Strengthening the handling of oversized and overloaded vehicles

Strengthening the handling of oversized and overloaded vehicles Traffic police and provincial police inspect trucks violating the size of the cargo bed.

On April 14, 2025, through the dike patrol of the Thanh Hoa City Dike Management Department, it was discovered that on the right dike of Lach Truong from K5+422 to K8+100 in the areas of Hoang Duc, Hoang Dat communes and But Son town (Hoang Hoa), many vehicles carrying materials exceeding the permitted load were running on the dike. Immediately after the discovery, the department sent a document requesting the People's Committee of Hoang Hoa district to direct relevant forces to implement measures to manage, prevent and thoroughly handle the situation of overloaded vehicles running on the dike, affecting the structure of the dike and posing a potential risk of traffic accidents. This is just one of the typical incidents in preventing the situation of overloaded vehicles circulating in the province that was promptly detected and handled by the forces.

In 2025, implementing Plan No. 80/KH-C08-P6 dated January 17, 2025 of the Traffic Police Department, Ministry of Public Security on patrolling, controlling and handling violations that are the main causes of traffic accidents on traffic routes, the traffic police force in the whole province has mobilized forces to patrol and control vehicles with extended cargo beds, overloaded or oversized cargo, and transporting goods without proper restraint. In particular, the force has focused on controlling the load right from the material quarry area to minimize the situation of overloaded vehicles circulating on the road. Along with that, checking compliance with legal regulations on load and cargo bed size for trucks on National Highways 1A, 45, 47, 217, Ho Chi Minh Road, Nghi Son - Sao Vang Road and a number of provincial roads, where many vehicles with signs of overloading are operating.

In the first 5 months of 2025, the traffic police force in the whole province patrolled, controlled and handled 2,751 cases of overloaded vehicles, oversized vehicles, and vehicle modifications. Of which, there were 1,431 cases of overloaded vehicles; 1,320 cases of oversized vehicles, vehicle modifications. In addition to handling violations, the traffic police force coordinated with localities in the province to promote propaganda, dissemination, andeducation of laws on traffic order and safety (ATGT). Thereby, raising the awareness of drivers and transport enterprises about the importance of complying with regulations on load; consequences of oversized and overloaded behaviors; direct causes of traffic accidents, damage to road traffic infrastructure. Along with that, the traffic police force organized the signing of commitments to comply with legal regulations on order and traffic safety with transport enterprise owners and drivers. At the same time, organizations, individuals, and cargo owners are required to commit to not overloading goods when leaving warehouses in industrial parks, factories, mineral exploitation sites, construction materials, etc.

According to the Provincial Traffic Safety Committee, the province has about 16,000 trucks transporting goods and construction materials... In order to limit the situation of overloaded and oversized vehicles, the departments and branches of the Provincial Traffic Safety Committee regularly monitor the activities at cargo loading and unloading points and routes in the province. Every year, construction units implement plans and handle violations according to the topics of alcohol concentration violations, speed violations, load, vehicle body size, etc.

Deputy Chief of Office of the Provincial Traffic Safety Committee Lai Thi Thanh Thuy said: "Determining the act of transporting goods exceeding the load limit, exceeding the size limit, arbitrarily renovating and changing the size of the vehicle's body when participating in traffic is a dangerous act for society, directly destroying traffic works, causing environmental pollution, and leading to traffic accidents, the Provincial Traffic Safety Committee has issued a plan to ensure order and traffic safety in 2025 and plans, documents directing, inspecting and urging sectors and localities to perform the task of ensuring order and traffic safety. In particular, the inspection and handling of violations are carried out by the forces regularly, continuously and strictly with the spirit of respecting the law, "no forbidden areas, no exceptions" to deter, educate, and create positive changes in awareness and consciousness of compliance with legal regulations of traffic participants".

Article and photos: Hai Dang

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