Ban on Heavy Vehicles on Roads during Hari Raya Aidilfitri 2009
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This is to inform members that heavy vehicles will be banned from ALL roads for FOUR days during the Hari Raya Aidilfitri festival in 2009. The ban will take effect on September 18-19 and 26-27, 2009. The ban is part of the efforts of Government to reduce road accidents during the balik kampung rush. The ban will only be applicable to all roads in Peninsular Malaysia and not in Sabah and Sarawak.
The Road Transport Department (RTD) has agreed to provide FMM MEMBERS with a from manufacturers’ premises special exemption for vehicles carrying cargo for EXPORT to seaports and airports during the period when the ban is in force. To obtain exemption from RTD, FMM members are required to apply for the exemption using the attached form and submit to FMM Secretariat via fax: 03-62741266/ 7288 or e-mail: andy@fmm.org.my before September 4, 2009. Company’s name, address and contact details should be clearly specified in the form. All applications for exemption should be supported with trade documents including Shipping Confirmation / Bill of Lading / Delivery Order or other export documents. Approval letters will be issued by RTD directly to successful applicants.
The following are the categories of restriction on the heavy vehicles during the Hari Raya
Aidilfitri festival:
|
Category |
Type of Heavy Vehicles |
Restriction / Exemption |
|
1 |
1.1. Timber lorries, vehicles carrying construction materials e.g. cement, steel, iron, stone, gravel and soil etc. (unless otherwise exempted under category 3). 1.2 Cement mixers and other heavy vehicles i.e. crane, low loaders and heavy mobile machinery e.g. bulldozers and steamrollers. |
Total ban (These vehicles are not allowed on all roads during the period – September 18-19 and 26-27, 2009) |
|
2 |
2.1. Container and cargo lorries carrying electronic and electrical goods. 2.2 Container and cargo lorries from the port to an airport of different origin (e.g. Port Klang, Selangor to |
Allowed to operate from |
|
3 |
3.1 Concrete Mixer Truck 3.2. Mobile cranes 3.3. Tipper lorries (transport stones and sand) |
Allowed to operate from |
|
4 |
4.1 Vehicles carrying gas and chemicals to supply to the medical and chemical industry. 4.2 All containerised / cargo lorries to and from the airport. 4.3 Container and cargo lorries from the port to an airport of same origin (e.g. Port Klang, Selangor to KLIA, Selangor). 4.4 Cargo lorries carrying daily supplies i.e. manufactured food and beverages, fruits, vegetables, raw products, newspapers and livestock) and sundry goods or empty lorries on return trip. 4.5 Vehicles carrying garbage and sewerage 4.6 Small lorries d’controlled (with a laden weight of less than 5,000kgs / 5 tonnes). 4.7 Container and cargo lorries between terminals in ports of same origin. 4.8 Container and cargo lorries to and from the port and the warehouse and industrial areas near the port. 4.9 Tanker lorries carrying fuel like petroleum, diesel, gas and LPG. 4.10 Lorries involved in Emergency and Rescue operations. |
No restriction (These vehicles are permitted to operate during the period) |
The RTD Enforcement Division Hotline is 03-8886 6412. Companies that do not fall
under categories 2, 3 and 4 may wish to apply for exemption to operate during the banned period directly from the Road Transport Department secretariat at the following hotline:
Road Transport Department – Enforcement Division Hotline
Bahagian Penguatkuasa, Ibu Pejabat JPJ, Aras 1, Blok D4, Parcel D
Pusat Pentadbiran Kerajaan Persekutuan, 62620 Putrajaya
Fax: 03-8886 6726
E-mail: pkuasa@jpj.gov.my
For further enquiries, please contact Ms Hafizah / Ms Sandy of FMM at tel: 03-
62867200, fax: 03-62741266 or e-mail: sandy@fmm.org.my
* Click here for the original document on above.
* Exemption application form available here.
Source: FMM
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