Govt proposes location tracking devices to be mandatory for haulage tractors from October
ministry of road transport and highways
has proposed to make it mandatory for all
haulage tractors
to be equipped with Vehicle
Location Tracking Devices
(VLTD) with effect from October 1, 2026.
The ministry in a
draft notification
to further amend the
Central Motor Vehicles Rules
, 1989, said the VLTD shall be integrated with an RFID transceiver, capable of reading radio frequency identification data from the coupled trailer and transmitting it to the backend.
"On or after 1st October, 2026, all haulage tractors shall be equipped with Vehicle Location Tracking Devices (VLTD) compliant with AIS-140," it said.
The notification further said all trailers shall be fitted with passive
RFID tags
in accordance with IS 16722:2018 to enable electronic identification and pairing with tractors
"On or after 1st April, 2027, all haulage tractors shall be equipped with an
Event Data Recorder (EDR)
to capture and store critical vehicle data," it said.
According to the notification, the EDR shall be capable of recording parameters necessary for analysing operational events and enhancing safety monitoring.
The ministry has given stakeholders 30 days time to comment on the draft.
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