Hundreds of Thousands of Trucks Inspected, ODOL Violations Remain High

JAKARTA – The Ministry of Transportation is intensifying the regulation of goods transport to improve road safety. These efforts are being carried out amid persistently high violation rates, despite tightened supervision through dozens of weighing bridges across various regions. Director General of Land Transportation Aan Suhanan emphasised that his office continues to appreciate operators who comply with logistics distribution rules. However, enforcement against violations is also ongoing. Supervision is conducted through 89 Motor Vehicle Weighing Implementation Units (UPPKB) spread throughout Indonesia. From inspections conducted from 1 January to 3 April 2026, a total of 606,799 vehicles have been checked. Of this number, 157,821 vehicles, or approximately 26.01 per cent, were found to have committed violations. Upon closer examination, the most dominant violations stem from two main aspects: carrying capacity and documentation. From a total of 214,553 violations detected, carrying capacity violations reached 104,043 cases or 48.49 per cent, while documentation violations were nearly equal at 104,011 cases or 48.48 per cent. This means that almost all violations are dominated by these two factors. During the socialisation period leading to the Zero Over Dimension Over Loading (ODOL) policy in 2027, enforcement against violators is carried out selectively. The majority of violators are still given warnings rather than strict sanctions. “During this socialisation period towards Zero Over Dimension Over Loading (ODOL) 2027, enforcement against violators is conducted selectively,” Aan stated. From the business operators’ side, there are five companies with the highest number of violations: PT SIL with 508 vehicles, PT IP with 464 vehicles, CV JK with 382 vehicles, and PT SA and PT SBJ each with 363 vehicles. Meanwhile, by type of cargo, the most violations come from mixed goods (10,833 vehicles), sand (9,760 vehicles), packaged goods (8,702 vehicles), plantation commodities (5,397 vehicles), and cement (4,234 vehicles). “In the future, towards Zero ODOL 2027, acceleration of improvements and optimisation of the Online Weighing Bridge (JTO) and Weigh In Motion (WIM) systems at UPPKB will be carried out to enhance the quality of supervision and increase administrative compliance through integration of supervision data and strengthening coordination with relevant stakeholders,” he said.