Subsidies are provided to support initiatives, such as DX, undertaken by trucking operators affected by driver shortages that contribute to improving labor productivity.
Hyogo Prefecture: Transportation DX and Labor Productivity Improvement Subsidy
September 11, 2026
Summary
Hyogo Prefecture provides subsidies for trucking operators affected by driver shortages to implement DX and other initiatives that improve labor productivity.
Key Information
| Location | Hyogo |
|---|---|
| Opening Status | Open for Applications |
| Application Period | May 11, 2026 – Feb 19, 2027 |
| Max Subsidy Amount | ¥4,000,000 per vehicle |
| Subsidy Rate | Vehicle efficiency equipment: 1/12, 1/6; Operation and other management systems: 1/4; the maximum amount varies depending on the subsidized item |
| Purpose | Equipment investment; productivity improvement and operational efficiency; digitalization |
| Eligible Expenses | Machinery and equipment costs; system purchase costs; system construction costs |
| Eligible Applicants | Small and medium-sized enterprises; sole proprietors |
| Implementing Agency | Hyogo Prefecture Trucking Association |
| Official Page | https://www.hyotokyo.or.jp/news/general-public/20503.html |