In Kazakhstan, heavy trucks are bypassing automated weight control stations, prompting a response from the national company KazAvtoZhol. A video surfaced on social media showing trucks bypassing the measurement system on one of the republican highways, reports infohub.kz.
KazAvtoZhol commented on the situation, noting that the truck with the QAJ logo seen in the footage does not belong to the company, is not on its balance sheet, and has no contractual relations with it.
Company representatives explained that the automated weighing station (AWS) located at the 7.5 km mark of the Saryozek-Koktal road is operational and functioning normally. However, the published footage shows some trucks using an adjacent technical passage, effectively bypassing the weight and dimension control system.
KazAvtoZhol emphasized that this technical passage is not part of the republican road, is not on the company's balance sheet, and was not built by it. Questions regarding the legal basis for its construction and use fall outside the company's competence and require assessment by authorized bodies.
It was also noted that the company had previously installed physical barriers at potential bypass routes around the AWS, but they were arbitrarily dismantled by third parties. After the latest instances of bypassing, additional measures were taken: today, with the use of special equipment, the possibility of heavy trucks passing through this route has been physically eliminated.
The company reminded that AWS are installed not to hinder carriers but to ensure compliance with weight and dimension parameters and to preserve highways. Overloading accelerates the formation of ruts and deformations, reduces the service life of road surfaces, and leads to additional costs for their restoration.
KazAvtoZhol added that they will continue to take necessary engineering and technical measures, and that instances of deliberate bypassing of AWS, unauthorized dismantling of barriers, and use of third-party passages to evade weight control should be assessed by competent state bodies.
Earlier, the company reported that overloaded trucks are among the main "enemies" of asphalt in Kazakhstan.