We launched Truck Packer just under two months ago, and one of the most highly requested features has been tools for visualizing and managing weight in the packing space. What’s funny is this came as a total surprise to us. Every production manager, FOH engineer, or logistics lead we initially talked to basically said the same thing: “Well, at the multi-truck level, as long as we’re under weight limits, we don’t really worry much about distribution.” And to be fair... that checks out.
Let’s use a logistics analogy: If you’re a freight company loading pallets into a semi, Pallet 1 might be full of teddy bears and Pallet 2 might be literal bricks. In that scenario, you have to care about weight distribution or you’ll be riding on two axles and a dream. But in the live production world, case 1 might be a half-pack weighing 250 lbs, and case 2 might be 150 lbs. The difference is significant, but not catastrophic. And unless you’re hauling feeder cable, stage decking, or something weird like set carts packed full of steel, you’re probably not pushing multi-ton deltas. Even the heaviest half-pack I’ve seen was maybe 400 lbs. That’s still no match for a literal pallet of bricks.
Where things get dicey is with smaller trailers. The shorter your load length, the more critical even distribution becomes. An uneven load in a 14ft trailer can blow tires, wreck your axle, or make your entire rig handle like a shopping cart with a broken wheel. To help solve this, we just rolled out a set of tools designed to visually surface weight disparities before you’re already at the dock.
With one keystroke, your entire packing space transforms into a heatmap of weight:
It’s like thermal vision for your truck.
We added a payload capacity readout so you can instantly see:
Need to see the exact weight of a case? Just click it.
We show the full dimensions, weight, category, and whether it’s flippable all in one place.
🚛 TL;DR
You need to stress over bricks vs teddy bears but less so when it's a long trailer, such as a 53fter. Weight tools are live now inside Truck Packer v0.6.2. Shift+W is your new best friend.
