fiscal years 2014 to 2023; the Japanese fiscal years start on April 1 of the stated year and end on March 31 of the following year
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as of fiscal year's end; not including private carriers and 'light freight motor vehicle transportation businesses'*
Supplementary notes
*Cargo transport businesses using light motor vehicles or two-wheeled vehicles. In contrast to other common carriers, this business only requires reporting and no license. Figures have been rounded.
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Number of road freight transport businesses in Japan FY 2014-2023
As of December 31, 2023, Japan counted approximately thousand trucking businesses, formally called 'freight motor vehicle transport businesses'. There exist various trucking business classifications. These include 'general freight motor vehicle transport businesses' and their subcategories 'special mixed-load transport businesses' or 'hearse businesses'. A separate common carrier category is the 'designated freight motor vehicle transport business', which transports cargo for one specific client. In practice, it substitutes a private carrier (carrier and freight belong to the same legal person).
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MLIT (Japan). (November 30, 2024). Number of freight motor vehicle transport businesses in Japan from fiscal year 2014 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 30, 2026, from /statistics/1276107/japan-number-freight-motor-vehicle-transportation-businesses/
MLIT (Japan). "Number of freight motor vehicle transport businesses in Japan from fiscal year 2014 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Chart. November 30, 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 30, 2026. /statistics/1276107/japan-number-freight-motor-vehicle-transportation-businesses/
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Number of freight motor vehicle transport businesses in Japan from fiscal year 2014 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph], MLIT (Japan), November 30, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1276107/japan-number-freight-motor-vehicle-transportation-businesses/
