Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) carried out 22,015 random inspections of heavy trucks during the first half of 2016, detecting 12,837 malfunctions and inspections and impounding 301 trucks as a result for posing a threat to traffic and road users.
These faults comprise 286 minor faults, 9,765 major faults, and 2,786 serious faults, according to Mohammad Nabhan, director for monitoring and enforcement at the RTA’s Licensing Agency.
“The breakdown of offences issued against trucks during the first half of 2016 included 5,031 offences related to lamps, 3,146 offences related to unclear number plates, 1,301 offences related to defective tyres, and 1,286 offences related to road unworthiness,” he said.
Nahban added that the RTA is intent on “stepping up” its inspection campaigns and that it would be “spare no effort” to improve enforcement processes for heavy vehicles using the latest technologies.
