Haulage trucks carrying goods to and from Northport and Westport in Port Klang weighing more than the permitted limit will face restrictions enforced by the Port Klang Authority, reported The Star. Trucks carrying goods to and from these locations cannot exceed the permitted combined vehicle weight (BGK), said Port Klang Authority (PKA) chairman Ean Yong Hian Wah.
“The National Logistics Centre, which is under the transport ministry, has instructed PKA to fully enforce restrictions on haulage trucks carrying loads exceeding the BGK to or from the port. Import transactions will be reviewed at booking level and bookings will be rejected if the total load exceeds the BGK, Ean Yong said.
Export transactions will be weighed at the port entrance, and if trucks are caught violating the BGK weight liimit three times, these trucks will not be allowed to enter the ports any more, he continued. However, it will be the offending vehicles which will be blacklisted from entering, and not the companies that own the trucks, he said.
The decision to enforce weight limits for haulage trucks was made at the national logistics task force meeting chaired by transport minister Anthony Loke on November 25 last year, and the decision to implement the restriction was made following a study conducted between December 30 and 31 last year to determine the number of vehicles that exceeded the BGK, and the number of those registered with PKA.
“The study was carried out in both Northport and Westport and it was estimated that some 20% to 30% of the vehicles exceeded the BGK and did not comply with the Transport Ministry’s regulations,” Ean Yong said. Logistics companies dealing with Port Klang were required to register with PKA, and 340 companies have complied and registered their haulier trucks with the authority.
The reason behind the decision to enforce weight limit restrictions was to curb damage to roads, as well as to prevent accidents, noting that road damage in Port Klang has “become an alarming concern” for logistics industry players, and has tarnished the image of Port Klang.
“One of the main factors that contribute to road damage is haulage trucks carrying loads exceeding the BGK and this has also contributed to several fatal accidents in the past,” Ean Yong said.
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