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Description of Business

Founded in 1964, Hokkaido-based Hokkai Transportation Co., Ltd. has been engaged in a variety of logistics business areas, covering sea, land and air as a comprehensive logistics company. As an exclusive shipping agency of Kawasaki Kisen and Kawasaki Kinkai Kisen for their operations at ports in Hokkaido, we have to date widely conducted harbor transportation business. Responding to a significant modal shift that occurred in Japan in the 1970s, from land transportation combined with coastal shipping to land-sea through transit using large trailers, we advanced into the domain of trailer transportation business. Through these efforts, we now play an important role in the commercial artery connecting Hokkaido and Honshu. Also, in response to the trend of globalization, we are focusing on international intermodal transport business by cooperating with leading players in the relevant fields.

Land-Sea Through Transit

In Hokkaido, we set up bases in Sapporo (headquarters), Tomakomai (branch office), and Kushiro (branch). Outside Hokkaido, we have offices in Tokyo (branch office), Tokyo Ferry Pier (office), Hitachi (sales office/Ibaraki prefecture), Oita (sales office) and Fuji (sales office/Shizuoka prefecture). In addition, we have affiliated transportation companies nationwide―Kyoritsu Transportation Co., Ltd. based in Tomakomai and Otaru, Kushiro Rikuun Co., Ltd. in Kushiro, Koyo Transportation Co., Ltd. in Tokyo and Hitachi, which covers the Kanto and Tokai areas, and Maizuru Express Transportation Co., Ltd. in Maizuru and Tsuruga, covering the Kansai area, thereby established a solid network that supports our land-sea through transit. Through responding to various transportation needs, including paper, agricultural products, unpasteurized milk, foods, and sundries to construction materials, we are taking on a constant challenge to attain further growth.

Number of trucks owned (as of July 1, 2023)
Flatbed truck12M60 truckstotal260 trucks
13M200 trucks
Wing open-type box truck13M700 truckstotal700 trucks
Unpasteurized milk chassis 100 truckstotal100 trucks
3-axles low-floor truck12M4 truckstotal4 trucks
   TOTAL1064 trucks

Zero accident committee

Both operational controllers and drivers attend the meeting to prevent the accidents.Past cases and countermeasures taken are presented using a projector.

Both operational controllers and drivers attend
the meeting to prevent the accidents.
Past cases and countermeasures taken are
presented using a projector.

Hands-on training with all the drivers attended. Finger pointing and call to confirm the safe conditions.

Hands-on training with all the drivers attended.
Finger pointing and call
to confirm the safe conditions.

Fleet

Flatbed truck

This is a truck with a roofless chassis and is best for transporting flexible container bags,
steel frames and construction materials. It also facilitates the crane operation. Flatbed truck Flatbed truck
Inside dimension12M (60 trucks)13M (200 trucks)
Length (mm)11,67512,580
Width (mm)2,3502,350
Height (mm)1,4601,460
Load capacity (t)2020
*Dimension and load capacity may vary by truck manufacturer.

Wing open-type box truck

Side panels on the loading platform open upward, enabling the labor-saving side-on loading using a forklift. Wing open-type box truck Wing open-type box truck
Inside dimension13M (700 trucks)
Length (mm)12,580
Width (mm)2,350
Height (mm)2,335
Load capacity (t)20
Volume capacity(m3)70
*Dimension and load capacity may vary by truck manufacturer.

Unpasteurized milk chassis

This is a container chassis to carry an unpasteurized milk tank.
Unpasteurized milk chassis Unpasteurized milk chassis
Inside dimension9M (100 trucks)
Total length (mm)8,660
Total width (mm)2,480
Height (mm)1,540
Load capacity (t)20
*Dimension and load capacity may vary by truck manufacturer.

3-axles low-floor truck

This truck is used to carry heavy machinery and lengthy cargoes.
3-axles low-floor truck
Inside dimension12M (4 trucks)
Total length (mm)11,990
Total width (mm)2,750
Height (mm)1,480
Load capacity (t)20
*Dimension and load capacity may vary by truck manufacturer.
Description of Business
  • Land-Sea through Transit
  • International Intermodal Transport and Customs Clearance
  • Air Cargo Transportation
  • Quarantine Control Business
  • Warehousing Business
  • Shipping Agent Business
  • Cargo We Handle

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