KUALA LANGAT: The Road Transport Department (JPJ) will summon the top management of KDEB Waste Management (KDEBWM) soon, following various road safety issues involving the company’s garbage trucks.
JPJ director-general Datuk Aedy Fadly Ramli (pic, centre) said the meeting aims to remind KDEBWM that their vehicles are not allowed to operate on the road without complying with traffic laws and safety regulations.
"Last Monday (Oct 13), we (JPJ) discussed KDEBWM vehicles with Transport Minister Anthony Loke, and we have already taken stern action recently.
"We seized 22 garbage trucks belonging to the company, which committed 154 offences, including operating without insurance and motor vehicle licences, as well as being driven by foreign nationals without valid driving licences.
He was speaking at a press conference held in conjunction with JPJ Selangor’s Special Operation at the Banting Enforcement Station on Tuesday (Oct 14) night.
Aedy Fadly urged KDEBWM to take immediate corrective action to address the violations committed by its garbage trucks, especially those operating on public roads.
He said he has directed JPJ Senior Enforcement Director Datuk Muhammad Kifli Ma Hassan to deploy enforcement teams from Selangor and Kuala Lumpur to detain and seize any problematic KDEBWM garbage trucks.
At the same time, Aedy Fadly commended KDEBWM for settling 22,017 outstanding summonses amounting to RM3.1mil in compound payments.
"We appreciate KDEBWM’s initiative, but repeated offences are still being committed by some contractors under the company," he said. - Bernama
