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Checks underway: Staff examining the tire thickness of a lorry at the Puspakom inspection centre in Alam Megah. — IZZRAFIQ ALIAS/The Star

PETALING JAYA: More than 600 commercial vehicles have failed tyre inspections at Puspakom since the Road Transport Department (JPJ) tightened the inspection requirements beginning this month.

“Between June 1 and 10, 658 out of 49,570 commercial vehicles, or 1.3%, failed the tyre inspection, while 43 commercial vehicles (mainly tipper trucks) failed the sideboard inspection,” said the national vehicle inspection company.

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