Brazil investing in new vehicle weight check points

A government investment of over US$774 million in Brazil will see the number of vehicle weight check points on federal motorways grow to 157 by 2014, compared to 52 at present.
January 30, 2012 Read time: 1 min
A government investment of over US$774 million in Brazil will see the number of vehicle weight check points on federal motorways grow to 157 by 2014, compared to 52 at present. The idea is to increase checks as heavy vehicles cause road maintenance losses of nearly US$1.9 billion per year in Brazil. The government collected almost US$67 million in fines for these vehicles in 2009 alone.
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