Transport rules to be relaxed the-japan-news.com

posted by  Yubi | 6 years, 9 months ago in Auto & Transportation

The transport ministry plans to significantly roll back regulations in September on buses, taxis and trucks to allow them to carry both passengers and packages, it has been learned.

With a shortage of drivers nationwide, the regulatory changes would reverse the current situation in which transport companies specialize in either cargo or passengers. The changes are also aimed at helping to maintain transportation networks in regions that have experienced a decrease in users.

As soon as early August, the Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ministry will issue new instructions regarding the Road Transportation Law (see below) and other regulations to district transport bureaus, sources said.