By Dewi Abdul Rahman
SHAH ALAM, June 26 — KDEB Waste Management (KDEBWM) will meet with the Road Transport Department (JPJ) to discuss the disputed number of summonses and seek a resolution to the matter.
Its managing director Dato' Ramli Mohd Tahir said the company’s review via the MySIKAP app found the number of active summonses to be 14,332, not 22,017 as announced by the Transport Ministry (MOT).
“We will hold a meeting with JPJ as soon as possible to discuss the actual number of summonses and find a resolution to this issue.
“KDEBWM has also settled nearly 23,235 previous summonses since 2015, amounting to RM2.380 million, which means that whenever we receive a compound, we make payment,” he said.
Ramli added that, with a fleet of 1,500 vehicles, including compactor lorries and Roll-on Roll-off (RoRo) trucks, across Selangor, involving 1,100 subcontractors carrying the company’s branding, all summons records are inevitably registered under KDEBWM.
“This model does not exist elsewhere, only in Selangor, because the state government aims to support vendors and contractors in acquiring new lorries to ensure Selangor remains clean.
“In other states and under different concessions, vendors and contractors must purchase the lorries themselves, so the vehicle ownership is registered under the vendor’s company. As a result, any summonses received are directly attributed to the company owner and not consolidated under a single name like with KDEBWM.
“Of course, we cannot avoid mistakes and compounds, but we are very transparent and compliant, and our 10-year record shows we are not negligent in settling outstanding summonses," he said during a press conference today regarding the company’s traffic summons issue.
Concerning this, Ramli said that KDEBWM is strengthening its internal system through stricter enforcement and improved operational controls to ensure that the issue of outstanding summonses does not recur in the future.
The measures include amending clauses in contracts, enforcing stricter penalties and compounds, and taking firm action against vendors who violate traffic regulations.
“I have discussed this with the legal, operations, and technical teams to revise all clauses, including tightening penalties and compounds, and to take firmer action against vendors,” he said.
KDEBWM will also streamline the monitoring process and increase the frequency of checks on the number of summonses issued to subcontractors, so that swift and firm action can be taken in the event of any violations.
“Moving forward, we may obtain summons reports every two or three weeks and enhance existing agreements so that vendors are more vigilant.
Previously, the MOT revealed a list of 11 goods vehicle operators and 17 express bus companies with the highest number of outstanding traffic summonses for various offences.
Transport Minister Anthony Loke said the companies involved include KDEB Waste Management Sdn Bhd with 22,017 summonses, Mainiza Mantap Sdn Bhd (5,108), Advancecon Mantap Sdn Bhd (3,620), Cepat Ekspres Sdn Bhd (540), and New Hoover Ekspress & Travels Sdn Bhd (512).
He said that all the companies concerned have been given 14 days from today to settle all outstanding summonses at any JPJ state or branch office.
