What Tsukasa does

Tsukasa Kigyou Co., Ltd. (司企業株式会社) is a privately held Japanese logistics company founded in 1971 and headquartered in Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture. The company operates as a comprehensive logistics service provider offering six core service modules: automotive parts transportation, parts-related incidental work (assembly, inspection, in-factory operations), general freight transportation, medium/small-lot consolidated shipping, customs clearance, and nursing care equipment rental. Its flagship capability is just-in-time parts delivery to Japanese automakers, built on more than 40 years of operating history and embedded relationships with Toyota Group entities.

The company's technology foundation is a nationwide physical network of 118 locations served by 1,265 vehicles (including 872 large trucks, 190 medium trucks, 88 tractors, and 74 trailers) and 1,793 employees, organized under a parent-plus-26-subsidiary group structure. The group has been assembled through a sustained M&A roll-up of regional carriers since 2010 (Nissin Transport, Sakae Transport, FT Logistics, Koto, Makino Group, Kumagai Transport, Daiichi Transport/Yaizu, Kobayashi Transport, Star Express/Tokushima, and most recently Heisei Transport in March 2025). Six licensed international customs offices (Tokyo, Yokohama, Nagoya, Osaka, Kobe, Fukuoka) extend the offering into regulated import/export brokerage.

Revenue is generated primarily through transaction-fee freight transportation services (B2B logistics contracts priced by distance, volume, and service requirements), professional services for customs clearance and in-factory assembly, and a smaller subscription/recurring stream from nursing care equipment rentals. FY54 revenue (June 2024–May 2025) was ¥53.4 billion (~USD $356M). The go-to-market is sales-led with direct relationships into Japanese automotive manufacturers and parts suppliers, supplemented by 3PL-style partnerships with major carriers (Nippon Express, Sagawa Express, Seino) and a 2023 strategic partnership with Seino Holdings. The company is family-controlled by the Shoji family, with Shoji Teppei appointed President in July 2025.

Name

Tsukasa

Legal name

司企業株式会社

Website

https://tsukasa-k-k.co.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

1971

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Tsukasa is a privately held Japanese trucking and logistics company founded in 1971 in Toyota City, providing automotive parts transportation, freight forwarding, customs clearance, and assembly services to automakers and Tier-1 suppliers across 118 nationwide locations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Freight Transportation and Logistics Services

akta.pro primary industry

Hazardous Materials (Hazmat) TL Carriers (TLADADAH)

Keywords

• Automotive parts logistics
• Freight transportation services
• Customs clearance services
• Contract logistics services
• Welfare equipment rental

Headquarters

HQ city

Toyota

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Freight transportation services: General freight transportation, automotive parts transportation, medium and small lot consolidated shipping
2. Customs clearance services: Import/export customs procedures and related compliance services
3. Parts assembly and inspection services: Outsourcing services including assembly and factory operations for parts manufacturers
4. Nursing care equipment rental: Rental of welfare equipment for nursing care insurance facilities and corporations

Go-to-market motion1 record

Core offering

Tsukasa is a comprehensive logistics service provider that transports automotive parts, general cargo, and consolidated medium/small lot shipments across Japan using a fleet of 1,265 vehicles operating from 118 nationwide locations. The company also performs customs clearance at six international customs offices (Tokyo, Yokohama, Nagoya, Osaka, Kobe, Fukuoka), outsources parts assembly and inspection at parts manufacturers' factories, and rents nursing care welfare equipment such as beds, wheelchairs, and walking aids to nursing care insurance facilities and corporations.

Product overview

Tsukasa operates as a comprehensive logistics service company (総合物流サービス会社) with six core service modules: auto parts transportation (with over 40 years of expertise), incidental parts logistics work (assembly, inspection, factory operations), general freight transportation, medium/small lot consolidated shipping, customs clearance services (with 6 international customs offices), and nursing care supplies rental. The company maintains 118 nationwide locations with 1,265 vehicles (872 large trucks, 190 medium trucks, 88 tractors, 74 trailer units, 7 dump trucks) and 1,793 employees, serving major automotive manufacturers including Toyota, Daihatsu, Mazda, Mitsubishi, and Nissan. The Tsukasa Group network spans Japan with dedicated group companies in each region (司東日本, 司北海道, 司関西, etc.) providing integrated logistics solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Automotive Parts Transportation (自動車部品輸送)
• Parts Transportation Incidental Work (部品輸送付帯業務)

Quantifiable outcome

• 534億円 annual revenue (FY2024)

Named customers15 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Star Express Co., Ltd. (スター急便株式会社)minorOthers · 1 June 2024Tokushima-based express delivery company that joined Tsukasa Group in June 2024. Renamed to Tsukasa Tokushima Co., Ltd. in October 2025.
• Kobayashi Transport Co., Ltd. (有限会社小林運輸)minorOthers · 1 April 2024Aichi-based transport company that joined Tsukasa Group in April 2024.
• Daiichi Transport Co., Ltd. (大一運送株式会社)minorOthers · 1 October 2023Daiichi Transport joined Tsukasa Group in October 2023 and was renamed to Tsukasa Yatsu Co., Ltd. (司焼津株式会社).
• Seino Holdings Co., Ltd. (セイノーホールディングス株式会社)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2023Business partnership agreement signed between Seino Holdings Co., Ltd. and Tsukasa Kigyou Co., Ltd. for logistics collaboration and business development.
• Kumagai Transport Co., Ltd. (有限会社熊谷運送)minorOthers · 1 March 2023Hokkaido-based logistics company that joined Tsukasa Group in June 2023.
• Makinno Group (牧野グループ)coreOthers · 1 October 2019Makinno Unso, Makinno Co., Ltd., and Nankai Motors joined Tsukasa Group in October 2019. Wakayama-based logistics group.
• Koto Co., Ltd. (株式会社コトー)coreOthers · 1 January 2018Koto joined Tsukasa Group in January 2018. Provides logistics and assembly services primarily in Shizuoka and Aichi areas.
• FT Logistics Co., Ltd. (FT物流株式会社)coreOthers · 1 March 2016FT Logistics joined Tsukasa Group in March 2016. Provides logistics services primarily in Nagano and surrounding regions.
• Nissin Transport Co., Ltd. (日新運輸株式会社)coreOthers · 1 January 2010Nissin Transport became part of Tsukasa Group through M&A in January 2010. Specialized logistics company with operations in Mie Prefecture.
• Sakae Transport Co., Ltd. (栄運輸株式会社)minorOthersYamaguchi-based logistics company part of Tsukasa Group since November 2015.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• LOGISTEED (formerly Hitachi Transport System): Major Japanese 3PL/contract logistics provider with strong automotive OEM ties and nationwide warehousing; directly comparable to Tsukasa in providing integrated logistics to Japanese manufacturers.
• Konoike Transport: Mid-cap Japanese trucking and logistics company with a strong automotive customer base and in-plant logistics services - a close structural analog to Tsukasa in OEM-focused transport and assembly support.
• Senko Group Holdings: Diversified Japanese logistics company with trucking, warehousing, and international forwarding - a comparable mid-cap peer competing for automotive and general freight customers across Japan.
• Kintetsu World Express: Japan-headquartered international freight forwarder with domestic trucking; competes with Tsukasa's customs clearance and forwarding services for cross-border automotive and industrial flows.
• Seino Holdings: Major Japanese trucking and logistics group with nationwide general freight and delivery operations; signed a formal business partnership agreement with Tsukasa in 2023, making it both a peer and a strategic ally.

Broad incumbents

• Yamato Holdings: Parent of Yamato Transport (Takkyubin), Japan's largest door-to-door delivery network with B2B trucking and logistics services that overlap with Tsukasa's general cargo and consolidated shipping offerings.
• Nippon Express Holdings: Japan's largest logistics group offering domestic trucking, international freight forwarding, and warehousing - the dominant incumbent that Tsukasa competes with and partly serves as a sub-contractor for line-haul capacity.
• Sagawa Express: One of Japan's two major parcel/delivery carriers with extensive trucking infrastructure; listed as a Tsukasa freight transportation customer, indicating overlapping service offerings and direct competitive overlap.
• Sankyu: Large Japanese logistics and engineering group with dedicated automotive and heavy-cargo transportation - a comparable scaled incumbent competing for the same OEM transportation RFPs as Tsukasa.

Regional players

• Fukuyama Transporting: Regional Japanese trucking group serving western Japan with similar general freight and consolidated shipping services to Tsukasa; overlaps in Honshu corridors but has historically been more regional in focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights2 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries27 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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