Another driver fined for driving more than four hours straight, owner also penalized

Traffic police in Vietnam’s Quảng Trị province used GPS journey data to identify a tractor-trailer driver who had driven continuously for 5 hours and 13 minutes, exceeding the four-hour limit.

The vehicle traveled on National Highway 9 from Lao Bảo toward Nam Đông Hà on Sept. 1. According to the GPS data, the driver operated it from 3:53 a.m. to 9:06 a.m. The Quảng Trị traffic police department received the violation information from the Traffic Police Department and sent officers to verify the vehicle and driver.

Officers from the Đakrông traffic police station stopped the vehicle at about 10 p.m. the same day. They identified the driver as L.Đ.P., 41, who acknowledged the violation. Police issued an administrative violation record for operating a commercial transport vehicle beyond the permitted driving time.

Authorities later determined that the tractor-trailer belonged to a company in Nhà Bè, Ho Chi Minh City. The company also received an administrative violation record for assigning the vehicle to an employee who drove a commercial transport vehicle beyond the legal limit.

The driver is expected to face a fine of 4 million to 6 million Vietnamese dong and lose two points on the driving license. The vehicle owner is expected to face a fine of 8 million to 12 million dong.