Truck found 26 tonnes over legal weight limit

[geovalin]

Phak Seangly

An overloaded truck’s owner was ordered to pay 7.8 million riel ($1,917) in fines yesterday after his driver was caught with 61 tonnes of wood in his truck, 26 tonnes above the legal limit. Officers at a Prey Veng weighing station got suspicious yesterday when the overloaded truck bypassed it.

“The truck is loaded with wood for house construction,” said Un Sothea, the deputy director for the Prey Veng public works and transportation department. “We chased it about 5 kilometres, ordering it to return.”

Last week, Minister of Public Works and Transport Sun Chanthol threatened to introduce tough new measures, including fines, for officials who turn a blind eye to overloaded vehicles, which he claimed cause $100 million in road damage per year.

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[steveyinasia]

So about half the weight over than a Thai truck.