Over 60% of the 500 commercial vehicles tested under the Special Ops for Safety Audit System Guidelines (JISA) have failed to meet safety standards, according to Road Transport Department (JPJ) Director-General, Datuk Aedy Fadly Ramli.
As reported by Bernama, Datuk Aedy Fadly said that most of the failed cases were attributed to the improper installation of Global Positioning Systems (GPS) devices on vehicles. The safety audits were conducted by JPJ from June 23 to July 31, and are part of the initial phase in a nationwide inspection procedure expected to screen over 300,000 commercial vehicle operators in the country.
During a press conference after officiating the launch ceremony of e-wallet payments at JPJ counters, Aedy Fadly, said, “The results related to the audit are quite disappointing because more than 60% of the companies audited failed the JISA audit.”
Companies that failed the JISA audit will be given a month’s period to address the problem before further action is taken, including the cancellation of permits. Those who continue to fail the JISA audit will be referred to the Land Public Transport Agency (APAD) for further enforcement.
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He also emphasised that JPJ is developing a plan to ease the audit process for commercial vehicle companies that have not yet been audited, saying that, “We are currently talking with the Ministry of Transport (MOT) to see how to make it easier to implement this audit. Maybe through digitalisation or a system to see other concepts that are more suitable.”
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