An enforcement operation against overloaded vehicles across Malaysia will begin today till December 31, 2025. Stated as a “declaration of war” by Transport Minister (MOT) Anthony Loke, the operation will be conducted across five main zones – North, Central, South, East and Borneo.
“Each state will have four enforcement teams, totalling 12 teams active in each zone, with operations conducted throughout a continuous seven-day period for each operation phase,” said Loke. Loke further said the operation will target transport sectors known for overloading, including the stone, sand, earth, silica, charcoal, steel, oil palm and timber industries.
“MOT and JPJ will not show compromise to any party that flouts the overloading limit according to the terms of their licence,” Loke said. “Furthermore, JPJ will not negotiate with any driver, owner or transport company that is careless or disregards public safety requirements to the point of causing an accident or damaging roads,” he added.
Aside from the operation against overloading, Loke has also instructed JPJ and APAD (Commercial Land Transport Agency) to formulate a new administrative framework to strengthen enforcement against companies operating vehicles in high risk industries. Under the framework, repeat offenders will not only be penalised by JPJ but also the vehicle permit or operating licence suspended or cancelled by APAD.
Loke explained this action arises from findings from a special safety inspection and audit (JISA) conducted from June 23 to July 31, this year. During the audit on 500 companies considered high risk, 54.43% were found to have failed to abide by regulations, as reported by Bernama.
“This number shows a systemic and serious disregard for the law, and a critical need to strengthen enforcement mechanisms as a whole,” Loke said. “I have lost my patience, there are too many accidents involving heavy vehicles that we feel are caused by overloading, or cargo exceeding the stipulated limit,” said Loke.
As of July 2025, APAD has issued 353,135 permits for goods vehicles, and 40,126 bus permits. For operators, 40,770 hold goods vehicle licences, with 10,879 licensed bus drivers.
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finalyl it falls to Loke to enforce the law, after countless previous ministers before him failed to do so, includin WKS.
Meaning Loke has been sleeping on the job for nearly 7 years thru 2 tenures as transport minister! He should be fired!
Orders to enforce implementation must come from the top. A. Loke just announced it.
Ues your brain wisely before commenting.
Why the need to be patient on this? What stopping you from taking action?
To be fair, I believe the required manpower and the convincing needed for 7-day, 3-month operation would take longer time to plan.
Does he realize it’s not up to the driver? The loading is decided by the client and transport company. If the driver makes more trips he gets to earn more. If he is ordered to make only one trip then …
is about competition, when other can do in 1 trip and you (the driver) said he needs to run 2, then is out of the competition. Is the society choice, but also is what law enforcer to do (to stop overloading truck). This increase transportation fee and impact the entire market.
Declare war? Com’on….you are the one who published many companies didn’t pay summons and said want to take action but eh, gave 14 days grace period and after they paid, you let them go. now you said lose patience and declare war? Haha what a joke. Better resign lah if you in authority position also cannot handle the drivers and the lorry companies
He should change the JPJ DG instead. Does your company director do the manager work ? If manager can’t handle routine job let’s sacked him.
Tis is not something new, how to really enforce when the culprit easily can “kow tim” their case.
They should allow vigilante from public to report and hold these lorries.
This fat B has repeated the same narrative too many time . I have lost count LMAO
Shouldn’t this be a daily thing?
Wtf got end date for this so called war? This needs to be enforced all the time.
You made rules, people are not following rules, you punish them, patience for what????
Yawn. You can’t even manage thousands of unsettled summonses (which is easily done by barring road tax and licence renewals, and registrationof new vehicles), and now you say you have lost your patience?
And people who commit traffic incursions in Malaysia are rewarded with a discount when theu pay later! In modern countries, you are rewarded only if you pay early!
Please use technology to curb overloading issues. Consult other countries. Create temporary radar speed detection strip n lay on the roads. They will do the weight detection n compute in yr system.
Oh so finally he “declares war”. Everyone had lost patience for his super slow response to the increasing road accidents. What a joke
Oh no. My timber shivers. Yet another cakap kosong from him. Just sell number plates at this point
Perang dah bermula dari dulu, dia baru nak declare war. Pandai jual plate saja dia.
Implement stricter enforcement. I recently experienced a big lorry tailgating me in the overtaking lane as I was travelling at 110km/h. What a murderous act that is?!
Ya lor…happens every day. Come port klang side and see for yourself, mr. loke kor!
110km/h not fast enough to overtake, best you leave the overtaking lane for other user who wants to overtake. That’s why you face such situation because you decided this.
How about a war on vehicles with 100% tinted front windscreen? It is so dangerous to other road users especially at night!
Go to war on speeding vehicles, then we’ll see. Have hidden speed traps at more locations. Stop people from speeding on highways at 150km/h (people reading this, you know who you are)
We need war on stupid freaking bright lights and stupid freaking loud exhaust. Stop letting those things being sold in the first place. Also, stupid flashing yellow lights, stupid song horns etc. Stupid accessories annoying everybody.
Corruption the root at many levels