that ships goods needs to know the weight of these goods as accurately as possible. The sender is required by law to declare the correct weight on the shipping documents. When overloads occur caused by incorrect declaration, the sender is even required to compensate the forwarder for any damages.
Hand pallet truck scale earns itself back within a few months
Determining shipping weights is probably the most common use of a hand pallet truck scale. It’s in the shipping department where the most time can be saved by weighing mobile. An example: by weighing on the hand pallet truck during transport, you easily save a minute and a half on each pallet weighed. When weighing an average four pallets per hour, this means a yearly saving of 200 man hours. Which means the hand pallet truck scale has earned itself back within half a year .
Recording how much is shipped in order to avoid claims
Middle and smaller sized companies seldom handle large numbers of pallets per day. However, efficient weighing in the shipping department may offer other advantages as well. If the pallet truck scale is equipped with a built-in printer, shipping weights can be printed on a ticket, together with an order number and date and time. In case of claims from the recipient the weight of the shipment can be traced and it can be proved that the complete order was shipped.
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