Reduction of Truck Accidents: Energy Marketers, FRSC, Others Brainstorm
The Major Energy Marketers Association of Nigeria (MEMAN) has met with oil industry regulators, operators and enforcement agencies to mitigate the increasing number of truck-related accidents on Nigerian roads.
The Executive Secretary of MEMAN, Mr. Clement Isong, disclosed this to the media after a stakeholders’ meeting in Lagos yesterday on how road accidents involving trucks could be mitigated.
Isong said this initiative followed an emergency stakeholders’ meeting held to address the alarming rise in truck accidents and explosions.
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The MEMAN executive secretary noted that the session brought together key stakeholders, including the Executive Secretary of the Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association of Nigeria (DAPPMAN), the President of the Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO), and MEMAN’s Health, Safety, Security, Environment, and Quality (HSSEQ) committee, representing operators.
Other stakeholders, according to him, include the Lagos Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and the South-West Regional Coordinator of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), representing regulators.
Isong said the primary objective was to foster collaboration among regulators, operators, and enforcement agencies to mitigate the increasing number of truck accidents witnessed in 2024.
“This meeting is the first in a series of urgent actions aimed at addressing the recent spike in truck accidents and explosions.
“The analysis of several petroleum tanker-related crashes over the past four months revealed several root causes,” he said.
He mentioned that these included deplorable road infrastructure, inexperienced drivers in oversized trucks, and a lack of truck maintenance, among others.
He stated that the stakeholders proposed several measures for operators to implement, driven by the industry’s commitment to self-
