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Sep 21, 2009

TRUCKS INSPECTION * Phillipines - LTO order to check overloaded trucks at NLEX, SCTEx hailed

Luzon,Phillipines -Manila Bulletin BC -September 20, 2009: -- The operator of the two longest expressways traversing Central Luzon hailed the recent order of the Land Transportation Office (LTO) to subject once again trucks transporting agricultural products for possible violation of anti-overloading laws... Ramoncito S. Fernandez, president and CEO of Tollways Management Corp. (TMC), said the LTO order dated Sept. 15, lifting the moratorium earlier enjoyed by trucks loaded with agriculture products and other perishable goods, “levels the playing field and is a big boost to our ongoing anti-overloading campaign”... Lomibao said the order is LTO’s response to the concerns raised by government agencies and other stakeholders concerned with road maintenance, stating that overloading has adversely affected the stability and safety conditions of the roads... The trucks will no longer suffer delay especially at NLEX because of newly installed devices called Weigh-in-Motion (WIM), which check every truck while in motion. The WIM instantly calculates the load of a truck once the vehicle passes through a dedicated lane which is equipped with a sensor, camera and computer...

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