2024February

Hi, Hello.
2The moon is also called the weather of spring, but it comes in the second half
It seems as if the cold is becoming more severe.
The north wind is strong, and the temperature feels like around 0°C in the morning and evening.

Anyway, please take care of yourself.
At the school of elementary school children, class closures are increasing in the lower grades.
We must not let our guard down, including infectious diseases.

In addition, the annual hay fever season has come since February 20th.
I suffered a lot from allergies last year, but that's all for this year.
I have no symptoms. I sneeze, but not so much that it interferes with my work.

Since last spring, there have been things that I have been taking into my body over the past year, and I can only say that it is paying off
As of today, when I have no symptoms, I am in good condition.

If you are interested, we will introduce you at any time, so please feel free to contact us (laughs).
For those who are really suffering, it will take time, but there is a good chance that it can be a savior.
(By the way, there are almost no side effects.) ）
But I digress.

Now, as for the content of the title,
2024It may be as part of measures to deal with the annual problem, but I think it is necessary to discuss whether the contents of the Cabinet decision made by the Japan government on February 27 will be a clue to solving the problem for transport companies.
Gross weight more than 8 tonsMedium and heavy trucksOn the highwayThe maximum speed at about 80 km/h is from the current90kiloThe revised Road Traffic Law will come into effect on April 1.

This is to respond to the "2024 problem" in which the labor shortage in the logistics industry will become more serious as overtime regulations for truck drivers are also tightened from April.Improved Transportation EfficiencyYou can expect that.

Since 1963, when the first expressway in Japan was opened, this is the first time that the speed limit for heavy-duty trucks has been changed. In response to requests from the logistics industry, the National Police Agency (NPA) established an expert panel in July 2023 to consider and discuss the relaxation of the speed limit.

Ensuring traffic safety has been an issue, but in December 2023, the study group concluded that it was "unlikely to have a significant impact on traffic safety" because trucks are already required to install speed control devices that limit the maximum speed to 90 km/h, and the number of personal injury accidents on highways is decreasing.

90The relaxation of the maximum speed of the trailer (80 km/h) and the maximum speed of the trailer were postponed this time because the safety performance of the vehicle body was not guaranteed.

According to the government's estimates, truck drivers' transportation capacity will decline by 34% in FY2030 compared to FY2019 due to chronic labor shortages. The government intends to explore alternative transportation and other means to increase the overall transportation volume.
(Quoted from page 38 of the social section of the Japan Keizai Shimbun Reiwa 6, February 28)

The average gross weight of our heavy-duty trucks is 13 tons, which corresponds to the above, but the total weight of medium-sized 4-ton vehicles does not exceed 8 tons, and we will continue to run 80 kilometers from April onward.
In my opinion, I don't know if this will definitively solve the 2024 problem, but I think PDCA management is necessary because it is important to try various things first and act as a country.

If it is ineffective and the accident rate increases, I think we should consider another measure.
As a shipping company, we will also respond firmly and include verification.

Hi, Hello.
2024A month has passed in a tumultuous year.
Yesterday marked exactly one month since the Noto Peninsula Earthquake. We had a minute's silence at 16:10.

There are still several people missing, and a desperate search is being carried out every day in the extreme cold.
"We have no choice but to be positive and take measures to rebuild to the best of our ability," said a person who was hit by the earthquake on the news.
Those of us who have not encountered disasters need to be grateful for Ima's daily life and look at things more positively than the people of the Noto Peninsula.

Fortunately in the Kanto region, natural disasters and disasters that have not yet occurred, as well as other uncertainties about the future、、、 we humans are constantly working our minds from the time we wake up to the time we go to bed.
If you get an average of 8 hours of sleep, how much of your "positive and forward-thinking mind" are you able to have in the remaining 16 hours? I think that depending on how you live your life every day and how you interact with people, your life will be better or worse.
We value our "state of mind" and way of thinking as a person.
It is very important in the age of Ima to focus on people's strengths and goodness, to have a habit of looking at the good side of things, not to forget to be grateful and considerate of each other, and to actively find joy, enjoyment, and hope in life at the end of life.

On a different note, February 3rd is Setsubun. Every year at this time of year, this blog also talks about sowing beans, etc., and includes the meaning of this day as a bitter cut (delimitation), New Year's Eve (lunar calendar) in the true sense of the word. And will it be the true start of 2024 from the next day? It is said that the Chinese New Year is finally here.

24It is the first day of the season and the starting point of the season, so it is an important milestone day for people in the past.
The "four seasons" of spring, summer, autumn, and winter, when the seasons begin, are combined with the summer solstice (June 21), the winter solstice (December 21), the spring equinox (March 20 holidays), and the autumn equinox (September 22 holidays). I think it's important that there is a reason why milestones are marked
。 I think it is safe to say that this is the start of 2024.

The cold days will continue, but please spend your days paying close attention to your mental health, which I mentioned at the beginning, as well as your physical condition.

Also, finally, as a winter regimen, is there anyone who is prone to binge eating and drinking and binge eating, and is tired of internal organs?
Of course, the stomach and intestines are also tired, but winter is the season when the liver is particularly tired. I would like you to take foods that support your liver to reduce the burden.
The liver is an important organ that uses heat and positive power to support digestion and detoxification, so supporting these functions can reduce the burden on the liver. Therefore, the recommended food is "honey". If you use too much positive power due to binge eating, you will get too hot and your 、、、 will be hot flashes, so you can reduce the burden on the liver by applying a moderate amount of negative force. It is often said that honey also has a bactericidal effect, so it can support detoxification and kill two birds with one stone.
We would like you to incorporate yin and yang in a well-balanced manner and survive the severe cold by "measures against cold in winter" and "reducing the burden on the liver".