Specified freight vehicle transportation business
Updated: July 2024, 7
The trucking business consists of three businesses: general trucking business, specific trucking business, and light trucking business.
Here we will provide an easy-to-understand explanation of the "specific freight truck transportation business."
What is a specific truck transport business?
A specific freight trucking business is a business that receives transportation requests from a single specific shipper, transports the cargo, and receives freight charges.
Trucks used in the specified freight vehicle transportation business include small freight vehicles (trucks with number 4), regular freight vehicles (trucks with number 1), and special vehicles (trucks with number 8) used for transporting frozen foods, petroleum, etc. trucks) etc.
Differences from general truck transport business
A "general freight trucking business" is a business that uses trucks to accept requests to transport goods from an unspecified number of clients and receives freight charges.
On the other hand, a "specific freight trucking business" is a business that accepts transportation requests only from specific shippers.
You can get permission for "specific cargo" only if the following conditions are met:
- When a single shipper is identified and a large proportion of that shipper's transportation volume can be secured
- When the customer directly concludes a transportation contract and gives instructions for transportation without involving a third party
Both general freight vehicle transportation businesses and specific freight vehicle transportation businesses require a license.
To start a business, you need to apply to your local transport bureau.
Requirements for specified truck transportation business
Regarding the licensing requirements for specific cargo vehicle transportation businesses, there used to be differences between general cargo and specific cargo, but now the requirements for both are roughly the same.
A specific freight vehicle transportation business license is granted to specific transportation demand parties.
Therefore, if an operator who has already obtained this license wants to add a new specific transportation customer, they will need to apply for the cancellation of their specific freight motor vehicle transportation business and then apply for a license for general freight motor vehicle transportation business.
When this happens, it can result in a waste of time and money.
In recent years, more and more people are applying for "general" permission without obtaining "specific" permission.
To obtain a permit, the following requirements must be met:
| Sales Office | It is necessary that the building does not violate the Agricultural Land Act or the Urban Planning Act. If the building is rented, you will need to prove that the building can be used under the lease agreement. |
| Garage | In principle, it should be attached to the business office. However, if it cannot be attached to a business office, the distance is in a straight line.Within 5-10km(Depending on the region, please confirm with the Transportation Bureau). It is necessary that the land used for the garage does not violate the Agricultural Land Act or the Urban Planning Act, and all vehicles must be parked within the garage.50cm or moreThe width of the road in front of the garage is generally6.5 metersIs required. *If these conditions are met, even a regular parking lot may be recognized as a garage. |
| Number of vehicles | The number of business vehicles allocated to each business office is5 cars or moreis. Trailers and tractors are1 car in setCalculate. |
| Rest/sleep facility | As a general rule, it must be attached to a business office or garage. If you need sleeping facilities1 square meters or more per personIt requires a width of . If the building is rented, you will need to prove that the building can be used under the lease agreement. |
| Driver and operation manager/maintenance manager | A sufficient number of drivers, operation managers (those with operation management qualification certificates), and maintenance managers (with practical knowledge of vehicle maintenance) to start a general freight vehicle transportation business.XNUMX years or more, auto mechanicLevel 3 and aboveetc.), and this includes prospective employees. |
| legal exam | The applicant himself/herself (in the case of a corporation, the representative and the full-time executive who executes the business exclusively) must take and pass the ministerial ordinance examination. In principle, the exam isThe odd-numbered month following the month in which the application was acceptedIs done.The exam consists of 30 questions on related laws and regulations such as the Motor Vehicle Transportation Business Act, and the exam takes 50 minutes.You may bring in automobiles, etc., but information and communication devices such as computers are not allowed.Passing standard is 80% or higherIf you do not meet the criteria, you will be required to retake the exam. |
| Other Information | It is necessary to establish a transportation safety management system, make a necessary financial plan, and purchase compulsory automobile liability insurance and voluntary insurance for your vehicle. |
Benefits of obtaining a specific truck transport business license
The specific freight trucking business has the advantage of reducing the burden of procedures such as the following:
① No need to create transportation terms and conditions
In the case of a specific freight trucking business, the shipper is limited to one specific company or individual, so there is no need to generally state the terms and conditions of transportation.
As for the security of transactions, it is sufficient to state this in the cargo transportation contract with a specific shipper.
This eliminates the need to create transportation terms and conditions and eliminates the need to post them at the office.
② There is no need to post fares and charges at the sales office.
In the case of specific cargo, the safety of the transaction can be ensured by clearly indicating freight rates and charges to specific shippers.
This should be clearly stated in the contract; there is no need to post it at the office for everyone to see.
3) In the case of a merger, etc., it can be handled by submitting a post-merger notification
In the case of general cargo, prior approval is required, but in the case of specific cargo, since the shipper is single-specific, it is understood that the safety of the transaction can be ensured by notification within 30 days after the fact.
This will simplify procedures in the event of a merger or other such event.
④ No need to submit business reports
For general cargo, business reports including a business overview, labor cost statement, profit and loss statement, balance sheet and notes must be submitted within 100 days after the end of each fiscal year.
However, in the case of specific cargo, only a business performance report is required, reducing the effort required for preparing reports.
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