Concrete boom pump trucks and other boom-equipped heavy equipment operate at the edge of their stability envelope every time the boom is fully extended. Operators are skilled, trained, and experienced. But they're working from limited real-time data about what the truck, outriggers, and wind conditions are doing at any given moment.
That gap is where bad things happen.
We looked for a portable, non-invasive monitoring system that could give operators and fleet managers better visibility without tying into machine controls, requiring expensive OEM retrofits, or demanding a complete change to how operators work. We found nothing that fit. So we built it.
Pondus is a multi-sensor advisory system for boom-equipped equipment. TiltNode (body roll and incline), OutNode (outrigger pressure), and WindNode (boom-tip wind) connect to one operator workflow and fleet management plane. No vehicle wiring. No machine control. No interference with existing OEM systems or safety devices.
The name comes from the Latin word for gravitational load and weight. The logo is a machinist's hex plumb bob — the tool my father taught me to use when I was five years old. He was a machinist. Fifty-six years later, the physics haven't changed. Gravity still wins. And knowing the load is everything.
We're currently in a pilot with Superior Concrete in the Denver metro, running on a Concord 50m boom pump. We're looking for fleet owners and safety directors who want to be part of what comes next. If that's you — let's talk.
— Patrick McCormick, Founder & CEO, Pondus Systems