LTA catches 250 goods vehicles in two islandwide checks for overloading, oversized loads and lorry passenger breaches
The Land Transport Authority (LTA) caught 250 goods vehicles for a range of offences during two islandwide enforcement operations in October, the authority said in a social media post on Friday, 30 October 2026. Each operation ran over three days.
The breaches fell into three broad groups. More than 30 vehicles were caught for overloading. LTA said overloaded vehicles put other road users at risk if goods spill or fall onto the road, and that overloading also makes a vehicle harder to handle safely.
More than 40 vehicles, including concrete mixers and low trailers, were caught for being oversized or for travelling on expressways without a valid permit. Overloading and oversized-vehicle offences carry a penalty of up to three months’ jail, a fine of up to $1,000, or both, with repeat offenders facing double the penalty.
The largest group, more than 160 lorries, was caught for breaching the rules on carrying workers. These included failing to fill the front passenger seats in the driver’s cabin before carrying passengers on the rear deck, carrying more passengers on the rear deck than allowed, lacking proper rain covers, and not displaying the Maximum Passenger Capacity (MPC) label. These offences carry up to three months’ jail, a fine of up to $5,000, or both, again doubled for repeat offenders.
“We will continue our enforcement efforts to keep our roads safe for all,” LTA said.
What it means for fleet operators
The figures show that the most common problems were not exotic loads but everyday compliance on lorries that carry workers. Operators running goods vehicles with rear-deck passengers should check that every vehicle shows its MPC label, has a working rain cover, and that drivers know the front cabin seats must be filled first and the rear-deck limit must not be exceeded.
For heavy and specialised vehicles, LTA’s OneMotoring guidance says an oversized vehicle movement (OVM) permit must be applied for three days in advance through LTA.PROMPT when, among other conditions, a vehicle’s overall width exceeds 3m (or 2.6m on controlled roads) or its load overhangs the rear by more than 40 per cent of the vehicle length or 1.8m, whichever is less. Wider, taller or heavier movements also need an auxiliary police escort. Concrete mixer and low-loader operators in particular should confirm that permits are in place before vehicles use expressways.
Overloading checks are worth building into dispatch routines too, since the load a driver is handed is often decided before the vehicle leaves the yard. LTA did not say when its next round of goods vehicle checks would take place, but it signalled that enforcement will continue.
Source: Land Transport Authority Facebook post, 30 October 2026, via AsiaOne (also reported by MustShareNews and 8world) — Read the original
