Under the new requirement, lorries with a maximum net weight of 3,501kg to 12,000kg must comply with the speed limit of 60km/h.
Hong Seh and Farizon Auto unveiled their plan to collectively introduce nearly 1,000 electrified commercial vehicles here over the next three years.
26 people have been taken to Ng Teng Fong General Hospital, following an accident involving two lorries in Tuas on Monday morning.
From next year, crane lorries will have to be fitted with audio warning systems, to reduce collisions with overhead road structures.
A collision between two lorries which took place at Lim Chu Kang Road left 29 workers injured, with three suffering from serious head injuries.
A collision between two lorries left five people injured and might have led to a multi-vehicle pile-up on the Pan Island Expressway yesterday evening.
While most lorry loads keep within the designated passenger loads, an increasing number are violating the maximum limit.
Migrant workers group, Transient Workers Count Too, has renewed its calls for workers to be transported in buses instead of lorries in light of safety.