HIRASAWA INTELLIGENT TRANSPORT & SERVICES

The first Hirasawa Ichiroemon founded the Hirasawa Group in Kanda Akihabara, Tokyo, and started a barge towing business for railway freight.

Moved from Kanda Akihabara to a site adjacent to Sumida River Station on the Joban Line, and began barge towing and freight labor contracting services.

With the opening of the Sumida River oil tank farm by Japan Petroleum Co., Ltd., we were commissioned for barge towing, coastal cargo handling, and transportation services.

Reorganized the Hirasawa Group and established Hirasawa Transport Partnership.

Second-generation president Hirasawa Kyujiro took office. With the opening of the Tsurumi refinery by Japan Petroleum Co., Ltd., we were commissioned for barge towing, cargo handling, and on-site work.

Third-generation president Hirasawa Ichikazu took office.

With the start of the Wakayama plant of Tohua Fuel Co., Ltd., we were commissioned for on-site and cargo handling work.

Separated the maritime division of Hirasawa Transport Partnership and established Showa Oil Tanker Co., Ltd.

In August of Showa 20, the plant was destroyed by the atomic bombing and business was suspended, so we closed our facility.

Commissioned for on-site and transport work at the Koiyasu plant of Maruzen Petroleum Co., Ltd.

Changed company name to Showa Transport Co., Ltd. (commissioned for transport operations).

With the opening of the Tsurumi oil tank farm by Cartex Oil Japan, we were commissioned for on-site work.

Separated the petroleum division from Showa Transport Co., Ltd. and established Hirasawa Transport Co., Ltd. (headquarters located in Hamamatsu, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama). Commissioned for on-site work at the Kawasaki filling station of Japan Petroleum Gas Co., Ltd. and for transportation services at the Yokohama refinery of Japan Petroleum Refining Co., Ltd.

Commissioned for on-site work at the Fifth Plant of the Yokohama refinery of Japan Petroleum Refining Co., Ltd.

Commissioned for transportation services at the Arakawa oil tank farm of Maruzen Petroleum Co., Ltd.

With the opening of the Negishi refinery by Japan Petroleum Refining Co., Ltd., we were commissioned for empty drum handling.

Moved the headquarters of Hirasawa Transport Co., Ltd. to Kansei-cho, Tsurumi-ku.

Received internal site work and transportation operations at Maruzen Petroleum Utsunomiya oil depot.

Established subsidiary Hihira Kogyo Co., Ltd.

Established subsidiary Maruhira Petroleum Co., Ltd. (now Maruhira Trading Co., Ltd.).

Upon opening the Utsunomiya branch of Nippon Oil Terminal Co., Ltd., received internal site work.

Received internal site work and transportation operations at Maruzen Petroleum Shin-Yokohama oil depot. Established subsidiary Hirasawa Automotive Maintenance Factory Co., Ltd.

Upon opening the Ichikawa oil depot of Nippon Petroleum Co., Ltd., received internal site work.

Established subsidiary Ichikawa Joint Disaster Prevention Co., Ltd.

President Jun Shimizu of the 4th generation assumed office.

Received transportation operations for Cosmos Petroleum Co., Ltd. Chiba refinery.

Received pig‑back transportation operations for tank trucks of Nippon Petroleum Co., Ltd.

Celebrated 100th anniversary of founding.

Developed an automatic dispatch system for tank trucks in-house.

Upon opening the Tokyo Order Dispatch Center of Nippon Petroleum Co., Ltd., received truck dispatch operations. Upon opening the Yokohama Refinery Lubricant Center of Nippon Petroleum Refining Co., Ltd., received truck dispatch operations.

President Hisashi Hirasawa of the 5th generation assumed office.

The advanced logistics system development project, publicly solicited by the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (now Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry), was selected for a new delivery system for advanced petroleum products.

Merged with affiliated company Hirasawa Oil Delivery Co., Ltd. and acquired sales rights from Kyori Petroleum Transport Co., Ltd.

Opened the in‑house order dispatch center (Hirasawa TSC).

Hirasawa Transport headquarters relocated to Solid Square, 580 Horikawa-cho, Saiwai-ku, Kawasaki City.

Opened the Makuhari Dispatch Center as an office.

Opened the LPG Order Center as an office. Celebrated 125th anniversary of founding.

Discontinued the in-house order dispatch center (Hirasawa TSC).

The new era (Reiwa) began.

The Ryuo office began operations at the new office.

Established a new Osaka dispatch center.