A 44 years old tractor driver was arrested by North West Public Safety traffic at the Zeerust weighbridge on Wednesday morning for exceeding the permissible overloading mass by 11 060 kilograms. The driver is expected to appear at the Zeerust Magistrates Court later this afternoon.
The tractor driver had loaded 18 pellets of cement a single axle tractor with three axle trailer at Pretoria Portland Cement factory at Slurry and was on his way to a farm 28 kilometres from Zeerust on the Zeerust-Skilpadhek road when he was stopped at a T-junction on the Zeerust-Ottoshoop N4 road.
Meanwhile, North West MEC for Public Safety, Howard Yawa says that his department is determined to clamp down on overloading of heavy vehicles as part of implementation of rolling enforcement plan as they contribute to a large extent to potholes and damage to public road surface.
According to the National Road Traffic Act, the maximum fine that a court may impose for overloading is R120 000 or five years imprisonment.
Enquiries:
Lesiba Moses Kgwele
Tel: 018 381 9171
Fax: 018 381 9123
Cell: 083 629 1987
E-mail: LKgwele@nwpg.gov.za
Issued by: Department of Public Safety, North West Provincial Government
21 October 2009
