The transport ministry says it will not negotiate with any construction industry groups or companies dissatisfied with regulations on overloaded heavy vehicles.
Construction industry groups last week warned that the road transport department’s (JPJ) nationwide crackdown on overloaded heavy vehicles could inflate costs and disrupt supply chains, calling on the transport ministry and JPJ to hold immediate discussions to devise a phased or flexible enforcement plan.
Transport minister Loke Siew Fook today said the ministry would not back down as stricter enforcement was necessary to ensure road users’ safety.
He told the Dewan Rakyat that he was not surprised by the complaints as he had anticipated that certain industry players would attempt to put pressure on the ministry to ease up on the enforcement.
“I’m quite…