HYDERABAD: The Transport Department has decided to introduce a weighbridge-based verification system and a mandatory driver registry for mining transport vehicles to curb overloading and improve road safety. The decision was taken at a joint meeting chaired by Transport Commissioner K Ilambarithi and Mines & Geology Director and TGMDC Managing Director Anudeep in Hyderabad on Friday. Currently, transit permits for 23 notified minerals, including sand and stone, are issued bas

George Ngugi, Operations Manager at Ebenezer Commercial Works Transporters have been warned against lifting truck axles after passing weighbridges, a practice blamed for accelerating damage to major highways. George Ngugi, Operations Manager at Ebenezer Commercial Works, said some drivers comply with axle-load rules at Mariakani Weighbridge but raise the axles after being cleared, only lowering them near Athi River Weighbridge. “When an axle is lifted, the extra weight is tra

The Babaleshwar Police have busted a massive financial fraud network running inside the Nandi Co-operative Sugar Factory at Krishna Nagar. Following a highly technical investigation, the district police arrested eight employees who allegedly manipulated automated weighing terminals to siphon away institutional capital. Announcing the breakthrough at a press conference, District Superintendent of Police Laxman Nimbargi confirmed that law enforcement teams have already successf

CHENNAI: The State government has made the integration of e-permit systems with digital weighbridges mandatory for all quarry and crusher units across the State to curb excessive quarrying and unauthorised mineral transportation. Director of Geology and Mining D Mohan issued instructions to the department's assistant directors, directing strict implementation of the system. According to the order, the Department of Geology and Mining has already developed a Mineral Management

The largest roundabout in Guernsey is being resurfaced over the next 10 days. The States said the Weighbridge Roundabout in St Peter Port would be worked on between 19:00 and 03:00 BST each night between Saturday and Tuesday 21 April. The roundabout will be reopened during the daytime but "road users will notice minor changes in surface levels where there are unfinished surfaces," Traffic and Highways said. The work will take place in four stages and two new informal crossing

In the Samruddhi Expressway steel fraud case, police have revealed that the racket was driven by hacking and tampering with the weighbridge system. The accused allegedly used digital tools to manipulate weight records and allowed tonnes of steel to be stolen without detection. Investigators say, the operation was carefully planned to appear genuine on paper, with absconding accused Shahbaz playing a key role in executing the high-tech fraud. According to Parbhani Police offic

TENKASI: Collector A K Kamal Kishore, who chaired a review meeting of quarry, crusher, truck and weighbridge operators on Monday, warned that weighbridges found illegally reducing the recorded mass of minerals on Kerala-bound trucks would be sealed. The review meeting was convened after growing public resentment against mineral smuggling. Last week, two youngsters were arrested for hurling petrol bombs at a Kerala-bound truck in Maruthamuthur village. According to sources pri

The Australian Defence Force has installed new Army-sponsored weighbridge infrastructure at RAAF Base Amberley. The new infrastructure, reportedly big enough to allow for Defence’s largest vehicle combinations, can calculate axle and total gross weight as a truck drives on in about five minutes. It replaces old weigh scales not compatible with the current Defence MAN truck fleet. The base’s disused vehicle wash point was also overhauled with new pumps, pressure hoses and high

Secretary, Transport Department, Avny Lavasa, today visited Sonamarg to take stock of the functioning and facilities at the Weighbridge here. The Secretary was accompanied by the Regional Transport Officer (RTO) Kashmir, Assistant Regional Transport Officer (ARTO) Ganderbal and other concerned officers and officials. During the visit, the Secretary assessed the operational status of the weighbridge, availability of manpower and adequacy of infrastructure. She stressed the imp

A special team of engineers and weighbridge experts has begun repairing all systems at the Mikese weighbridge in Morogoro to repair the facility’s systems including the crucial Weigh-in-Motion (WIM) facility. This follows after Minister for Works, Mr Abdallah Ulega, uncovered serious negligence that caused heavy traffic along the Dar es Salaam–Morogoro highway. A statement issued on Wednesday (November 26, 2025) by the Ministry of Works said the dispatched team began repairs

Congress chief and former Shillong MP Vincent H Pala has lashed out at the state government and the Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council (KHADC) for allegedly erecting multiple checkpoints, dubbing them “ATMs” that extort money from truckers and the public. Pala claimed that the number of checkpoints has increased since the Voice of the People Party (VPP) came to power in KHADC, with at least 10 new gates added to the existing 24-25, resulting in unchecked corruption and h

The Hynniewtrep National Youth Front (HNYF) has alleged plying of overloaded trucks through Umpung bridge in Mawsynram region in East Khasi Hills and demanded for installation of a weighbridge to check the illegal overloading. The bridge, capacity of which is 9 tonne, is facing damage due to the overloaded trucks, said the HNYF Southern Border Area unit in a letter submitted to deputy commissioner of East Khasi Hills on Tuesday. It said the overloaded trucks pay no heed to a

PD Ports has successfully introduced fully automated weighbridge systems at Teesport and Hartlepool, increasing capacity to handle up to 7,000 tonnes of bulk cargo per weighbridge per day while improving safety and reducing turnaround times for customers. Traditional weighbridge operations relied heavily on manual processes, creating the risk of bottlenecks, slower turnaround times and greater safety challenges. With demand for bulk handling continuing to grow, PD Ports ident

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