Following a fatal accident caused by a detached lorry tyre, Malaysia's Transport Ministry will establish a task force to address overloading and amend relevant legislation.
The transport ministry will set up a task force to tackle the issue of overloaded vehicles . This task force will be given the mandate to implement enforcement methods. The task force will be chaired by the transport ministry secretary-general Datuk Jana Santhiran Muniayan, and will involve various stakeholders. Transport minister Anthony Loke said, 'I want to ensure that this task force runs smoothly and is effective in its implementation.
' Should there be immediate action required, they can be executed without further study, Loke said. The remarks come after an accident at KM204 on the North-South Expressway near Alor Gajah last month left seven dead and 33 injured, with the cause identified to be a tyre that had detached from a lorry trailer. The transport ministry also plans to amend the Road Transport Act 1987, the Land Public Transport Act 2010, and the Commercial Vehicle Licensing Board Act 1987 to curb overloading of vehicles. The proposal for amendments include the setting of compound and fine rates according to the percentage of overloading for offences relating to carrying excess cargo, and the proposal will also examine the possibility of imposing liability on the consignee. 'Logistics companies often claim they are forced to overload vehicles due to low payment rates from consignees. They argue that without overloading, they would incur losses and be unable to cover their operational costs. We want to examine that responsibility. If there is overloading, the (consignee) company should (also) be held accountable,' Loke said. The gazetting of regulations for pick-up trucks often used by small traders is also being considered by the ministry, in order for these vehicles to safety carry goods as long as they do not exceed the permitted load limit, he added
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