KOTA KINABALU, Oct 19 — A total of 38,659 commercial vehicles belonging to 17,703 companies in Sabah have registered under the Subsidised Diesel Control System (SKDS) as of yesterday, said Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Minister Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali

He said the registrations comprised 27,655 vehicles transporting essential goods, 8,773 company-owned vehicles, including jeeps and pick-up trucks, and 2,231 public land transport vehicles.

“Nationwide, 514,111 commercial vehicles belonging to 205,167 companies had registered under SKDS as of October 18,” he said in a statement after visiting Pulau Banggi in Kudat today.

Armizan said 1,408 vehicles belonging to 995 companies in Sabah had also registered under the Subsidised Petrol Control System (SKPS).