Kuala Lampur, June 25 -- All commercial vehicles in Malaysia are registered in the names of companies or organisations, and they could be sole proprietorship ("syarikat"), private limited ("sendirian berhad"), limited ("berhad"), partnerships ("dan rakan-rakan") or co-operatives.

These businesses ought to employ or engage drivers who are licensed to operate commercial vehicles.

In addition to the competent driving licence (CDL) for the class of vehicles, they must also possess a valid goods driving licence (GDL) or a public service vehicle (PSV) licence.

Light goods vehicles with a laden weight of no more than 7,500kg are classified under "de-centrolled" and they do not require a commercial vehicle permit. The aim is to facilitate smal...