UNSPSC 48101611: Commercial use scales

UNSPSC 48101611 Commercial use scales is a Commodity code that encompasses maintenance, repair, certification, and emergency support services for truck scales and weigh-station equipment operated by state transportation departments and local waste and recycling jurisdictions. State and local governments buy repair and preventative maintenance for commercial truck scales, emergency response with guaranteed on-site arrival times, parts replacement and calibration services, and regulatory certification to maintain equipment functionality at landfills, household hazardous waste collection centers, and commercial weigh stations. The issuing bodies under this code include state departments of transportation and county or municipal waste and recycling operations; these entities depend on scale equipment to enforce weight regulations, collect revenue, and maintain federal highway funding eligibility. Solicitations typically require bidders to be registered service agencies licensed by state measurement-standards divisions, with demonstrated experience on specific scale models such as Emery Winslow, Fairbanks, and Genesis Motor systems.

Recent activity centers in California and Illinois. The Illinois Department of Transportation posted a change order notice on October 12, 2026 (due October 26, 2026) to increase funds by $250,000 for repair, maintenance, and certification of Weightronix Scale Equipment at state weigh stations, with the modification flowing to incumbent contractor Fairbanks in response to elevated parts costs and unexpected repair surge. The County of Orange, California (OC Waste & Recycling) solicited competitive bids through an IFB closing May 15, 2026, for truck scale maintenance and repair services covering ten Emery Winslow and four Fairbanks scales across three landfills and four hazardous waste collection centers in the Anaheim, Huntington Beach, Irvine, and San Juan Capistrano area; the contract included set-asides for OCLSBs and DVBEs with five to eight percent price reductions and was structured as a usage contract with hourly labor rates differentiated by service time and one-year initial term with four renewal options.