New Delhi, Aug. 10 -- All tippers and dumpers will need automatic load covers from April 1, 2027, under new rules notified by the Union ministry of road transport and highways (MoRTH) on July 28, and published in the Gazette of India on Sunday.

The requirement is aimed at ensuring that the load body remains fully enclosed while the vehicle is moving on the road. The Central Motor Vehicles (Twelfth Amendment) Rules, 2026 require all dumpers and tippers to have an electrically, electro-mechanically, hydraulically or mechanically operated system to cover the load body from the top. The system can use any suitable material for the cover.

".....in case of all dumpers and tippers, the load body shall be fitted with an electrically or electro-...