2024-02-25 21:02:00
As the year 2024 problem approaches, what will the generation that enjoyed the good old days think?
Drivers are often away from home, which is difficult for people of the child-rearing generation. (Photo and text are unrelated/Photographed by press)
Read other articles in the special feature “The day the driver disappears”
There is only regarding a month left until April, when concerns regarding the 2024 problem arise. Trucks, taxis, and buses all face serious labor shortages.
The first feature of the March 2nd issue of Weekly Toyo Keizai is “The day the driver disappears”. We will report on the latest developments in logistics and people flow across the country, and explore possible solutions.
“In the past, our seniors earned 1 million yen a month.”
Mr. A[Age]Late 50s[Driver experience]35 years[Annual income]Late 5 million yen range
The company is affiliated with a major manufacturer and operates tank trucks. I start work at 7 a.m. and work regarding 10 to 11 hours a day, with around 50 hours of overtime per month. Mostly commission. The distance traveled is sometimes 50 kilometers and sometimes 700 kilometers a day.
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After graduating from high school, he became a civil engineering design consultant, but even though he worked a lot of overtime, his annual income was around 3 million yen. His driver friend worked the same amount of overtime and was paid nearly twice as much. “If that’s the case,” he decided to get a large driver’s license in order to make money quickly, and his annual income doubled to 6 million yen by the time he was 20 or 21 years old.
For a while, I also worked at Sagawa Express. He goes to work at 6 a.m. and works until following 12 p.m. Some people slept in the parking lot. Customers were competing with Yamato Transport for parcels by changing slips without permission (bitter smile).
When I first started working at my current company, I had to work 70 to 80 hours of overtime a month, and my annual income was regarding 8 million yen. My seniors earned more than 1 million yen a month and were often taken out to eat and drink. In addition to those who used it for gambling and those who played as geisha in the hot spring town, those who did not play had three houses.
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