Automated system between Tokyo and Osaka will work 24/7 and deliver the same amount of cargo as 25,000 truck drivers every day 7 hours ago by Chris Chilton Japan is proposing to build a 310+ mile conveyor belt to deliver cargo between Tokyo and Osaka. The belt would run in tunnels and above ground, and could deliver as much cargo as 25,000 truck drivers daily. Japan’s declining population is one reason the country is predicting a 36 percent shortfall in truck drivers by 2030. Many logistics comp...