VPG Onboard Weighing

What VPG Onboard Weighing does

VPG Onboard Weighing, operating through its legal entity VPG Systems UK Ltd, manufactures and supplies onboard vehicle weighing and load monitoring systems for commercial vehicles. The company's product portfolio spans light commercial vehicles (VanWeigh, VanWeigh Lite), heavy goods vehicles over 7.5 tonnes (TruckWeigh), bulk haulage (BulkWeigh), and waste management (WasteWeigh, BinWeigh 03), supplemented by load cell systems (LFT1500) and integrated 5th wheel/air suspension solutions. The technical foundation is a patented inclinometer technology paired with patented solid-state sensors, enabling real-time gross vehicle weight and per-axle load monitoring without mechanical wear or re-calibration. The division reports more than 35,000 cumulative installations worldwide since the mid-1980s, reflecting multi-decade incumbency in a specialized industrial hardware niche.

The business operates a hybrid go-to-market combining direct enterprise sales via UK headquarters and four wholly-owned regional offices (UK, Ireland, France, Germany), OEM specification with body builders and vehicle converters, an international authorized partner network, and a US sister brand (SI On-Board Weighing). Revenue is generated primarily through hardware sales, supplemented by technical services (calibration, installation, repair, maintenance) and recurring service contracts and extended warranties. VPG Connect, a telematics and data connectivity platform, is emerging as a software layer over the hardware base. Customers are diversified across fleet operators, logistics, waste management, construction, agriculture, and forestry, with a notable cluster of long-tenured OEM body builder relationships in the UK. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of Vishay Precision Group, Inc. (NYSE: VPG), the division benefits from the parent's precision sensor R&D and global reach while retaining focused execution on onboard weighing.

Demand is structurally supported by EU legislation requiring mandatory vehicle weight checks from May 2021, which has accelerated specification of compliant onboard systems by fleet operators and OEMs. ISO 9001:2015 certification underpins the technical services operation. The company's competitive position rests on patented sensor technology, deep OEM embedment with European body builders, and a multi-country field engineering network that few niche specialists of comparable scale can replicate.

Name

VPG Onboard Weighing

Legal name

VPG Systems UK Ltd

Website

https://vpgonboard.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

VPG Onboard Weighing manufactures patented onboard vehicle weighing and load monitoring systems for commercial fleets, serving fleet operators, body builders, and OEMs across Europe and North America with 35,000+ cumulative installations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Onboard Vehicle Weighing Systems

NAICS

Motor Vehicle Electrical and Electronic Equipment Manufacturing (336320), Totalizing Fluid Meter and Counting Device Manufacturing (334514)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)

akta.pro primary industry

Telematics/ELD & Onboard Data Recorder Diagnostics / Compliance Checks (TLAKANAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Integrated Fleet Spend Platforms (Fuel+Toll+EV+Expenses) (TLABAMAL), Truck Body & Upfitting Manufacturing (Box Bodies/Service Bodies/Cranes/Liftgates) (IMACABAI)

Keywords

• Onboard vehicle weighing
• Load monitoring systems
• Overload protection equipment
• Axle load monitoring
• Commercial vehicle sensors

Headquarters

HQ city

Bradford

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Onboard Weighing Hardware Systems: Sale of onboard weighing equipment including VanWeigh, TruckWeigh, BulkWeigh, and related products for various commercial vehicle types.
2. Technical Services: Training, calibration, diagnostics, installation, repair and maintenance services for onboard weighing systems delivered remotely and on-site.
3. Service Contracts and Extended Warranties: Extended warranty and service contract offerings to reduce maintenance costs for customers, providing recurring service revenue.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

VPG Onboard Weighing manufactures and supplies onboard vehicle weighing and load monitoring systems for commercial vehicles. Its portfolio includes systems for vans, trucks, bulk haulage and waste collection vehicles, using patented inclinometer technology and solid-state sensors to provide real-time gross vehicle weight and individual axle load data. Products are sold directly, through OEM partnerships with body builders/converters, and via an international authorized partner network, with complementary technical services, calibration and extended warranty contracts.

Product overview

VPG Onboard Weighing provides a portfolio of onboard vehicle weighing and load monitoring solutions for commercial vehicles. The product range includes VanWeigh and VanWeigh Lite for light commercial vehicles (vans, pick-ups, LCVs), TruckWeigh for heavy goods vehicles over 7.5 tonnes and multi-trailer configurations, BulkWeigh for bulk haulage applications, WasteWeigh and BinWeigh 03 for waste management vehicles, LFT1500 load cell systems, and 5th wheel/air suspension integrated weighing. VPG Connect serves as a telematics add-on platform enabling remote data monitoring and fleet management integration. All products utilize patented inclinometer technology and solid-state sensors for overload protection and load optimisation without mechanical wear.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• VanWeigh: Axle load and gross vehicle weight monitoring system for twin axle vans, pick-ups and LCVs
• TruckWeigh
• BulkWeigh
• WasteWeigh
• BinWeigh 03
• VPG Connect

Products and services

• VanWeigh

Quantifiable outcome

• TruckWeigh accuracy better than ±2.5% (90-100% GVW)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• SI On-Board Weighing (US Sister Brand)coreOthersSI On-Board Weighing is the US sister brand of VPG Onboard Weighing, both part of the Vishay Precision Group. The US entity serves the North American market with similar onboard weighing solutions.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Avery Weigh-Tronix (Illinois Tool Works): Long-established manufacturer of onboard vehicle weighing, axle load monitoring, and waste-collection weighing systems for commercial trucks. Directly competes with VPG's TruckWeigh and WasteWeigh product lines across global fleet customers.
• Walz Scale: Supplier of onboard truck scales, payload monitoring, and load-management solutions for commercial vehicles. Overlaps with VPG's VanWeigh, BulkWeigh and TruckWeigh categories in mining, construction, and logistics fleets.
• Moba Mobile Automation: German-headquartered manufacturer of weighing and sensor systems for mobile machinery, including wheel load scales for construction and agricultural vehicles. Comparable as a precision-sensor competitor in bulk-haulage and on-vehicle weighing use cases.
• Rinstrum (Apex Tool Group / TrueNorth): Designs and manufactures industrial weighing electronics, indicators, and load-cell-based systems widely used in truck and process scales. Closely comparable on the indicator/sensor architecture underpinning VPG's LFT1500 load-cell system.
• Hardy Process Solutions: Industrial weighing and force-measurement instrumentation vendor serving process and vehicle scales. A relevant peer for VPG's solid-state, weight-indicator product architecture and aftermarket service model.
• Loadrite (Onboard Systems / AERO Division): Manufacturer of onboard weighing and load-indicating systems for trucks, wheel loaders, and construction equipment. Directly comparable in product scope and customer verticals (construction, waste, mining).

Broad incumbents

• Siemens Commercial Vehicles / Mobility: Large industrial and mobility incumbent whose commercial-vehicle telematics and electrification offerings overlap with VPG Connect on fleet data integration and weight-based compliance reporting.
• Continental AG (Commercial Vehicles & Services): Tier-1 supplier offering commercial-vehicle electronics, telematics, and digital fleet services. Adjacent competitor where OEMs consolidate load-monitoring into native telematics stacks.
• Samsara: Connected fleet operations platform offering telematics, asset tracking, and equipment-monitoring data services. Comparable on the data/recurring-revenue layer that VPG Connect targets, though without native on-vehicle weighing hardware.
• Geotab: Fleet telematics and data platform with broad OEM and aftermarket channels. Competitor/partner for fleet-side data integration where VPG Connect payload data is surfaced to fleet operators.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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