Abnormal load hauliers have been asked to ensure appropriate permits to traverse the region’s major highways.
Speaking at Mariakani weighbridge station, assistant axle load operations manager Victor Kithome said abnormal loads usually exceed axle-load limits, as well as dimensions hence, call for special permits.
“We call upon transporters to secure the appropriate permits for them to be allowed on the roads, but we also ask them to conform to the conditions of the axle-load requirement.”
He added that violators will be taken to court or face legal actions.
According to the Kenya National Highways Authority Regulations 2013, abnormal cargo is defined as cargo that exceeds the legal load or dimensional limits under the Road Traffic Act.
Exemption permits for oversize loads are only issued after logistics firms demonstrate to authorities that safety conditions for specific cargo have been met.
KeNHA, on the other hand, grants special exemption permits to transportation and logistics firms that move abnormal loads on a case-by-case basis.
The overall length of a rigid vehicle is limited to 12.5 meters, that of an articulated vehicle to 17.4 meters, and that of a combination of vehicles to 22 meters under traffic law.
The allowable axle load limit on East African Community roads is 56 tonnes, with any additional cargo incurring an overload penalty.
