Caterpillar Inc.
REAL-TIME COLLECTION AND COMMUNICATION OF QUARRY SCALE TICKET INFORMATION

Abstract:

A system and method for a scale ticketing system includes a scale computer and a hardware device. The scale computer is configured to issue a command with associated data that includes the ticket information to generate a scale ticket for a truck positioned at a scale associated with the scale ticketing system. The hardware device is connected to the scale computer and configured to identify the command and extract the ticket information from the associated data in response to identifying the command. The hardware device is also configured to transmit the extracted ticket information to a remote computing device.