Diminutive and slow, with a charmingly outdated look, so-called Kei trucks are completely out of sync with the American truck ...

TOKYO — Japan is planning to build an automated cargo transport corridor between Tokyo and Osaka, dubbed a "conveyor belt road" by the government, to make up for a shortage of truck drivers.

Despite their small size, kei trucks are extremely capable, they just happen to look cute. Even then, there's a safe limit to the weight they can carry.

Japan is planning to build an automated cargo transport corridor between Tokyo and Osaka, dubbed a “conveyor belt road” by the government, to make up for a shortage of truck drivers.

The company that produces A321 converted freighters is adding a production line in Japan on the expectation that cargo airlines in the region will need more standard-size freighters. The post EFW ...

As Albert argues, though, that says less about kei trucks — which score well on crash tests in Japan — and more about US vehicle safety standards, which have helped make roads more dangerous.

A 74-year-old truck driver remains trapped in a sinkhole that opened earlier this week in Yashio, Japan.

Japan is planning an automated cargo transport corridor between Tokyo and Osaka to make up for a shortage of truck drivers.