Number of road freight transportation businesses in Japan FY 2013-2022
As of March 31, 2023, Japan counted approximately 63.13 thousand trucking businesses, formally called 'freight motor vehicle transportation businesses'. There exist various trucking business classifications. These include 'general freight motor vehicle transportation businesses' and their subcategories 'special mixed-load transportation businesses' or 'hearse businesses'. A separate common carrier category is the 'designated freight motor vehicle transportation business', which transports cargo for one specific client. In practice, it substitutes a private carrier (carrier and freight belong to the same legal person).