About 95% of 3,145 heavy vehicles inspected during "Operasi Kesejahteraan Rakyat" recently were booked for various offences, including overloading.
Road Transport Department (JPJ) enforcement director Datuk V. Valluvan Veloo said 3,011 summonses and notices were issued during the operation held in Negri Sembilan, Selangor and Kuala Lumpur between December 8 and 12.
"There were also drivers of heavy vehicles who did not have a valid driving licence," he told a media conference at JPJ headquarters in Putrajaya today.
"There were also drivers of heavy vehicles who did not have a valid driving licence," he told a media conference at JPJ headquarters in Putrajaya today.
He said the operation was conducted with the cooperation of the Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD), National Anti-Drug Agency (AADK), the police and Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC).
Valluvan said overloaded lorries, mostly with sand, concrete and timber, damaged the roads.
"Our roads were built to a certain specification and the lorries are to abide by a certain load limit," he added.
He said the government had spent more than RM1 billion on road repairs in 10 years, and 25% of the 7,000 road accidents occuring in the country every year were caused by overloaded lorries. – Bernama,
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