Burkina Faso Truck drivers Protest Bolga axle load Charges

Bolgatanga, Nov. 21, GNA - Confusion broke out at the Bolgatanga axle load bridge at the weekend when 15 articulated truck drivers traveling to Accra and Tema with various goods onboard their vehicles were detained for exceeding the recommended weight.

The vehicles, mostly traveling from Burkina Faso with axle description of three and six, all exceeded the required weight of 50.5 and 68 tonnes of the various capacities.

Some of the drivers who carried shea nuts and cashew nuts were charged between 300.00 Ghana Cedis and 900.00 Ghana Cedis in penalties for the extra weight they carried.

It was at this point that the drivers entered into heated arguments with operators of the axle load bridge, arguing that they were not satisfied with the readings provided and so suspected foul play.