Setting up a new work vehicle
List the service body, storage, racks, batteries and permanently carried equipment before adding consumables.
TowSense / Work vehicles & tradies
Know what your working vehicle carries.
Consider tools, racks, materials, passengers and any trailer as a complete working load.
Suggested starting point
Risk Scan · A$49
For the vehicle-only working load: payload, GVM and axle observations from your supplied ratings and loaded measurements. A trailer combination requires the A$99 assessment instead.
One-off automated digital assessment, not a personal consultation. Review the required inputs before paying. Missing figures remain unknown; payment does not verify them.
Start with the whole picture
Assess the vehicle as it works, not as it left the showroom.
A service body, racks, tools, materials and passengers all belong in the working-load picture. A trailer adds another set of ratings and measurements to prepare.
Loading for a different job
Prepare a typical working load and a heavier realistic configuration. Keep each scenario's measurements separate.
Adding a work trailer
Collect trailer ratings and loaded figures alongside the tow vehicle's actual working load.
What to gather first
- Exact vehicle and fitted body configuration
- Tools, materials, racks and accessory weights
- Crew and other occupants
- Actual front/rear axle and total measurements
- Trailer and coupling ratings where relevant
Gather a realistic working-load picture
Prepare figures for the vehicle as used on the job. Keep a typical workday and a heavier configuration as separate scenarios.
Reference diagram, not to scale. Follow the selected tool and weighing-service instructions.
- A to B
- Wheelbase: front axle centre to rear axle centre.
- B to C
- Rear axle centre to coupling centre, where the selected tool requires it.
- Loaded readings
- Keep front, rear and total readings tied to the same loading condition.
Include permanent and daily loads
List the fitted body, racks, batteries and storage, then record the crew, tools and materials present for the measurement.
Keep limits and readings separate
Use documented ratings for the exact vehicle and actual loaded axle readings. An empty-vehicle figure is not a working-load measurement.
Adding a trailer?
Collect its ratings, coupling details and matching loaded measurements. Follow the selected tool's requirements before using a coupling estimate.
Before you continue
Is a trailer required?
No. Vehicle-only payload preparation is relevant to work vehicles that do not tow.
Does this replace workplace or load-restraint requirements?
No. TowSense loading observations do not certify workplace compliance, load restraint or suitability for a specific job.
Choose the next step for your working load.
A vehicle-only check and a trailer assessment need different information.
Have your vehicle and load details?
Review the A$49 vehicle-only Risk Scan. If you tow a trailer, choose the A$99 combination assessment above.
Risk Scan — A$49Still gathering your working figures?
Use the existing vehicle checker to explore the vehicle's loading inputs.
Explore the vehicle checker