Diminutive and slow, with a charmingly outdated look, so-called Kei trucks are completely out of sync with the American truck ...

Japan Post may have its general cargo vehicle license revoked, the transport ministry said Wednesday, following revelations of the company's widespread failures in conducting mandatory alcohol and ...

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.

Truck drivers like him have scrambled every day to support Japan’s logistics system for more than two years amid the novel coronavirus crisis, burning the candle at both ends.

Logistics and transportation companies in Japan have begun recruiting foreign nationals as drivers now that their industries qualify for a special employment visa amid a severe labour shortage. To ...

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.

Efforts to rescue a 74-year-old lorry driver after his vehicle plunged into a sinkhole that opened up near Tokyo on Jan 28 have been suspended again, according to Japanese media. The authorities ...

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

Massive sinkhole swallows truck; rescuers race to reach driver The sinkhole suddenly opened at an intersection in the city of Yashio. A second sinkhole nearby is hampering rescue efforts.