The transport ministry, through the road transport department (JPJ), has revealed the list of lorry companies and express bus operators who have recorded the highest number of traffic summonses for various vehicle offenses under the Road Transport Act 1987 (Act 333), Commercial Vehicles Licensing Board Act 1987 (Act 334) and Land Public Transport Act 2010 (Act 715).
According to transport minister Anthony Loke, authorities identified 11 lorry operators with more than 1,000 outstanding summonses and 17 express bus operators with more than 200 outstanding summonses. He added that the list – which revealed one company having a whopping 22,017 outstanding summonses alone – was far from exhaustive, but naming the most serious offenders was meant to serve as a warning to others.
He said that five primary offences committed by heavy commercial vehicle companies are, in the following order, technical offences (brakes/tyres not in accordance with vehicle specifications/ as welll as vehicle modifications), drivers not having valid driving licences, overloading the vehicle, no valid road tax (LKM) and insurance, and driving over the speed limit.
For express bus operators, the five most common offences are, again in following order, driving over the speed limit, committing various traffic offences (continuously driving in the right-most lane, queue cutting, drivers using a mobile phone while driving), technical offences, drivers not having a valid driving licence, and no valid LKM and insurance.
Loke said that all companies involved have been given 14 days from the date of the announcement to settle all outstanding summonses at any state/branch JPJ office. “Failure to do so will be followed by stricter enforcement action, including the vehicle being blacklisted immediately,” he said.
He said that the authorities will not tolerate any party who fails to comply with the law, and reminded all commercial vehicle operators to review and resolve all outstanding summonses.
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