Jakarta, July 7 -- Indonesia is taking decisive steps to improve road safety and logistics governance through its Zero Overdimension Overload (ODOL) policy, despite its anticipated effects on food prices.

Head of the National Food Agency ( Bapanas ), Arief Prasetyo Adi, said that stricter ODOL enforcement could increase logistics costs and potentially affect food prices.

However, he emphasized that the long-term benefits to public safety and infrastructure integrity outweigh these trade-offs.

"This is the consequence-when we control vehicles, especially ODOL transportation, the cost per unit rises. But safety matters," he said.

He stressed that the zero ODOL policy is essential to protect road users, noting that overloaded trucks rema...