Number of road freight transportation businesses in Japan FY 2022, by business form
As of March 31, 2023, Japan counted almost 57.75 thousand general trucking businesses, the most common business form for road freight transportation in Japan. Trucking business classifications comprise, for example, 'general freight motor vehicle transportation businesses' and their subcategories 'special mixed-load transportation businesses' or 'hearse businesses'. Special mixed-load carriers include door-to-door parcel express delivery services.