New Delhi, Aug. 11 -- All tippers and dumpers will need automatic covers from April 1 next year to fully enclose the load body while operating on the road, according to new rules notified by the Union ministry of road transport and highways (MoRTH). 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, notified on July 28 and published in the Gazette of India on August 7, 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-mechanical or hydraulic or mechanically operated system to cover the load body from top to fully enclose the load body while the vehicle is plying on the road." The new rules also require an audio-visual alert to be in the driver's cabin. The system must warn the driver if the load-body cover is open or unsecured during the vehicle's movement. The government also said that the equipment used to enclose the load body will not be counted when measuring the vehicle's overall height....