Our history

1893

1893
Ichiroemon Hirasawa founded in Tokyo under the name of "Hirasawa Gumi". Commenced transport business by barge.

1897
Commenced contracting to transport freight.
1901
Contracted transport business of Nippon Oil Corporation.

1919
Reorganized "Hirasawa Gumi" and founded "Hirasawa transport joint-stock company.
1923
Kyujiro Hirasawa assumed the post of the president.
1931
Kazuhisa Hirasawa assumed the post of the president.
1945
Founded "Showa Yusosen Co.,Ltd."
1949
Contracted transport business of Koyasu factory, Maruzen Oil Corporation.
1950
Renamed "Showa Express Co.,Ltd."
1951
Commenced operations at Tsurumi oil depot of Caltex oil Japan.
 
 
 

1955

1955
Founded Hirasawa transport Co.,Ltd.

Commenced operations at Kawasaki refinery of Nippon Oil Gas orporation.
Commenced transport business at Yokohama refinery of Nippon Petroleum Refining Co.,Ltd.

1957
Commenced operations at the fifth factory in Yokohama refinery of  Nippon Petroleum Refining Co.,Ltd.
1959~1968 
Commenced operations at Matsumoto ,Hokushin, Utsunomiya,

Itabashi, Ina and Kofu oil depots of Nippon Oil Corporation and commenced transport business at Utsunomiya, Itabashi and Kofu oil depots. 


1961
Commenced transport business at Arakawa oil depot of Maruzen oil corporation.
1963
Commenced collection of empty drums at Negishi refinery of Nippon Petroleum Refining Co.,Ltd.
1968
Commenced operations and transport business at Utsunomiya oil depot of Maruzen Oil Corporation.

1969
Established a subsidiary "Nippei Kogyou"

1970

1970
Established a subsidiary "Maruhira Oil  corporation".
1971
Commenced operations at Utsunomiya oil depot of Japan oil Terminal
1974 
Commenced operations and transport busines at Shinyokohama oil depot of Maruzen oil corporation.

Founded a subsidiary "Hirasawa car maintenance factory"

1978
Commenced operations at Ichikawa oil depot of Nippon Oil Corporation.
1979
Founded a subsidiary "Ichikawa Kyodo Bosai Co.,Ltd.
1984
Jun Shimizu assumed the post of the president.
1985
Commenced operations at Chiba refinery of Cosmo Oil Co.,Ltd.

1993

1993
Celebrated its centennial .
1994
Developed computer system of dispatching cars.
1996 
Nippon Oil Corporation opened Tokyo order center and we contracted the business of dispatching cars.

Nippon Oil Corporation opened lube order center in Yokohama refinery and we contracted the business of dispatching cars.

1997
Tsunehisa Hirasawa assumed the post of the president.
2004
Merged with associated company ,"Hirasawa Yuso"
2006
Established order center,"TSC".