Logisteed

What Logisteed does

Logisteed株式会社 (LOGISTEED, Ltd.) is a Tokyo-headquartered comprehensive logistics provider organized around three service pillars: 3PL (third-party logistics) covering procurement, production, sales, and joint logistics for sectors including automotive parts, pharmaceuticals, apparel, and home appliances; heavy cargo engineering and relocation services for power plants, transportation infrastructure, and industrial plants on a global basis; and international forwarding covering air, maritime, cross-border trucking, and intermodal transport across a 30-country network. The company operates 1,019 locations with approximately 9.74 million m² of logistics center floor space and 56,240 employees as of March 2026, reporting ¥993.1 billion in revenue for FY2026.

Logisteed deploys a proprietary digital logistics layer across these operational businesses. The SSCV (Smart & Safety Connected Vehicle) platform comprises three modules: SSCV-Smart (transport business support for quotation, dispatch, routing, accounting, labor, and procurement), SSCV-Safety (AI-powered driving safety management using biometric and vehicle-behavior data with patented accident-risk prediction), and SSCV-Vehicle (IoT-driven vehicle lifecycle management). SCDOS (Supply Chain Design & Optimization Services) provides supply chain visualization, optimization simulation, and BPO. The Smart Warehouse / EC Platform Center offers shared automation for e-commerce operators on a pay-per-use basis. Specialized solutions include LIB-CON® fire-resistant lithium-ion battery storage and award-winning industrial packaging designs. Multiple patents protect the SSCV-Safety prediction logic.

Logisteed was formerly Hitachi Transport System, Ltd., tracing its operating history to 1953. In January 2021, KKR acquired a majority stake via tender offer, leading to delisting from the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The company was rebranded as LOGISTEED on April 1, 2023, and subsequently executed the BosDaalen cold-chain acquisition (Netherlands, August 2023), restructured the KWE joint venture as LOGISTEED KWE (July 2023), and established a Malaysia-based APAC IT solutions subsidiary (December 2023). Customers span large enterprises across manufacturing, pharmaceutical/healthcare, e-commerce, food retail, apparel, and heavy industry, served via direct enterprise sales rather than resellers or marketplaces.

Name

Logisteed

Legal name

ロジスティード株式会社

Website

https://logisteed.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Logisteed is a Tokyo-headquartered comprehensive logistics provider offering 3PL, heavy cargo engineering, and international forwarding across 30 countries via 1,019 locations, supported by the SSCV digital platform and SCDOS optimization services for enterprise manufacturing, pharmaceutical, e-commerce, and infrastructure customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Third-Party Logistics and Supply Chain Services

NAICS

Freight Transportation Arrangement (488510), General Warehousing and Storage (493110), Warehousing and Storage (493)

SIC

Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731), Trucking & Courier Services (No Air) (4210)

akta.pro primary industry

Order Management, Pick/Pack & SLA Execution (Cartonization/Wave Picking) (TLAIADAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Kitting, Bundling & Promotional Co-Packing (Gift Sets, Multipacks, Subscription Kits) (TLAIAGAD), Waste, Hazardous Waste & Regulated Disposal Logistics (RCRA/ADR Waste) (TLAIAJAI), Consumer Returns Processing & Disposition (Grading, Restocking, RTV) (TLAIAHAA), Trade Data Management, Audit Trail & Compliance Reporting (TLAEAOAL)

Keywords

• Third-party logistics
• International freight forwarding
• Heavy cargo transport
• Supply chain management
• Logistics technology platforms

Headquarters

HQ city

Koto

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. 3PL (Third-Party Logistics): Core logistics services including procurement logistics, production logistics, sales logistics, venous logistics, joint logistics services, and transport services. Provides comprehensive supply chain management outsourcing for enterprise clients across automotive parts, consumer goods, pharmaceuticals, and apparel sectors.
2. Heavy Cargo Transport & Engineering (重量機工・移転): Specialized transport and installation of heavy cargo including power plants, transportation infrastructure (railway vehicles, monorail), industrial plants, and mechanical equipment. Includes domestic corporate relocation services.
3. Forwarding (フォワーディング): International freight forwarding services including air freight, sea freight, cross-border trucking, and intermodal transport. Services include dedicated consolidation from Tokyo to Chicago (20-day transit) and Mexico-North America routes.
4. Digital Logistics Solutions (デジタル・ロジスティクス・ソリューション): Technology-based services including SSCV platform subscriptions, SCDOS consulting, packaging solutions, IT solutions (kitting, LCM, data erasure), reverse logistics, and hazardous materials solutions.
5. Packaging Solutions (包装ソリューション): Packaging design, testing services at Technical Center, and specialized packaging products like LIB-CON for lithium-ion batteries. Includes award-winning packaging designs for industrial and consumer products.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Logisteed is a Japanese comprehensive logistics company providing end-to-end supply chain services including third-party logistics (3PL) contract warehousing, domestic and international freight forwarding, heavy cargo and special transport, corporate/personal moving, customs brokerage, and engineering solutions. Its products are bundled with proprietary digital platforms — SSCV for fleet and transport optimization, SCDOS for end-to-end supply chain visibility, and Smart Warehouse solutions — sold to enterprise customers seeking integrated physical and digital logistics.

Product overview

Logisteed operates as a comprehensive logistics company organized around three core pillars: 3PL (third-party logistics), heavy machinery engineering and relocation, and international forwarding. The company is a pioneer in Japan's 3PL sector, offering procurement, production, and sales logistics, joint logistics platforms for medical, apparel, and home appliances, and specialized venous (reverse) logistics. Its heavy machinery division handles power plant, transportation infrastructure, and industrial plant transport globally. The forwarding business provides air, maritime, cross-border, and intermodal transport services across a global network in 30 countries and regions. Across all core services, Logisteed deploys a portfolio of specialized solutions including packaging solutions (with award-winning designs and LIB-CON® fire-resistant battery containers), ICT equipment lifecycle management, dangerous goods handling, and hazardous materials solutions. The digital logistics layer includes SSCV (Smart & Safety Connected Vehicle) — a transportation digital platform with three modules: SSCV-Smart (transport business operations), SSCV-Safety (AI-powered safety driving management with accident risk prediction), and SSCV-Vehicle (vehicle lifecycle management). SCDOS (Supply Chain Design & Optimization Services) provides supply chain visualization and optimization consulting. The Smart Warehouse/EC Platform Center enables shared automation for e-commerce operators. The company rebranded from Hitachi Transport System to Logisteed in April 2023 under KKR ownership.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SSCV (Smart & Safety Connected Vehicle): Transportation digital platform comprising SSCV-Smart (transport business support solution), SSCV-Safety (safety driving management solution), and SSCV-Vehicle (vehicle management solution).
• SCDOS (Supply Chain Design & Optimization Services)
• SWH / EC Platform Center
• RECOVICE (レコビス)

Products and services

• Third-Party Logistics (3PL) Contract Logistics Contracted warehousing, distribution, and value-added logistics services (sorting, labeling, returns, packaging) operated from Logisteed's owned and leased cargo-collection and distribution centers across Japan and overseas, sold to enterprise manufacturers, retailers, and e-commerce shippers.
• International Freight Forwarding Air and ocean freight forwarding, customs clearance, and cross-border logistics services from Japan to global markets, including group-wide operations such as Vantec's North American forwarding and Thailand forwarding.
• Heavy Cargo and Special Transport Specialized transport of oversized, heavy, precision, and project cargo such as plant equipment, semiconductors, and exhibition pieces, for industrial and infrastructure customers.
• SSCV (Logisteed Smart & Safety Connected Vehicle) Platform Proprietary digital platform providing fleet management, AI driving analysis, digital tachograph, remote diagnostics, and logistics-data integration, sold to enterprise shippers and the company's own operations as a stand-alone solution.
• SCDOS (Supply Chain Design & Operation System) Digital platform providing end-to-end upstream supply chain visibility, data integration, and optimization, offered to enterprise customers as a digital subscription alongside physical logistics services.
• Smart Warehouse Solutions Automated and IoT-enabled warehouse management, robotics, and inventory solutions sold to enterprise customers and deployed inside Logisteed-operated distribution centers.
• Corporate and Personal Moving Services Office, factory, and household relocation services, including IT-asset relocation, secure destruction, and international moves, sold to Japanese corporates, government/medical/educational institutions, and individual consumers.
• Logistics Engineering and Consulting Logistics center design, process consulting, and supply chain re-engineering services for enterprise customers building or restructuring distribution operations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Near-miss (ヒヤリハット) incident rate reduced by 94% after SSCV-Safety implementation
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

AI capability11 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• 宇徳 (Utoc)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 December 2023Joint operation of self-propelled multi-axle trailers for heavy cargo transport. Partnership for social infrastructure, decarbonization, and new energy projects. Mutual sharing of 'Super Carrier' (Utoc) and 'Multi-Carrier' (Logisteed) trailers including operators, for efficient operations in power plant, substation, and bridge projects.
• LOGISTEED Solutions Asia-Pacific Sdn. Bhd.coreOthers · 22 December 2023Newly established subsidiary in Selangor, Malaysia (January 2024) as APAC hub for logistics IT solutions. Provides offshore development for global logistics IT projects, rapid response to regional logistics IT needs, and integrated 3PL operations with IT and sales.
• 大和ハウス工業 (Daiwa House) / YRP Ubiquitous Networking Laboratory / フレームワークス (Frameworks) / 羽田みらい開発coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 2 November 2023Co-organization of Smart Logistics Open Data Challenge 2023. Competition using SSCV-Safety real operational data (driver vitals, dashcam footage) to crowdsource innovative applications addressing 2024 logistics problem. Top prize 2 million yen.
• ジオテクノロジーズ (Geo Technologies) — スグロジcoreTechnology or Integration · 16 October 2023Integration of Geo Technologies' 'Suguroji' navigation and fleet management platform with SSCV-Smart. Provides truck-appropriate navigation, pickup/delivery destination profiles, and fleet location tracking integrated into SSCV-Smart for driver and manager efficiency.
• ロジスティードソリューションズ (Logisteed Solutions)coreOthers · 29 September 2023Group subsidiary for logistics IT solutions. Operates ONEsLOGI/WMS (warehouse management) and ONEsLOGI/LMS (integrated logistics management) systems. Featured at exhibitions like 国際物流総合展 and Kansai Logistics Expo.
• Van den Bos & van Daalen Materieel B.V. (BosDaalen)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 August 2023Acquisition of 100% equity stake in Dutch cold chain transport company. Founded 2021 from merger of CARGOBOSS and Van Daalen Transport, serving Netherlands-Germany-Switzerland-Northern France routes with daily cold chain transport of produce and floriculture. Entry into European cold chain consolidated transport market.
• フルバック (Fullback) — JICONAXcoreTechnology or Integration · 26 July 2023Integration of JICONAX cloud labor management system with SSCV-Safety. JICONAX connects time cards and digital tachographs to automatically manage work hours and compliance with improved labor standards, integrated with SSCV-Safety for combined safety and labor compliance.
• 日本FCFFFボックスダビー協会 (NPO NSBD)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 19 July 2023Sponsorship of Gravity Car Race / Soap Box Derby world championships. Supporting Japanese youth participation in the AASBD world championship with 'LOGISTEED Nippon-gou' entry. Supports youth 'challenge spirit' and 'healthy heart' development.
• 杏林堂書店 (Kyorindo Pharmacy)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 July 2023Pilot customer for SCDOS coordinated inventory control service. Kyorindo operates 96 super drugstores in Shizuoka Prefecture with 82 combined drugstore-pharmacy and 13 pharmacy-specialist stores. Pilot confirmed 25 hours/month labor savings and 6-15% inventory reduction, leading to commercial launch.
• 近鉄エクスプレス (KWE / Kintetsu Express)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 June 2023Joint venture company Project Cargo Japan renamed Logisteed KWE. 51% Logisteed / 49% KWE. Established July 2011 based on business partnership. Expanded to various industry 3PL cases leveraging synergies from both companies.
• SOMPO Japan (損保ジャパン) / SOMPO Risk Management (SOMPOリスク)coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 April 2023Partnership to address logistics industry 2024 problem. SOMPO provides SSCV service menu as part of auto accident prevention and transport safety management, uses insurance sales network for service deployment. SOMPO Risk Management provides introduction proposals, safety education tools, and safety management consulting.
• 日立ライフ (Hitachi Life)coreOthers · 29 November 2019Acquisition of new company inheriting Hitachi Life's distribution service business. Aims for integrated packaging-transport operations at Hitachi Group factories in Ibaraki Prefecture, achieving cost reduction and service level improvement.
• KDDIcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 October 2019Joint research on logistics optimization using 5G technology. Exploring next-generation high-speed communication and image recognition for 'safety and security,' 'streamlining,' and 'efficiency' in logistics environments.
• パレネット (Pallet Net)coreOthers · 27 June 2019Acquisition of 70% stake in Pallet Net from Hitachi Automotive Systems. Plastic pallet rental company expanded to 85% group ownership. Part of strategic portfolio restructuring and new growth opportunity.
• GROUNDcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 June 2019Co-development of next-generation logistics for mid-market and SME EC operators. GROUND provides LogiTech expertise for shared EC Platform Center in Kasukabe, Saitama. Collaboration on automation and robotics integration in shared fulfillment operations.
• 大日本印刷 (DNP) / 東芝テック (Toshiba Tec)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 May 2018RFID/IC tag-based next-generation logistics service development. DNP provides RFID tags and data utilization, Toshiba Tec provides information sharing systems and hardware, Logisteed provides logistics operations and center management. Aims for labor savings, waste reduction, and demand forecasting.
• 理化学研究所 (RIKEN) / 関西福祉科学大学 / 日立製作所 / 日立キャピタルオートリースcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 April 2018Joint research on fatigue science-based accident risk prediction for truck driving management. RIKEN provides fatigue mechanism analysis, Kansai University of Welfare Science provides driver fatigue measurement, Hitachi provides AI analytics, Logisteed provides operational data and service commercialization.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Broad incumbents

• DSV A/S (DSV Panalpina): Global freight forwarding and logistics company with similar 3PL/air & sea forwarding model and aggressive M&A growth strategy. Directly comparable in customer profile and international forwarding capabilities.
• Yamato Holdings: Japanese door-to-door parcel and B2B logistics leader (TA-Q-BIN). Competes with Logisteed in domestic 3PL, EC fulfillment, and reverse logistics; broader consumer-facing brand but smaller in global forwarding.
• Nippon Express Holdings: Japan's largest logistics company with global forwarding, 3PL, and warehousing. Direct competitor in Japan for automotive, electronics, and pharmaceutical logistics; comparable in 3PL/services focus but materially larger in scale.
• SG Holdings (Sagawa Express): Japanese parcel delivery and logistics major with parcel, B2B logistics, and international forwarding. Historically a cross-shareholding partner of Logisteed; directly competes in Japan domestic distribution and EC fulfillment.
• DHL Supply Chain (Deutsche Post DHL): Global contract logistics and supply chain management leader. Overlaps with Logisteed in automotive, life sciences, and consumer 3PL; has a much larger global network footprint but similar enterprise B2B customers.
• Kuehne+Nagel International: Global freight forwarding and contract logistics leader (sea, air, road, contract logistics). Comparable in scale, global network, and integrated 3PL offering; operates with similar enterprise-focused B2B sales motion.

Direct peers

• CEVA Logistics: Global 3PL and contract logistics provider majority-owned by CMA CGM. Highly comparable in automotive, consumer, and industrial logistics segments; competes head-to-head in Asia-Pacific contract logistics.
• Kintetsu World Express (KWE): Japanese-origin global forwarding and logistics company. Currently a 49% JV partner in Logisteed KWE for project cargo; comparable in international air/ocean forwarding and 3PL services, especially for electronics and high-tech.
• Yusen Logistics: Japanese-origin global logistics company (Nippon Yusen subsidiary) offering international forwarding, contract logistics, and automotive logistics. Most direct head-to-head competitor for Japanese automotive parts and electronics 3PL.

Others

• Hitachi Transport System (predecessor entity): Logisteed is the 2023 rebrand of Hitachi Transport System, so this is the same entity operating under a new identity and KKR ownership. Included for historical comparability — mature Japanese 3PL pioneer with global footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/LOGISTEED_LTD
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UChfA_IsMeJpFIGl1OQq_1Kg
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/logisteed

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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