APAD Urged To Revoke Licenses Of Transport Companies Failing To Ensure Vehicle Safety

The Land Public Transport Agency (APAD) is urged to revoke the licenses of any transport company that fails to ensure the roadworthiness of its vehicles.
This call, according to Road Transport Department (JPJ) senior enforcement director Muhammad Kifli Mat Hassan, follows a rise in cases involving heavy vehicle and truck operators who are neglecting mandatory inspections at Puspakom, driving without valid insurance, and not renewing their vehicle licenses.

“Between 2022 and 2024, JPJ seized 2,696 lorries. As of April, 365 lorries were seized for various offences, including overloading and being unfit to be on the road.
“According to statistics from the Vehicle Inspection and Safety Audit Report (JISA), JPJ has recommended that APAD revoke 15 vehicle permits, suspend 513 operator licenses or vehicle permits, and issue warnings in 28 other cases,” he says, adding that out of 3,061 lorries seized, 135 were impounded under the Road Transport Act 1987, and seven were forfeited under the Land Public Transport Act 2010.
Kifli further noted that JPJ has launched 17 investigations this year into commercial vehicle accidents caused by negligence or mechanical failure, with outcomes ranging from sentencing to ongoing investigation and pending analysis.
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Additionally, he says the department began opening inquiry documents against those obstructing JPJ officers.
“six investigation papers have been opened involving cases where lorry drivers fled and abandoned their vehicles in the middle of the road when approached for inspection, including incidents where drivers deliberately damaged their vehicles,” Kifli was quoted as saying.
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