Petroleum tanker drivers under the umbrella of the Nigerian Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas (NUPENG) have pegged the maximum speed limit for their trucks at 60km/hr.

The Petroleum tanker drivers’ decision was announced by the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) at a meeting with stakeholders in the downstream sector on Wednesday.

Although, the FRSC had earlier announced an official speed limit for truck drivers at 75km/hr.

They noted that the development was as a result of the death of at least 10 students of the Olabisi Onabanjo University and other recent crashes involving petroleum tankers and trailers.

The FRSC and NUPENG also threatened to restrain movement of the tanker drivers without the speed limiters or reflective tapes from September 1, 2015.

The Agency also collaborated with the Vehicle Inspection Office (VIO) to ensure adequate capacity development training among officers.

However, the FRSC Corp Marshall, Mr Boboye Oyeyemi, equally warned haulage operators that no unstrapped container would be allowed to leave the ports henceforth.