The KL road transport department (KL JPJ) seized five overloaded commercial vehicles from midnight to 9 am on Friday around the capital, Bernama reports, with director Hamidi Adam saying offences included a tipper truck overloaded by up to 88%, a trailer violating permit conditions and several drivers caught without valid competent driving licences (CDL) and vocational driving licences (VDL), including a foreign driver.
“All of these vehicles were seized under the provisions of Section 80 of the Land Public Transport Act (APAD) 2010 and Section 64 of the Road Transport Act 1987,” he said in a recent statement.
Hamidi added that this was a continuation of the overloaded vehicle operation that has been running since October, focusing on routes and commercial vehicles identified through current intelligence, involving the quarry sector, routes to ports and heavy industry.
To date, 5,967 commercial vehicles have been inspected, with 939 found in violation of the law and 2,398 saman issued for offences like overloading, technical violations, expired licences and insurance, and driving without a valid CDL or VDL. Hamidi added that 14 vehicles were seized and the offenders included both local and foreign drivers.
“These latest statistics show that the trend of non-compliance is still at an alarming level, thus confirming the need for the KL JPJ to continue its operations consistently to eradicate the culture of overloading,” he said, adding that the practice of ‘chasing trips’ is not an excuse to neglect safety. There is no operational justification for overloading or breaking the law, because that endangers other road users, he said.
Hamidi said there were a few drivers trying to avoid inspection by citing damage or refusing to weigh their vehicles, and such actions could be investigated under APAD Act 234(b) 2010, which carries an up-to-RM200,000 fine or up to two years’ jail.
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