He said the pilot project would provide subsidised diesel quotas to the land transport (goods) sector through the subsidised diesel control system 2.0 (SKDS 2.0).

The six companies taking part are Perceptive Logistic Sdn Bhd, Multimodal Freight Sdn Bhd, Mun Chuen Transport Sdn Bhd, Tan Swee Hee Sdn Bhd, Sim Yew Enterprise Sdn Bhd and Rantau Panjang Haulage Sdn Bhd.

They were selected after their skid tank quotas were due to expire this month.

“We engaged with the pilot companies and petrol companies to introduce them to the guidelines for applying for quotas and reporting with the MySubsidi diesel and fleet card systems,” Armizan said during a press conference today.

Earlier, the minister made a working visit to review the preparation by Syarikat Perceptive Logistics for the implementation of the pilot project in Port Klang.

Armizan said SKDS was currently given through two channels, namely Skid Tank which involves manual application and processing and Fleet Card which uses the MySubsidi Diesel KPDN system.

“At this point, only the land transport sector uses the fleet card channel, while the goods transport sector, river passenger boats as well as ferries and boats to the main island still use the skid tank channel,” he said.

Armizan said the fleet card would be able to reduce misappropriation offences and diesel smuggling because the system would be digitally monitored by the ministry and oil companies, while the skid tank only involves reporting by the respective companies.

“The ministry will continue to monitor this pilot project and get feedback from the industry to ensure the effectiveness of the system, which is expected to be launched in the second quarter of this year,” he said.