KwaZulu-Natal authorities suspended 68 trucks after stopping and testing 105 trucks at the Mkhondeni Traffic office.

According to authorities most of these trucks were from Congo, Zimbabwe, Malawi and Zambia.

KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison, Mr Willies Mchunu, commended the department’s Road Traffic Inspectorate (RTI) officers for work well done on taking the trucks off the road.

Said the MEC, “These trucks had an array of offenses ranging from over loading, defective breaks, worn out tyres, oil leaks, and problems with suspension. Their permits and operating discs were confiscated by the cross-border agency. One truck is believed to have been carrying a hazardous chemical without a Hazchem certificate, which could have led to environmental havoc had there been a spill.”