TOKYO -- A new service in Japan backed by trading house Itochu and telecommunications group KDDI will match shippers with delivery trucks having excess space, Nikkei has learned, in a bid to boost efficiency in the understaffed logistics sector.
Transportation
Itochu, KDDI to tackle Japan driver shortage with truck matching
New online reservation system to fill unused shipping space
Restrictions on truck driver overtime have taken effect in Japan this year. (Photo by Kosaku Mimura)
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