Automatic calibration of on-vehicle weight scales

1. A method for calibrating an onboard vehicle scale, the method comprising:

disposing a vehicle upon a reference scale;

determining reference weight information corresponding to a weight of at least a portion of the vehicle as measured by the reference scale;

automatically and wirelessly communicating, via a wireless transceiver unit of the reference scale, the reference weight information to an onboard scale coupled to the vehicle; and

automatically calibrating the onboard scale using the reference weight information such that the weight of the at least a portion of the vehicle corresponds to a sensed weight of the at least a portion of the vehicle as measured by the onboard scale.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein automatically calibrating the onboard scale is performed only upon receipt of a request to calibrate the scale.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

wirelessly requesting the reference weight information from the reference scale using a control system of the onboard scale.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein communicating reference weight information to the onboard scale includes transmitting a unique identifier of the reference scale to a controller of the onboard scale.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein automatically and wirelessly communicating the reference weight information to an onboard scale coupled to the vehicle is performed without first receiving a request.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein automatically calibrating the onboard scale using the reference weight information is performed without user intervention.