NEW DELHI: The MoRTH mandated that all goods vehicles used for transporting dangerous or hazardous products must be equipped with a location tracking device, effective for any vehicles constructed on or after September 1.
The Ministry of Transportation issued a notification stating that it has been brought to their attention that vehicles transporting gases such as argon, nitrogen, oxygen, etc. and goods of a dangerous or hazardous nature that do not fall under the purview of a national permit are not equipped with Vehicle Location Tracking Devices.
“Accordingly, the Ministry, has mandated that every vehicle of categories N2 and N3, manufactured on and after the 1st day of September, 2022, in the case of new models, and 1st day of January, 2023, in the case of existing models, carrying dangerous or hazardous goods, shall be fitted with a vehicle tracking system device as per Automotive Industry Standard (AIS) 140,” it said.
Any commercial motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight of more than 3.5 tonnes and less than
12 tonnes falls into the N2 category. Goods-carrying vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating of more than
12 tonnes fall into the N3 vehicle category.
