Global Weigh-In-Motion System Market By Type (In-Road, Bridge.Weigh, On-board), By Vehicle Speed (Low, High), By End-Use Industry (Oil & Refinery, Highway Tolls, Logistics), By Region, and Key Companies - Industry Segment Outlook, Market Assessment, Competition Scenario, Trends and Forecast 2021-2031

Weigh-in-motion (WIM) systems are specifically designed to measure the speed and weight of vehicles, apart from other aspects of a vehicle. A WIM system offers accurate information that is required to be in compliance to data authorized by respective government agencies. It comes in two types – on-board weigh-in-motion systems and in-road weigh-in-motion systems.

It helps generate approx. idea about the location, speed and class of a given vehicle. With respect to on-board weigh-in-motion systems, gathered parameters are related to a specific automobile only. It is diametrically opposite in the case of in-road weigh-in-motion systems. In such cases, the gathered data represents data of the entire traffic over a road. It leads to better infrastructure management.

The system consists of a number of sensors, charge amplifiers, inductive loops, communication methods and data archiving support solutions. It offers accurate details of vehicles on an individual basis. Information such as lane number and timestamp can be gathered. With this data, other important pointers such as a vehicle’s speed, axle load, and spacing between axles. All of this can be determined with the use of a weigh-in-motion system.

Detailed Segmentation

The Global Weigh-In-Motion System Market is Segmented on the Basis of Type, Platform, Vehicle Speed, End-Use Industry, and Regions:

Based on Type

• In-Road
• Bridge Weigh
• On-board

Based on Vehicle Speed

• Low
• High

Based on End-Use Industry

• Oil & Refinery
• Highway Tolls
• Logistics

Based on Regions

• North America
• Europe
• Asia-Pacific
• South America
• Middle East & Africa

Market Dynamics

Along with the increasing number of vehicle sales, the problem of traffic congestion is also increasing. The increasing heavy-duty vehicle traffic on roads are making them more vulnerable to damage in comparison to those that do not have these types of vehicles plying them. Moreover, roads with a higher number of heavy-duty vehicles require repair and maintenance on a frequent basis compared to other roads.

A weigh-in motion system calculates a vehicle’s weight accurately and singles out overloaded heavy-duty vehicles that can damage the structural integrity of a road. These factors are expected to boost the revenue trajectory of the global weigh-in motion systems market.

There are a variety of sensors such as speed sensors, weight sensors, etc., that are used in weigh-in motion systems, making them more expensive. Factors such as high implementation costs and the lack of standardization are elements that could potentially hamper the global weight-in-motion systems market growth. The growing trend of on-board weigh-in-motion systems adoption is expected to create new opportunities for this market over the forecast period.

Key Players:

• Kapsch TrafficCom AG
• Q-Free ASA
• Mettler Toledo
• Avery Weigh-Tronix
• TE Connectivity
• EFKON GmbH
• Transcore
• Siemens AG
• Other

Recent Developments

• In February 2020, the Kistler Group presented its new WIM system – KiTraffic Digital – to the public. It is the first system of its kind without an induction loop: the sensor itself registers when a vehicle needs to be measured. This reduces installation efforts and increases the reliability of a WIM site.
• In December 2020, Q-Free ASA received orders worth USD 3.54 million for WIM solutions from the Ukraine and Saudi Arabia.
• In December 2020, the City of Laredo selected TransCore to provide a comprehensive upgrade to its toll collection system on four international bridges that connect the US and Mexico.

For the Weigh-In-Motion System Market research study, the following years have been considered to estimate the market size: