By Alex San Juan
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) clarified that the transition period to modernize commercial for-hire vehicles will be until June 30, 2020.
LTFRB Chairman Martin Delgra III made the clarification on the policy requiring for commercial hire vehicles to comply with the road worthiness policy of the agency in reaction to the protest actions staged by truckers since early this week.
LTFRB chairman Atty. Martin Delgra III (PCOO / MANILA BULLETIN)
In the LTFRB Memorandum Circular 2018-017, the transition period to modernize buses- and trucks-for-hire is from June 30, 2017 to June 30, 2020.
"There is a transition period that gives a breathing space for the truckers to modernize. Hindi nasilamaghihintaynamaitayo ‘yung MVIS (Motor Vehicle Inspection System) paramalamannatin kung roadworthy angisang truck o hindi," he said in a recent interview.
Drop-and-substitute
Delgra explained that trucking operators may apply for "drop and substitute" for their non-compliant units during the transition period while awaiting the MVIS of the Land Transportation Office.
Units that fail to pass safety certification from MVIS centers will be required to "drop and substitute" it with units that pass the inspection standards.
Under the Department Order No. 2017-09 of the Department of Transportation (DOTr), non-compliant units are described as franchise-covered buses- and trucks-for-hire older than 15 years.
Meanwhile, there is LTFRB Memorandum Circular 2018-007 entitled “Non-acceptance of applications for truck-for-hire services with units more than 15 years old.”
During the transition period, Delgra said he is confident that more modern and new trucks will be on the road as a number of owners and operators have already started complying and substituting their units with new and compliant trucks.
Accredit MVIS centers
Meanwhile, DOTr, Transportation Undersecretary for Road Transport and Infrastructure Mark De Leon said that an order is now being drafted to accredit private MVIS companies which are operating over 200 inspection service centers in the country, to conduct the road worthiness test.
In addition to this, the LTO is now in the process of procuring 26 mobile inspection units.
De Leon also explained that there is no “15-year-rule” in its crackdown on trucks but it will be based on its modernization plan that will be evaluated through MVIS.
The DOTr and the LTFRB have issued their statements days after several trucking companies held a six-day protest against the department's order to crackdown trucks based on year model.
LTFRB chairman Atty. Martin Delgra III (PCOO / MANILA BULLETIN)
In the LTFRB Memorandum Circular 2018-017, the transition period to modernize buses- and trucks-for-hire is from June 30, 2017 to June 30, 2020.
"There is a transition period that gives a breathing space for the truckers to modernize. Hindi nasilamaghihintaynamaitayo ‘yung MVIS (Motor Vehicle Inspection System) paramalamannatin kung roadworthy angisang truck o hindi," he said in a recent interview.
Drop-and-substitute
Delgra explained that trucking operators may apply for "drop and substitute" for their non-compliant units during the transition period while awaiting the MVIS of the Land Transportation Office.
Units that fail to pass safety certification from MVIS centers will be required to "drop and substitute" it with units that pass the inspection standards.
Under the Department Order No. 2017-09 of the Department of Transportation (DOTr), non-compliant units are described as franchise-covered buses- and trucks-for-hire older than 15 years.
Meanwhile, there is LTFRB Memorandum Circular 2018-007 entitled “Non-acceptance of applications for truck-for-hire services with units more than 15 years old.”
During the transition period, Delgra said he is confident that more modern and new trucks will be on the road as a number of owners and operators have already started complying and substituting their units with new and compliant trucks.
Accredit MVIS centers
Meanwhile, DOTr, Transportation Undersecretary for Road Transport and Infrastructure Mark De Leon said that an order is now being drafted to accredit private MVIS companies which are operating over 200 inspection service centers in the country, to conduct the road worthiness test.
In addition to this, the LTO is now in the process of procuring 26 mobile inspection units.
De Leon also explained that there is no “15-year-rule” in its crackdown on trucks but it will be based on its modernization plan that will be evaluated through MVIS.
The DOTr and the LTFRB have issued their statements days after several trucking companies held a six-day protest against the department's order to crackdown trucks based on year model.