Hino Motors NeLOSS Enters Japan Logistics Efficiency Project

Hino Motors Deploys NeLOSS in MLIT Logistics Demonstration

Hino Motors, Ltd. announced on September 28 that it will participate in a logistics efficiency demonstration project publicly solicited by Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT). The company will use its NeLOSS logistics optimization system in the project, which focuses on improving joint transportation and load optimization through logistics data sharing. The initiative is intended to examine how shared logistics information can support more efficient shipment consolidation and cargo loading. The project brings together automotive-related companies and logistics participants to demonstrate practical methods for improving transportation efficiency.

NeLOSS Optimizes Loading and Available Cargo Space

NeLOSS is designed to improve logistics efficiency when shipments from multiple shippers are consolidated. The system optimizes loading methods while also visualizing available space that can be used for additional cargo. This capability can provide logistics operators with clearer information when determining how shipments can be arranged within available transportation capacity. By combining load optimization with visibility into unused space, the system is intended to support more effective shipment consolidation. Hino Motors will demonstrate these functions as part of the MLIT initiative, applying the system to a project centered on shared logistics data.

MLIT Project Brings Automotive Logistics Companies Together

The MLIT-selected project is titled the “demonstration project for joint transportation and load optimization platform through logistics data sharing.” It will be overseen by U-netrans Co., Ltd., based in Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture. U-netrans delivers automotive parts and will coordinate the demonstration involving participating companies. Japan is using the project framework to examine logistics improvements based on data sharing, joint transportation, and optimized loading. Kojima Industries Corporation, also based in Toyota City, is among the companies joining the project alongside Hino Motors.

Industry Impact & Outlook

The demonstration could provide practical evidence on how logistics data sharing and load optimization can improve transportation efficiency in automotive parts logistics. For manufacturers, parts suppliers, and logistics providers participating in the project, the ability to identify additional cargo space while optimizing loading could support more coordinated shipment consolidation. The initiative also highlights the role of digital logistics systems in addressing operational inefficiencies across interconnected supply chains. Further project activities and results will help establish how effectively NeLOSS can support joint transportation and whether the demonstrated approach can be applied more broadly within automotive logistics operations.

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What is Hino Motors NeLOSS?
Hino Motors NeLOSS is a logistics optimization system designed to improve shipment consolidation by optimizing loading methods and showing available space for additional cargo. Hino Motors will use the system in an MLIT-selected demonstration project focused on joint transportation and load optimization through logistics data sharing. The project is overseen by U-netrans, an automotive parts delivery company based in Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture, with companies including Kojima Industries Corporation participating. The demonstration will examine practical approaches to improving logistics efficiency through shared data and optimized transportation operations.