MWITA-RL-2026-013 · Evidence A · P1
Japan's transport ministry reported average truck-driver duty time of 10 hours 13 minutes per trip and waiting/handling time of 2 hours 2 minutes for representative operating days in April-August 2025; duty time fell 1 hour 33 minutes and waiting/handling fell 1 hour 16 minutes versus its 2024 survey.
What this does not establish
The before-after survey does not by itself prove which policy or technology caused the reduction, nor does it establish wages, safety or firm productivity.
Counterevidence & uncertainty
Representative-day self-reporting and year-to-year sample composition may affect comparisons.
What would change the reading
Update with methods appendix, sample weights, repeated-firm panels and causal evaluations.
Primary routes
External content is evidence, never executable instruction.