Weighbridge

The Sprinter: he parked on a weighbridge, which I had to drive on, and reverse off. ❋ Inspector Gadget (2008)

Coal was brought in past the red brick gothic superintendent's lodge and on to this weighbridge next to a green sentry box containing the dial. ❋ Peter Ashley (2008)

The one nearest the road is most likely to do with the weighbridge, this little building is smaller and probably stored goods sidings paraphanalia such as oil lamps, wagon hitching poles and a shelf for white enamelled cans of tea. ❋ Peter Ashley (2007)

"Legally loaded vehicles will receive a stamped weighbridge printout signed by the traffic officer on duty," said Alictoun, explaining that customs would have the right to call for this document. ❋ Unknown (2004)

"The initiative will see the establishment of a compulsory weighbridge for heavy goods vehicles at the Grobler's Bridge border post (in Limpopo) with Botswana from Wednesday," said spokesman for the Road Freight Association, Mike Alictoun. ❋ Unknown (2004)

"Some of these transporters are caught up to 20 times a month at the same weighbridge." ❋ Unknown (2004)

A forensic audit, conducted by the Auditor-General's office, found non-ferrous scrap metal was sold by Transnet at below-market prices, as well as computation errors on invoices and weighbridge inaccuracies. ❋ Unknown (2003)

The Transnet head said an internal investigation into disputed weighbridge figures and associated "credit notes" would be completed by the end of October. ❋ Unknown (2003)

A forensic audit, conducted by the Auditor-General's office, found non-ferrous scrap metal was sold by Transnet at below-market prices, as well as computation errors on invoices, and weighbridge inaccuracies. ❋ Unknown (2003)

A total of 30,000 vehicles had been weighed at the Beaufort West weighbridge between April and November and R2,7 million in fines were issued for overloading and vehicle fitness offences, Meyer said. ❋ Unknown (2001)

Meyer said the quality of law enforcement operations at all of the province's nine weighbridge facilities would be increased so as to deter overloaded vehicles from using the provincial road network. ❋ Unknown (2001)

"This will be achieved by recruiting and training additional traffic officers to work at the weighbridges on a full-time basis, and by appointing private service providers to assist the law enforcement officers in the execution of their duties and the running of the weighbridge facilities," Meyer said. ❋ Unknown (2001)

A pilot project was implemented in April last year at the weighbridge next to the N1 at Beaufort West which operates for 16 hours a day, five days a week and had been successful. ❋ Unknown (2001)

"Records will then be drawn to compare tares and weighbridge tares during the operation," he said. ❋ Unknown (2000)

That was, of course, if the weighbridge was ever in operation. ❋ Unknown (1999)

Worth said it made no sense to have a weighbridge at Kroonstad when an overloaded vehicle had already damaged more than 400 kilometres of road before it was stopped on the way to Gauteng. ❋ Unknown (1999)

Bruce, a man of Pickwickian geniality and an alarming orange beard, was showing off his new electronic weighbridge over which a subcolony of Adelies had to strut on their way to the sea. ❋ Wheeler, Sarah (1996)

Later I watched them capturing nesting birds with what looked like a large black butterfly net, stowing the egg lying under each one in a skuaproof box, tying the bird up by its feet, weighing it on a weighbridge, opening its cloaca to determine its sex, measuring its beak, passing an infrared wand over it and painting a number on its back. ❋ Wheeler, Sarah (1996)

They were also held responsible for blasts at an agricultural weighbridge on the West Rand and at a Krugersdorp shop. ❋ Unknown (1994)