The road transport department (JPJ) has announced several improvements to the commercial vehicle inspection process at Motor Vehicle Inspection Centres (PPKM), including those operated by Puspakom, effective June 1, Bernama reports.
“JPJ requires all commercial vehicles, both goods and public service vehicles, to have a minimum tread depth of 1.6 mm across the entire surface of the tyre that makes contact with the road,” JPJ director-general Datuk Aedy Fadly Ramli said. The previous requirement was at least 75% of the tyre surface meeting the minimum tread depth.
“With the new stipulation, any commercial vehicle that fails to meet the requirement will not pass the vehicle inspection,” he added.
In collaboration with Puspakom, JPJ has also stepped up enforcement to ensure heavy-duty dumper or tipper lorries do not have side boards that exceed the allowed limit, “in line with the permit conditions set by the Land Public Transport Agency (APAD) and the approved Vehicle Technical Plan,” said Aedy.
Owners of heavy-duty dumper or tipper lorries carrying special loads are also now required to present the commercial vehicle approval offer letter (STK) and relevant permits during inspections, to ensure that the vehicle’s body type and the nature of the load conform to the approved specifications.
“The move to tighten enforcement on heavy-duty dumper or tipper vehicles aligns with the implementation of a special body code for those transporting specific loads such as fertiliser, coal, fly ash, gypsum, sawdust, corn, palm kernel and rice,” Aedy said.
Owners of failed-inspection vehicles can either refer to APAD to correct the permit and obtain a new one based on the original load specified in the technical plan, or apply to JPJ for a new technical plan based on the correct body code for the load being carried.
Additionally, owners must adjust the side board height to the required 762 mm, with no changes allowed to the existing dumper tipper body code, before presenting the vehicle for reinspection.
“These improvements will enhance road safety, reduce the risk of accidents and ensure better compliance with existing regulations,” said Aedy.
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I thought every tire got a Thread wear bars? As long as it touches this then it’s time to change, no measurement is needed, why can’t JPJ follow this international practice?
1.6 mm is nothing, should maintain minimum 5 mm
Thank you JPJ. Anytime any effort is made towards road safety is commendable. But please keep in mind, it is not these one specific “new rules” policy announcements that will solve the problem. We need concerted approaches by all parties – polis, JPJ, MoT, operators etc to work hand in hand. Education, emphaty is also missing currently.
Enforcement is also nowadays very “targeted”; whatever easy to saman / catch while the big culprits get away. One example; I recently took an express bus for first time in years. What I saw was shocking; at that height we can see the insides of truck cabins – at least the ones not totally covered in illegally dark tints and sunshades, even on WINDSCREEN..! Those trucks I could look into, a big number of them had drivers who were texting!
I asked the bus driver and he confirms it, many truck drivers are texting all the time and is a cause of frequent accidents because they suddenly realise an obstacle on the road and swerve to avoid – with catastrophic results.
Private car drivers get pulled over frequently because dark window tints are more enforced on us, and as well Polis / JPJ can see motorists on phones from their bikes, but truck drivers are so high up,they get away all the time.
Do not need to believe me, @Tuan Pengarah JPJ, Tuan Menteri, anyone.. try it and see for yourself.
The idea is only applicable for commercial vehicle want to guess why some are so daring nowadays.
JPJ really like to TCSS. Enfornce la.
Maybe they can also focus on removing the 44 sun shades many of them have on the front window
it’s so easy, use two sets of tyres, one is for puspakom to see, that one buy michelin also can, then change to daily tyre from vietnam, no need to be scared one no enforcement on the road one