Systems and methods for detection of overloaded vehicle

Abstract

The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for detecting an overloaded vehicle and/or detecting when a load of a vehicle has shifted. In one form, the present disclosure provides a system comprising a memory and at least one processor in communication with the memory. The at least one processor is configured to: send a request to a controller of a vehicle requesting a vehicle mass; receive a response from the controller, the response comprising a calculated gross mass of the vehicle; determine a gross mass estimate of the vehicle; compare the gross mass estimate of the vehicle to an overweight value associated with the vehicle and determine whether the vehicle is overweight; and upon a determination that the vehicle is overweight, at least one of store information associated with the overweight determination in the memory or transmit a message with information associated with the overweight determination.

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