KAJANG, Oct 4 — The Road Transport Department (JPJ) has issued nearly 9,000 summons notices to traffic offenders following an inspection of 32,178 commercial vehicles nationwide since last Tuesday.

The most prevalent violations were related to exceeding load capacity, especially in light of recent fatal accidents involving overloaded lorries.

JPJ director-general Datuk Aedy Fadly Ramli emphasised the need for compliance with the Road Transport Act 1987 and associated regulations, national news agency Bernama reported today.

During the inspections, a total of 12,282 goods vehicles, 1,274 public service vehicles, and 18,622 other vehicles were checked.

"The most recorded offences were related to JPJ (P) 22 (an order for inspection) or technical notices (6,430), inspection direction Section 61 (1) (990 notice).

"In addition, a total of 339 notices were also issued for weighing order (Section 63(3) for overloaded vehicles and 16 vehicles were also confiscated,” Aedy was quoted by Bernama as saying in a news conference at Batu Lima, Jalan Bangi Lama here.

The joint operation with the police and the National Anti-Drug Agency also screened drug screenings for drivers, resulting in seven positive tests.

Aedy said JPJ would continue to monitor traffic not only on major highways but also on federal and smaller roads, including Jalan Bangi Lama, which had not previously undergone such scrutiny.

No upgrade for motorbikes until summonses settled

In related news, Aedy advised the public to settle any outstanding summonses to qualify for a special licence transition programme for upgrading B1 and B2 licence holders to class B for high-powered motorcycles.

He said that while the programme’s conditions have been relaxed, any outstanding summonses from JPJ or the police must be cleared to qualify.

"Those who have held a B2 licence for 10 years or more, and are not blacklisted or have no outstanding summonses, are eligible to apply for the transition programme.

"However, if applicants find themselves ineligible despite meeting the 10-year criterion, they need to check and settle any outstanding summonses or resolve blacklist issues,” he was quoted as saying.

Eligibility checks can be conducted via the MyJPJ app, JPJ counters, or the department’s official portal.