Heavy truck policy enriches city

Heavy truck policy enriches city

TANGERANG: With a strict policy enforced since June on cargo
trucks passing Cikande weighing station in Banten province, the
administration is now enjoying three times the earnings from
fines imposed on overweight trucks.

The administration revealed on Thursday that the earnings had
increased from the previous Rp 3 million to Rp 4 million, to Rp
12 million to Rp 14.5 million per month.

Data from the Cikande weighing station shows that in May the
fines collected stood at Rp 5.064 million. In June, the earnings
reached Rp 12.4 million while in July they reached Rp 14.6
million.

"This is because of the hard work of officials in ticketing
drivers who violate the weight limit," said Dadang, head of the
transportation control division at the Banten transportation
agency.

Ideally, he added, overweight trucks needed to unload some of
their cargo before leaving the weighing station to maintain a
good condition on the roads.

"Unfortunately, we don't have warehouse facilities to store
the goods. Therefore, what we can do now is to fine the violators
and give them a ticket for settlement in court." --Antara