Truck and Logistics G-Men Intensify Monitoring in October and November
Overview
October and November this year will be intensive monitoring months for shippers and prime contractors. The Truck and Logistics G-Men will investigate actual conditions among all truck operators and warehouse businesses and use information from relevant ministries to conduct monitoring and corrective guidance. They will also coordinate with the Japan Fair Trade Commission, the Small and Medium Enterprise Agency, and the police. Measures will address suspected acts causing violations of the Truck Business Act and suspected acts prohibited by the Fair Transactions Act. Other activities include regional liaison meetings, joint patrols, and awareness efforts to prevent hiring unlicensed “white trucks.” On October 16, an explanatory session will offer in-person attendance, available by advance registration on a first-come, first-served basis with a capacity of about 60 people. Online attendance requires no registration.
Key points
- The intensive monitoring months are October and November 2026.
- The initiative will be carried out in coordination with the Japan Fair Trade Commission, the Small and Medium Enterprise Agency, and the police.
- The 39th explanatory session will be held on October 16, 2026.
- In-person attendance is first come, first served, with a capacity of about 60 people.
Overview
October and November this year are designated as intensive monitoring months for shippers and prime contractors (collectively, “shippers and related parties”). The Truck and Logistics G-Men will intensify monitoring by investigating actual conditions among all truck operators and warehouse businesses and using information from relevant ministries. They will provide corrective guidance on conduct that could obstruct fair transactions.
To strengthen coordination following enforcement of the Fair Transactions Act, the initiative will work with the Japan Fair Trade Commission and the Small and Medium Enterprise Agency at the regional level, and with the police to prevent paid transport contracts involving illegal “white trucks.”
Details
For suspected acts causing violations under the Truck Business Act, authorities will make requests, issue demands, or make recommendations; for suspected conduct prohibited by the Fair Transactions Act, they will provide advice or guidance. Examples include prolonged waiting to load or unload, ancillary work outside the contract, unjustified holding of freight rates or charges, overloading, requests for transport during severe weather or under unreasonable conditions, late payment, price reductions, predatory pricing, retaliatory measures, and unilateral price setting.
In early October, regional agencies will exchange views at regional liaison meetings on investigation methods and enforcement policies for suspected Fair Transactions Act violations, and hold launch ceremonies for joint shipper patrols targeting offices, logistics hubs, and other sites of shippers and related parties.
With prefectural police, authorities will publicize and promote awareness at logistics centers, wholesale markets, and other locations to prevent transport contracts involving “white trucks,” and will issue demands or recommendations to shippers and related parties suspected of involvement.
The 39th explanatory session will be held on October 16 from 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. in a hybrid format, with online streaming and in-person attendance. In-person attendance requires advance registration and is first come, first served; online attendance requires no registration. The program will include a keynote address by senior officials from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and the Japan Fair Trade Commission, a special discussion titled “Toward More Effective Fair Transactions,” and a question-and-answer session on the legal framework.