EMERGENCY TRANSPORTATION by the Japanese Trucking Industry

after the Great East Japan Earthquake

April 26 , 2012

Japan Trucking AssociationSecretary General　

Shuji Fukumoto

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Overview of the Great East Japan EarthquakeDate 14:46:18, 11 March 2011

(+09:00)Duration 6 minutesMagnitude 9.0 MDepth 32 km (20 mi)Type Megathrust earthquakeCountries or regions

Japan (primary) Pacific Rim (tsunami, secondary)

Total damage

Tsunami wave, flooding, landslides, fires, building and infrastructure damage, nuclear incidents including radiation releases

Max. intensity IXPeak acceleration 3.0 g

Tsunami Yes. Up to 40.5 m (133 ft) in Miyagi, Iwate, Fukushima

Source: Wikipedia

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Damage from the Earthquake

Prefecture Nationwide Trucking Association Companies

Dead Missing Evacuees Dead Missing Damaged Vehicles

Building Damaged

Damaged Companies

Hokkaido 1 0 3,015 0 0 555 36 61

Aomori 3 1 1,413 1 1 300 24 104

Iwate 4,671 1,237 42,789 30 11 479 88 171

Miyagi 9,541 1,629 127,792 126 59 3,801 742 593

Fukushima 1,605 214 97,946 12 2 196 163 384

Ibaraki 24 1 6,040 1 0 256 100 104

Others 38 2 59,532

Total 15,856 3,084 344,290 170 73 5,587 1,153 1,417

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Nationwide:Dead and Missing: as of 4 April 2012 / Evacuees: as of 22 March 2012 / Trucking: as of 1 March 2012

仙台

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国土地理院による

仙台空港

Emergency Transportation arranged by Japan Trucking Association

郡山

福島

東北自動

車道

東北自動

車道

Iwate Prefecture 538 sites

Fukushima Prefecture 646 sites

Ibaraki Prefecture 40 sites

Other Prefectures 15 sites

Miyagi Prefecture 793 sites

Destination

花巻

青森

松島基地

福島空港

茨城空港

花巻空港

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Emergency Transportation Arranged by The JTAPrefecture Food Beverages Blankets Destinations

Iwate 3,735,956 800,852 126,100 538

Miyagi 8,582,431 974,847 136,808 793

Fukushima 6,487,056 2,416,740 184,451 646

Ibaraki 150,508 115,206 10,800 40

Others 21,200 294,320 15

Total 18,977,151 4,601,965 458,159 2,032

Other Items : 560 Generators, 2,510 Stoves, 837 Dosimeters, 5,297 Lavatories, 253,669 Disposable Nappies, 61,600 Overcoats, 3,000 Radios, 900 TentsTotal Number of Vehicles Operating through JTA : 1,925(Further 8,702 vehicles were operated through local trucking associations)2012/4/26

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5 Key Points for Emergency Transportation

1. Establishment of Main Transportation System with Information

2. Establishment of Local Transportation System

3. Securing Roads

4. Securing Fuel

5. Relaxation of Transportation Conditions

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Self-Defense Forces

Basic Scheme Local Government　

Central Government

JTAFactory

Ware-house

Local Government

Goods

Base

Base

Evacuation Center

Evacuation Center

Evacuation Center

Evacuation Center

Reinforcement of Destination Transportation System

Establishment of Efficient Transportation System

Dispatch of Logistician

Reinforcement of Destination Transportation System

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Exhibition space 3,600 m2

Visitor capacity 8,000 personsParking capacity 2,500 cars

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Example of a Physical Distribution Base ( Iwate Prefecture)

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Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster

Radiation management seminar for Transportation