DPWH suspends policy against overloading

THE enforcement of the anti-overloading policy on trucks and trailers with Codes 12-2 and 12-3 configurations has been suspended again for six months - from Feb. 1 to July 31- by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).

In a public advisory, DPWH said the extension was given as “requested by haulers/truckers… to give them more time to acquire additional transport equipment to conform with the latest GVW” or gross vehicle weight requirement.

DPWH’s revised implementing rules and regulations governing Republic Act 8794 (An Act Imposing a Motor Vehicle User’s Charge of All Types of Owners of Vehicle and for Other Purposes) prescribe new maximum allowable GVW for certain types of trucks.

Code 12-2 trucks are semi-trailers with three axles for the towing trucks and two axles for the trailer (total of 18 wheels) while trucks falling under the 12-3 configuration are semi-trailers with three axles for the towing vehicle and three axles for the trailer (total of 22 wheels).