Oversize.io web based platform permits project cargoes

Advantages of Software for Project Moves

The advantages and cost savings by using Oversize.io are significant to all stakeholders. The frost laws require chains on trucks in Colorado, Wyoming and the northwest United States for winter months. The spring thaw applies to states of North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming and Michigan as well as Canada after heavy loads avoiding the extra expenses riding on the ice during the winter. But when the ground thaws and softens, over-weight loads become a problem by damaging roads and trucks stuck in mud. Oversize.io does the daily updates with all states involved which can impact the specific route selected to travel. The maximum axle weight on the platform calculates for all states since each state formula is different. The federal bridge formula, states’ rules, interstate and non-interstate rules are all covered by the Oversize.io platform.

Oversize.io charges an annual or month to month subscription pricing model. Typically, brokers can get a quote in 15 minutes to one hour, but with Oversize.io the quote is ready in one minute to calculate all costs faster with all the due diligence. Cost savings derive from the platform foreseeing issues that drivers did not calculate. For example, a heavy load from Maryland to Florida did not experience weight issues until the Florida border. The driver had to scale in Florida because the axle weight was too high on the truck’s axles. Costs piled up from $2000 to $5000 for the crane to transload to another truck, then had to pay to the end of the route for the tractor, trailer and driver. Use of the Oversize.io platform maximum axle weight calculator shows the extra axle requirement to use other equipment or say no to the heavy transport.

“A shipper can do a price check on what a driver or broker charges them since they have no idea. There is price and information transparency,” said Jahnke.

Oversize.io isn’t alone in the sector. For example, Bentley Systems Inc., SUPERLOAD, “Vehicle Permitting and Routing Software” platform is web-based available on desktop or mobile devices. They work with 20 state-level departments of transportation (DOT) to automate the OS/OW permit and routing process for the trucking industry. “Systems process between 50,000 and 400,000 OS/OW permits per year”, explained Bentley’s, Dan Vogen, vice president, Roadway Asset Management Transportation Asset Performance to the American Journal of Transportation, recently.

The Maryland DOT estimates carrier savings of $24.6 million per year from a $200 per hour load expense and 123,000 permits per year because of the benefits of SUPERLOAD. Carriers avoid manual delays from processing permits which includes a real-time bridge analysis of their location and clearance for routing. “Carriers and shippers no longer have a reason to run without a permit. They are also alerted if conditions change along the trip they were permitted and need to make adjustments. The public can be confident that these large loads move safely through the highway system and are not causing harm to the infrastructures,” said Vice President Vogen.