The cap on overtime hours in the logistics industry will take effect in April 2024. Efforts to improve working conditions through the use of IT and measures by individual companies are advancing on the front lines, including specific initiatives such as improving load factors and introducing joint delivery.
The cap on overtime hours for truck drivers will take effect in April 2024, raising concerns about labor shortages in the logistics industry. The application of the regulations requires companies to secure transportation capacity while improving working conditions.
At logistics sites, efforts to improve working conditions through the use of IT are advancing, and solutions from IT vendors are being used as measures in the field. Specific initiatives are being presented as efforts to improve efficiency through operational improvements, including higher load factors and the introduction of joint delivery.
Examples include Nagase & Co.'s measures centered on improving load factors and introducing joint delivery, and Nissin Foods' efforts to shorten drivers'拘束時間 by reducing waiting times. Yamato Transport's logistics reforms and its response to corrective recommendations from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism are also covered, conveying that the logistics industry as a whole is advancing reforms alongside the application of the regulations.