Japan Post loses trucking license for 2,500 trucks for 5 years
The transport ministry's Kanto District Transport Bureau in Yokohama issued a notice revoking Japan Post Co.'s general transport license under the Trucking Business Law on June 25 for failure to properly check on the health of its drivers, including for drunkenness.
Japan Post's approximately 2,500 trucks and vans, which are responsible for the shipment of goods between pickup and delivery locations and collecting items at large urban post offices, will be out of service for five years.
Upon receiving the notice, Tetsuya Senda, president of Japan Post, said, 'I apologize for the great concern and anxiety caused to many people.'
He pledged that the management team will take the lead in taking measures to prevent a recurrence.
Japan Post Holdings, the parent company of Japan Post, held a general shareholders' meeting on June 25.
President Hiroya Masuda apologized to shareholders, saying, 'I take this situation extremely seriously.'
Japan Post has previously announced that it is in the process of outsourcing approximately 58 percent of its approximately 2,500 general cargo vehicles to Yamato Transport Co., Sagawa Express Co. and Seino Transportation Co. in addition to its subsidiary Japan Post Transport Co.
The company plans to substitute in its own light cargo vehicles for the remaining 42 percent.
In response to the administrative action, Japan Post released a statement that said, 'We will do our utmost to restore the trust of our customers by thoroughly establishing a system to ensure the safety of operations and the safety of drivers and customers, including implementing reliable roll calls.'
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