Heavy vehicle road bans from Feb 14-15 and 21-22 aim to ease Chinese New Year traffic and reduce crashes, with specific restrictions for trucks.
KUALA LUMPUR: The Transport Ministry is clamping down on heavy goods vehicles this Chinese New Year, imposing road bans from Feb 14 to Feb 15, and Feb 21 to Feb 22 to ease traffic and reduce potential crashes during the festive rush.
In a statement, it said the restrictions, enforced by the Road Transport Department (RTD), form part of the ministry’s special operations for Chinese New Year 2026, targeting safer roads for public service vehicles and motorcycles over the holiday period.
Under the campaign theme “Drive Safely, Arrive Safely”, the ministry is also rolling out a series of educational and advocacy initiatives, including road safety exhibitions, awareness talks, distribution of safety materials and joint efforts with partner agencies and the media.
The ban affects:
0 Heavy trucks over 7,500kg, low-loader trucks, pole trailers, platform trailers, logging trucks, wheeled heavy machinery (except emergency vehicles) and tractors.
0 Trucks carrying construction materials such as cement, steel, sand, soil, stones, tin, ores and other mining products.
0 Container and cargo trucks, with exceptions for intra-state industrial deliveries from ports or airports.
0 Trucks transporting palm oil, rubber and similar commodities.
Time-specific restrictions are also in place:
0 8pm to 8am: Container trucks, cargo trucks and trucks carrying palm oil and rubber.
0 6pm to 6am within 25 km of construction sites: Mobile cranes and concrete mixer trucks, with operational limits applied.
The ministry and RTD have urged all drivers to plan their journeys carefully and adhere strictly to the bans. Road users are reminded to obey traffic regulations, ensure vehicles are roadworthy and manage travel plans to avoid congestion and crashes.
