Japan will have 36 percent fewer truck drivers than required to meet the country’s logistical demands in fiscal 2030 due to its graying population and the introduction this year of reforms aimed at curbing overwork, according to a recent study. The country’s road freight volume in the fiscal year ending March 2031 is projected to be 1.40 billion tons, declining slightly from 1.43 billion tons in fiscal 2020, the Nomura Research Institute said. Meanwhile, the number of truck drivers is expected to fall drastically from 660,000 in fiscal 2020 to 480,000 in fiscal 2030, 36 percent short of the wo…