As regulations on overtime work by truck drivers are tightened from April next year, the logistics industry is concerned about a decrease in transport volume.
It is said to be the "2024 problem", and companies are hurrying to respond.
Due to the revision of the law, the upper limit of overtime work for truck drivers, whose long working hours have become an issue, will be regulated to 960 hours a year from April next year, and improvements in the working environment are expected. .
On the other hand, some think tanks estimate that the volume of cargo transported by trucks will decrease by 14% compared to fiscal 2019 due to shorter working hours for drivers and a serious labor shortage.
In the logistics industry, it is said to be a "2024 problem", and companies are hurrying to respond.
Of these, Yamato Holdings plans to increase the use of aircraft for the purpose of reducing the burden on drivers. I am planning to fly.
In addition, LOHACO, a mail-order site that sells daily necessities, is conducting a demonstration experiment in which users can choose the delivery date from 3 to 7 days later, in an effort to distribute parcels for efficient transportation.
Points are given to users who agree with late delivery.
The government has also set up a study group of experts to consider new regulations, including those of shippers who place orders, to discuss how logistics should be without relying on long working hours.
With just over a year until the tightening of regulations on overtime work, the logistics industry is urgently responding.