Blog article "What Shippers Should Do in Response to the Logistics Efficiency Improvement Act"

NX総合研究所
The "2024 Logistics Problem" is expected to become significantly more serious after 2025. With the application of overtime work limit regulations to drivers in the automobile transportation industry, improvements in long working hours for truck drivers are anticipated. However, the decline in trucking capacity, which has relied on long working hours of drivers, is unavoidable. If no measures are taken, there is a concern that situations where goods cannot be transported will occur frequently. To prevent this, the government is implementing various measures, and as part of the legal framework for this, amendments to two logistics-related laws, the "Comprehensive Logistics Efficiency Act" and the "Freight Automobile Transportation Business Act," were made in 2024. This article provides a detailed explanation of the background and overview leading to the amendment of the Comprehensive Logistics Efficiency Act. URL: https://www.nx-soken.co.jp/topics/blog_20250317
