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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

  1. RL-S011https://www.mlit.go.jp/report/press/tokatsu02_hh_000084.htmlOpen source record →

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