Thanks to advances in technology, products can be moved all over the world with ease and speed.  However, people rarely stop to consider what equipment determines how freight is paid for and tracked or what is used to safely load shipping containers and trucks per SOLAS requirements.  There are a variety of different types of scales built for weighing freight including floor scales, forklift scales, truck scales and rail road scales on the ground and overhead weighing equipment like crane scales, dynamometers and tension links used with lifting devices.  Nicol Scales & Measurement offers multiple scale and weighing solutions that are heavy duty NTEP approved, legal for trade devices.  Dimensional weight (or “dim weight”) is the new formula used to charge for shipping services, and NSM offers the iDimension systems from Rice Lake that offer the fastest and most accurate dimensional weight capture in the industry.

Our service department carries over $250,000 of spare parts in stock for fast, one-call repairs, and our fleet of heavy duty test trucks carry some of the 100,000 lbs of NIST traceable, certified calibration standards that we use daily.  Call NSM today to keep your products moving quickly and your shipping costs correct.

Crane Scales and Overhead Weighing

Dimensioning

Floor and Drum Scales

Forklift/Pallet Jack Scales

Shipping Scales

Truck Scale Software

Truck, Vehicle and Railroad Scales

Essential Industries ServicesMarch 24, 2020NSM is an ISO/IEC 17025 accredited organization that provides critical products and support services to numerous Essential Industries. Our team is ...

Expanded Service Support of LTL Freight CompaniesAugust 14, 2018Nicol Scales & Measurement continues to expand its service support of LTL Freight companies. Carriers serviced from our Dallas, Austin ...

How to Load Trailers and Distribute WeightAugust 24, 2021NSM knows truck scales and that improper/overloading axles affect stability and braking performance and could result in an overweight ticket. ...

Real Time Weighing In TexasJune 9, 2026To streamline the movement of goods across Texas, TxDOT and the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) are revolutionizing how big ...

Rice Lake Weighing Systems Take Your Cargo Weighing To The Next Level VideoNovember 16, 2021Moving and weighing cargo at quick speed is essential for meeting delivery deadlines. NSM manufacturer Rice Lake Weighing Systems’ video ...

Texas Purchases Vehicle Weight Enforcement Scales from IntercompJanuary 10, 2023NSM manufacturer Intercomp, the world’s largest manufacturer of portable vehicle weighing and measurement products, is proud to announce the purchase ...

Truck Scale CalibrationsJanuary 28, 2020Recently one of our manufacturers, Fairbanks Scales, put together a video in which their Regional Director Russ Desilets provided tips ...

Aloha Automation with Rice Lake’s Programmable Indicators and Quality Control ScaleNovember 2, 2016Hawaii is the land of luaus, leis and lava, but is is also home to the only fully-automated QUIKRETE® manufacturing ...

Check the (Load Cell) Pockets to Compare Truck ScalesNovember 2, 2016You are not looking for loose change when you check the load cell pockets to compare truck scales.  Instead, you’re ...

Gowen Ocean Sails LTD and Lloyd Use the LR100K Plus to Test Webbings Used in High Load Areas of SailsNovember 2, 2016Gowen Ocean Sails Ltd and materials testing machine manufacturer Lloyd Instruments have collaborated on the testing of webbings used in ...

Intercomp LP600 Helps RV Dealer Promote SafetyApril 18, 2018As the size and complexity of the modern RV continues to increase,manufacturers and customers must also take into account axle ...

Intercomp LS630-WIM Keeps Weight of Australian Haulers in CheckMarch 27, 2020In 2018, Australia’s National Heavy Vehicle Regulator Law, was amended to provide that every party in the heavy vehicle transport ...

Inventory & Gate Management with LS-WIMMarch 19, 2018Bulk items, like aggregate or cement, can be difficult to track for the purposes of inventory management. Often yard managers ...

Kongsberg Automotive Tracks Inventory in LengthMarch 21, 2018Customer – Kongsberg Automotive provides world class products to the global vehicle industry. Application- Customer wanted a solution to track Inventory ...

Making a Drum Scale Mobile with Attached Ramp for Easier Loading and UnloadingFebruary 23, 2016The Clients – Warehouses, manufacturing facilities and all customers with portability needs The Challenge – To make a drum scale mobile with ...

National Transportation Company Shipping Service Needs Standardized National Service and Scale Solution for each TerminalNovember 21, 2011A national transportation company has a shipping service as part of their service offerings.  Since they charge by weight, they ...

Replacing Previous Scale in a Gravel Pit LocationNovember 2, 2016The Customer – ConAgra Foods, Morrell, Ohio location The Challenge -Replacing a previous scale in a gravel pit location. The Solution – ...

Scale Rental for All NeedsJuly 10, 2018NSM just finished our largest rental of the year where we rent 68 dual counting scales to a local vehicle ...

Steel Processing Warehouse Weighs for Stock and Shipment SimultaneouslyNovember 2, 2016B-TEK Clydesdale Floor Scales can be fabricated in many sizes and capacities for different scale needs. Above ground or pit ...

Time Flies at Tilcon, Thanks to the Automated Ticketing SystemsNovember 2, 2016Tilcon owns and operates dozens of quarries, asphalt and recycling plants, water terminals, and highway construction divisions, in New York ...

Truck Scale to Weigh Trucks after Offloading from Rail Cars on RailwayNovember 2, 2016Reliable rail transportation brings in asphalt materials to the Valley Asphalt Company’s scale location near Cincinnati, Ohio. This truck scale ...

An Innovative Solution White PaperJune 26, 2017The cost for hand-harvesting operations has steadily increased over the years without regard to the delivered-in price that growers receive. Growers ...

Best Practices White PaperApril 17, 2017Maintenance practices don’t immediately show profit or savings but good practices prevent short and long-term expenses. Here is the good ...

Coal Tar Undercoating White PaperJune 26, 2017In 2001, the National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE) released a study that calculated the cost of corrosion to the United States ...

Connecting an iDimension 100 to UPS WorldShip SoftwareMay 3, 2017Connecting an iDimension 100 Series to UPS Worldship requires your unit to have software version 4.7.2.1007 or later to be ...

DimensioningNovember 17, 2016Dimensional weight, often referred to as dim weight, reflects the package’s density—the amount of space the package utilizes in relation ...

Experience Chooses Fairbanks Tundra Truck ScaleJune 26, 2017The Tundra design is just like a highway bridge – something in which he has a great deal of expertise. Massive main ...

Fairbanks Trident: A Proven, Strategically Special Scale White PaperJune 26, 2017It is not uncommon to find our competitors focusing the sales dialog on the virtues of a steel deck truck scale. ...

IP69K White PaperApril 17, 2017What is IP69K? Is this a concern for me? If so, how can I be protected?

Measuring Irregular and Small ObjectsMay 3, 2017iDimension Series version 4.9.1.162 firmware (NTEP pending) is now available for download. This version enhances dimensioning performance with irregular shaped ...

PDQ Scale White PaperJune 26, 2017An area Sales manager (ASM) had developed a relationship with a local pipe company and uncovered an opportunity to help them ...

QuickSilver Bench Scale meets all demands of Gulf Coast supermarket chainJune 26, 2017Along America’s Gulf Coast, from Gulf Shores, Ala., to Layfayette, La., you will find locations for regional supermarket chain, Rouses Food Market. From ...

Scale Maintenance White PaperApril 17, 2017Do not be fooled by service companies selling scale maintenance agreements that lack focus on calibration. Calibration is the most ...

Selecting a Testing, Calibration or Measurement SupplierNovember 1, 2016When selecting a supplier to fulfill your testing, calibration or measurement needs, you need to be sure that they can ...

SOLAS RegulationsNovember 1, 2016In the case of cargo carried in a container*, except for containers carried on a chassis or a trailer when ...

TensileCore Engineered Concrete White PaperJune 26, 2017In just about any application, a concrete deck truck scale is a better long-term solution than a steel deck scale. When ...

The Benefits of Buying LocalNovember 1, 2016Businesses are turning to the Internet for a wide variety of purchases, including scales. Although convenient and sometimes less expensive, ...