Yasunori Fujikura knows the nuts and bolts of the trucking business -- as well as the pain of being behind the wheel in these tough times.
Deregulation has opened the already fiercely competitive transportation industry up to new entrants, driving out many traditional family-owned trucking businesses.
In addition, deflation has seen courier service fares slashed to nearly half the bubble economy levels of the 1980s.
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