GPR/ 7 /2022

April 22, 2022

To: Managing Directors/General Managers/Logistics/Transport Managers and Executives
Ban on Heavy Vehicles on Roads during HARI RAYA 2022

FMM would like to inform that Heavy Vehicles will be banned from ALL ROADS in Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak for
FIVE DAYS on April 30, 2022, May 1-2, 2022 and May 7-8, 2022 during the HARI RAYA festival as part of the Government’s
effort to reduce road accidents during the festive period. The categories of heavy vehicles restricted as agreed by the Road
Transport Department are as follows:
Category Type of Heavy Vehicles Time of Prohibition
1. 1.1 Car carrier and tipper/ dumper/ tipping lorry of which its laden
weight (BDM) exceed 7,500kg, low loader, pole trailers, bulk TOTAL BAN
cement tanker, platform trailer, logging truck, wheeled heavy
machinery and tractor. NOT ALLOWED on roads
on April 30, 2022, May 1-2, 2022 and May 7-8, 2022
1.2 Lorry transporting cement, iron, steel, stones, sand, earth,
other construction materials, tailing, tin, coal and other mineral
materials.

2. 2.1 Container lorry transporting goods (except container lorry

transporting goods from a port or airport to an industrial area in
the same state and vice versa).

2.2 Lorry transporting electronic & electrical goods or industry NOT ALLOWED on roads from
material from a port or airport to an industrial area in the same 12.00 midnight to 8.00am
state and vice versa. on April 30, 2022, May 1-2, 2022 and May 7-8, 2022

2.3 Lorry transporting palm oil and rubber products from

plantations to industrial areas.

2.4 Cargo lorry without a load (which is on the return trip)

3. 3.1 Mobile crane and cement mixer lorry NOT ALLOWED on roads from 6.00pm to 6.00am
on April 30, 2022, May 1-2, 2022 and May 7-8, 2022

Travel distance not more than 25km from the

construction site subject to operation time limit allowed
on certain roads.

Please note that heavy wheeled machinery, mobile cranes or tow trucks carrying out emergency work AND other vehicles
carrying goods that are not listed in any of the categories ARE ALLOWED to operate during this prohibition period. Please click
on the link below for the list of heavy vehicles issued by Ministry of Transport.
(https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=355768899927894&set=a.225504006287718&type=3)

For enquiry, please call Ms Tan Ai Joo, FMM at Tel: 03-62867200, Fax: 03-62741266/7288 or e-mail: ai_joo@fmm.org.my

Shamini Sakthinathan
General Manager, International Business Division
shamini@fmm.org.my
SS/taj