GPS required for toxic truckloads

A database to store profiles of drivers of such vehicles will be set up to keep logs of mandatory drug-and-alcohol checks before every trip, said Watthana Phattharachon, the department’s deputy director-general. The database centre is in compliance with EU and international standards in line with the 2015 Asean Economic Community.
The database will also log maintenance records of vehicles hauling hazardous cargo and would eventually also contain details of drivers of taxis, buses and other forms of public transport.
Vehicles registered under the GPS scheme must renew their licenses after January 1 next year. Owners of trucks failing to the GPS requirements will face stiff fines, Watthana said.