Japan's Mitsubishi Electric set to sell trucking arm to peer Seino

Driver shortage spurs consolidation in logistics industry

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Seino looks to buy Mitsubishi Electric Logistics to gain more drivers as overtime curbs squeeze trucking capacity. (Seino)

Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO -- Japanese shipping company Seino Holdings has decided to buy a 70% stake in Mitsubishi Electric's logistics unit for 60 billion yen ($380 million) as a driver shortage exacerbated by new overtime curbs spurs a realignment in the trucking industry.

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