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The Indonesian government, through the Ministry of Transportation, Police, and Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing, has imposed a ban on trucks on toll roads. This policy is enforced throughout the Lebaran 2024 homecoming (mudik) and return flows (arus balik) seasons.
In the recently released official statement, the Head of Operations of the Traffic Corps (Korlantas) of the Indonesian National Police, Kombes Pol. Eddy Djunaidy stated that the operational restrictions are in effect from 5 April 2024 at 09:00 AM to 16 April 2024 at 08:00 AM local time.
“Four types of freight vehicles are restricted from operating during that period. Among them are freight vehicles with three or more axles, freight vehicles with pull trains, freight vehicles with trailers, and freight vehicles used for transporting excavation products, mines, and building materials,” explained Eddy.
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Eddy continued that the policy aims to create smooth traffic during the Lebaran 2024 homecoming and return seasons and prevent congestion. However, the policy is considered counterproductive to the national economy as business operations are hampered.
Nevertheless, these restrictions do not apply to vehicles transporting fuel (BBM)/gas fuel (BBG), monetary delivery, election logistics, livestock and fodder, fertilizer, natural disaster management, and essential goods.
The government has set a condition for the exception, namely that the transportation must be equipped with a certificate of cargo.
In response, logistics expert Dodi Permadi said the policy was detrimental to the logistics business, although until now, the government has not calculated the loss suffered by business actors.
“The government always prioritizes traffic flow over logistics flow. This is why the policy emerges on every religious holiday,” He said recently.
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Meanwhile, the Secretary General of the Central Leadership Council (DPP) of the Association of Indonesian Export Companies (GPEI), Toto Dirgantoro, said the truck operational restriction policy was unfavorable among Indonesian exporters.
This is because export products are reliant on the ship's schedule as well as the contract or L/C (Letter of Credit) that has been made between the exporter and the overseas consignee.
Operating restrictions cause the goods sent to the port by trucks to be delayed because they have to stop midway.
The exporters would not experience situations like those if they hired professional and trustworthy logistics companies from the start.
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Such logistics companies usually make thorough plans for distributing their customer’s goods, and carefully consider emergency conditions, such as the current Lebaran homecoming period. All those preparations result in an effective and efficient distribution schedule and storage of customer goods.
One of the logistics companies is SELOG, a business line within PT Serasi Autoraya, or SERA, and a part of the well-established PT Astra International Tbk.
SELOG serves the customers’ needs in end-to-end logistics through a series of diverse services. They range from Contract Logistics, Shipping Services, Shipping Agencies, Forwarding Agencies, Warehouse and Yard Management to Courier Services.
SELOG’s services are also supported by the latest digital technology, streamlining processes and making them effective and efficient for customers' businesses.
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Through Astra Fleet Management Solution (FMS), SELOG provides businesses in Indonesia with comprehensive IT-based solutions for vehicle management.