Hi everyone. I just resubscribed to the list to pass on this important news item from the NIST. Hopefully someone here could make an impact at this forum.
David Shatto Los Angeles Forum on Vehicle Scale Shipment Accuracy The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is sponsoring a forum on laws and regulations relating to commercial transactions that rely on net weights of commodities and/or service charges determined by vehicle scales. The free conference, to be held Sept. 28, 2004, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the U.S. Department of Commerce in Washington, D.C., will look at how truck cargo weights are determined. Such weights are calculated by subtracting a truck�s weight when full from its empty weight as recorded from previous measurements. However, additional material in the truck cab, new tires, or even mud and dirt can make the weight previously assigned to a delivery truck incorrect. Over time faulty calculations can boost or reduce the actual weight of total deliveries by thousands of pounds. Industry representatives, consumers, scale owners and users, exporters, importers, retailers, federal and state representatives are invited to participate in the forum. Space is limited. Advanced registration is required. The registration deadline is 5 p.m. EDT, Sept. 1, 2004. Further information is available from Conference Coordinator Tom Coleman at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or (301) 975-4868. Media Contact: John Blair, [EMAIL PROTECTED] or (301) 975-4261
