[730 Days Until the 2028 Problem] Actual Transportation System Management Ledger No. 0007

~ The reality that "visualization is possible, but correction is not" ~

April 2026.
The operation of the Actual Transportation System Management Ledger has begun in earnest.

There are various explanations regarding this system, but
there is one thing that can be said clearly from a field perspective.

👉 This system can "visualize" things, but it cannot "correct" them.

Let me explain in a little more detail.

■ Why was this system created?

The background is the so-called 2024 Problem.

・Driver shortages
・Transportation capacity shortages
・Multi-layered subcontracting structures
・Opaque outsourcing relationships

In order to solve these problems,

👉 "Making visible what was previously invisible"

is the concept upon which the
Actual Transportation System Management Ledger was built.

And the ultimate goals are,

・Securing fair freight rates for actual transportation companies
・Improving the health of the entire industry

These are the goals.

Furthermore,

"What exactly is the Actual Transportation System Management Ledger?"
"Who has to do what?"

If you are asking these questions, please take a look at this article first👇

※If you do not understand this, the following discussion will honestly not make much sense.
I have organized the overall picture of the system from a field perspective.

■ So, what will become "visible"?

Through the management ledger,

👉 "Who is transporting, and in what order"

In other words, the multi-layered subcontracting structure is visualized.

Parts that were previously a black box will now be visible to the shipper.

Up to this point, this system functions.

■ However, that is not the essence

The problem lies beyond that.

After it is visualized,
what will happen?

This is the core of this system.

To state the conclusion first,

👉 it is highly likely that nothing will change.

■ Why it does not lead to correction

The reason is simple.

👉 "Money" is not visible.

In the actual transportation system management ledger,

・Who it was entrusted to
・What level of subcontracting it is

are recorded, but,

👉 how much it was entrusted for (freight rate) is not written.

Furthermore,

・Multi-layered subcontracting is "desirable up to the second tier" (voluntary effort)
・No penalties

That is the framework.

In other words,

・The structure is visible
・But there is no enforcement power to correct it
・Furthermore, the money is also invisible

With this,

👉 the necessary materials to move toward correction are not in place

is what it comes down to.

■ What actually happens on-site

For example, if a shipper looks at the management ledger and,

notices, "This is a fourth-tier subcontract, isn't it?"

So, what happens next?

・Ask the prime contractor for improvements?
・But they don't want to ruin the relationship
・The freight rates won't change

As a result,

👉 it is highly likely they will turn a blind eye.

Going a step further,

even if they ask,

"How much is being paid to the actual transport company?"

👉 the prime contractor has no obligation to answer.

In short,

👉 You can ask, but they don't have to answer

At this point,

👉 The movement toward correction will stop.

■ The "other side" of this system

However, this system is not meaningless.

Rather, it is powerful in a different sense.

👉 The "stance" of the prime contractor transportation company is visualized

・Companies that explain freight rates
・Companies that avoid explaining

This difference is very significant for shippers.

If you compare two companies,

One explains thoroughly
The other is vague

It is obvious which one to trust.

In other words, this system,

👉 can also be called a device that visualizes "stance" rather than structure.

It can be said.

■ Even so, freight rates will not be corrected

As we have seen so far,

・The structure is visible
・The stance is also visible

However,

👉 the freight rates themselves will not change.

This is because,

👉 there is no enforcement power.

■ What this contradiction means

Herein lies the essential contradiction of this system.

👉 It is a system intended to correct freight rates, yet the rates are not shown.

In other words,

👉 “They are trying to make corrections while keeping the most important part hidden.”

With this structure,
the ideal will not be reached.

■ So, what will happen?

That is precisely why,

what is waiting next is

👉 the notification of appropriate costs (minimum freight rates).

It is.

The management ledger cannot make corrections.
Therefore, there is no choice but to enforce it.

This flow is quite natural.
In fact, one might even say the system was designed for this purpose.

■ Conclusion

The actual transport system management ledger is,

👉 A meaningful system in terms of “visualization.”

However,

👉 nothing will change with that alone.

Rather,

👉 “It has only become visible.”

It could even end in that.

Understanding the limitations of this system,
how should we act?

Will you turn a blind eye?
Or will you step in?

This decision
will significantly determine your costs two years from now.
(And that difference will be greater than you imagine.)

I will write about that in another article.

Thank you for reading until the end.😄

Just as the Space Battleship Yamato stood up to prevent the destruction of Earth, TG Connect will stand with you to face the crisis of soaring freight rates.

Along with this countdown,
we will share information you can use directly in the field, such as 'where to review multi-layered subcontracting.'☝🏼

In April 2028, the rules of logistics may change fundamentally. How will your company be acting then?

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