The long queues of trucks lining up to cross the strait between Java and Sumatra is not an infrequent occurrence, prompting President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono not long ago to instruct his ministers to solve the problem. The serpentine line of vehicles stretching more than 10 kilometers impacted on the flow of traffic on the toll road heading towards the Merak port in Banten.

The worst incident happened last May. The extra-long line caused truck dr