Waste management company to meet RTD over outstanding traffic summonses
Its managing director Datuk Ramli Mohd Tahir said checks via the JPJ's MySikap system showed the company had 14,332 active summonses as of this morning.
"Previously, we were informed that the number of active summonses involving KDEBWM stood at 22,000. So I believe we need to sit down with RTD to identify the cause of the discrepancy.
"We plan to meet with them by Monday at the latest. We assure that we will settle the amount within the given timeframe and improve our payment processes.
"To date, a total of 23,218 summonses amounting to RM2.37 million have been paid throughout KDEBWM's 10 years of operations," he said at a press conference at KDEBWM headquarters today.
Ramli said failure to comply with periodic inspection requirements was among the most common offences recorded.
He added that all the violations were committed by contractors or vendors operating company-owned vehicles under KDEBWM.
Ramli said part of the reason for the outstanding summonses was due to "missing in action" summonses passed between drivers, vendors or contractors, and eventually to the company.
"KDEBWM, a state-owned entity, runs a business model designed to support the local contractor economy in managing cleaning services throughout Selangor.
"Compactor and roll-on roll-off (Roro) lorries are purchased under KDEBWM's name before being assigned to contractors under agreed terms and conditions.
"When offences such as dirty vehicles, worn-out tyres or faulty brake lights occur involving our 1,500 lorries, the summonses are issued under KDEBWM's name. This is a key reason for the high number of active summonses. Still, we accept responsibility and will pay them," he said.
He said that under the agreement between the company and vendors, it is the vendors' responsibility to settle summonses, pay penalties, carry out repairs, and ensure periodic inspections at Puspakom.
"However, there are vendors who remain negligent, and we issue them notices when necessary," he added.
Ramli said KDEBWM would further tighten its standard operating procedures (SOP) and contract terms to ensure compliance by contractors, warning that those who fail to do so risk termination.
"I'm not accusing the vendors of bad intentions, but there may be communication gaps between drivers and vendors, or between vendors and KDEBWM.
"Therefore, we will be more aggressive in obtaining updated information on summonses or penalties from various authorities to avoid a recurrence of massive backlogs as reported earlier.
"Perhaps moving forward, we will check for summonses every two weeks and also review our agreements with vendors," he said.
Yesterday, media reports citing Transport Ministry statistics revealed that KDEBWM Sdn Bhd had the highest number of active summonses among commercial vehicle operators, with a total of 22,017.
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