History
1950 - 1989
| 1950: February | Nitto Transport KK. is established and launched special motor truck transportation business |
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| 1952: December | Company name changed to Hitachi Express Co., Ltd. |
| 1954: November | Commencement of sea cargo shipping business, under the administrative control of Hitachi, Ltd. |
| 1967: November | Hitachi Express Co., Ltd. merges with Tokyo Monorail Co., Ltd. and another company, changing its name to Hitachi Express & Tokyo Monorail Co., Ltd. |
| 1976: May | First overseas joint subsidiary established (in Singapore) |
| 1981: May | Company separates from Tokyo Monorail Co., Ltd. changing its name to Hitachi Express Co., Ltd. |
| 1984: July | Company expands into the air cargo business |
| 1985: April | Operational launch of "HBNET" a physical distribution value-added network |
| 1985: May | Launch of NVOCC (Non-Vessel Operating Common Carrier) |
| 1985: July | Name changed to Hitachi Transport System, Ltd. on 35th anniversary of establishment |
| 1986: January | System transport operation launched, and sales to customers outside the Hitachi Group undergo full-scale expansion spearheaded by HB-TRINET (a total logistics system covering information, storage and transportation) |
| 1986: April | Air cargo forwarding business launched |
| 1989: January | Company listed on Second Section of Tokyo Stock Exchange |
| 1989: December | International air cargo agency operation launched |
1990 - 2009
| 1990: September | Company listed on First Section of Tokyo Stock Exchange |
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| 1999: November | Launched of collaboration with Fukuyama Transporting Co., Ltd. |
| 2002: February | Company sold all shares in Tokyo Monorail Co., Ltd. |
| 2002: December | Launched of collaboration with Yusen Air & Sea Service Co., Ltd.(currently known as YUSEN LOGISTICS CO.,LTD.) |
| 2003: January | Joint subsidiary with Shanghai Airlines began trading |
| 2003: May | Launched of collaboration with Japan Post(currently known as JAPAN POST HOLDINGS Co., Ltd.) |
| 2003: June | Transition made to management structure based on committee system |
| 2007: April | Acquired Shiseido's logistics subsidiary which began operation as Hitachi Collabonext Transport System Co., Ltd.(currently known as LOGISTEED East Japan, Ltd.) |
| 2007: December | Launched of collaboration with Senkon Logistics, Co., Ltd. |
| 2008: February | ESA s.r.o. a Czech logistics company became a consolidated subsidiary |
| 2009 July | Acquired Uchida Yoko's logistics subsidiary which began operation as Hitachi Orientlogi Transport System Co., Ltd.(currently known as LOGISTEED East Japan, Ltd.) |
| 2009 October | J.P. Holding Company, Inc. a U.S.A. logistics company became a consolidated subsidiary |
2010 -2019
| 2010 April | Flyjac Logistics, Pvt. Ltd. an India logistics company became an consolidated subsidiary |
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| 2010 December | Dahang International Transportation Co., Ltd. (currently known as LOGISTEED China, Ltd.) became a majority ‒ owned subsidiary |
| 2011 January | Acquired DIC's logistics subsidiary, which began operation as Hitachi Finenext Transport System Co., Ltd.(currently known as LOGISTEED Chemical, Ltd.) |
| 2011 February | Acquired Homac's logistics subsidiary, which began operation as Direx Co., Ltd.(currently known as LOGISTEED North Japan, Ltd.) |
| 2011 April | Vantec Corporation became a consolidated subsidiary |
| 2011 July | Joint subsidiary established with Kintetsu World Express, Inc.(currently known as KWE LOGISTEED, Ltd.) |
| 2012 July | Established VANTEC HTS FORWARDING, LTD.(currently known as LOGISTEED Express, Ltd.) to integrate freight forwarding operations in our Group |
| 2013 March | Acquired Hitachi Cable (currently known as Proterial, Ltd.)'s logistics subsidiary, which began operations as Hitachi Frontier Transport System Co., Ltd.(currently known as LOGISTEED East Japan, Ltd.) |
| 2013 October | Mars Logistik Grup Anonim Sirketi a Turkey logistics company became a consolidated subsidiary |
| 2016 March | Concluded a Capital and Business Alliance Agreement with SG Holdings Co., Ltd. and SAGAWA EXPRESS CO., LTD. |
| 2016 May | Became an Affiliated Company accounted for by the equity-method of Hitachi, Ltd. and SG Holdings Co., Ltd. SAGAWA EXPRESS CO., LTD. became an Affiliated Company accounted for by the equity-method |
| 2018 October | Concluded a Capital and Business Alliance Agreement with AIT Corporation |
| 2018 December | Concluded a Business Alliance Agreement with Hitachi Capital Corporation(currently known as Mitsubishi HC Capital Inc.) |
| 2019 March | AIT Corporation and Nisshin Transportation Co., Ltd. became an Affiliated Company accounted for by the equity-method by share exchange |
| 2019 July | Hitachi Travel Bureau, Ltd. (currently known as HTB-BCD Travel Ltd.) became an Affiliated Company accounted for by the equity-method by partial transfer of shares |
| 2019 August | PALENET CO., LTD. , Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd. (currently known as Astemo, Ltd.)'s subsidiary, became a consolidated subsidiary |
2020 -
| 2020 April | Acquired distribution service subsidiary of Hitachi Life Ltd. (currently known as Hitachi Real Estate Partners, Ltd.), which began operation as Hitachi Transport System East Japan Distribution Services Co., Ltd.(currently known as LOGISTEED East Japan Distribution Services, Ltd.) |
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| 2020 September | Transferred shares of SAGAWA EXPRESS CO., LTD. due to partial modification of the capital and business alliance agreement with SG Holdings Co., Ltd. and SAGAWA EXPRESS CO., LTD. |
| 2022 April | Transferred to Prime Market from First Section by reorganized the market segments of Tokyo Stock Exchange |
| 2022 April | Established HTSK Co., Ltd. (our company) |
| 2022 December | HTSK Co., Ltd.(our company) and HTSK Holdings Co., Ltd.(currently known as LOGISTEED Holdings, Ltd.) are transferred to the parent company following completion of the tender offer for the Hitachi Transport System, Ltd.(currently known as LOGISTEED Holdings, Ltd.)'s shares by HTSK Co., Ltd. |
| 2023 February | Delisted from Prime Market of Tokyo Stock Exchange |
| 2023 March | Transitioned to a company with Audit & Supervisory Board Member |
| 2023 April | Changed company name to LOGISTEED, Ltd. In addition, the company name of HTSK Co., Ltd. (our company) was changed to LOGISTEED Group Co., Ltd. |
| 2023 August | Van den Bos & van Daalen Materieel B.V. a Dutch Trucking Company became a consolidated subsidiary |
| 2024 March |
Transitioned to a company with Audit & Supervisory Committee |
| 2024 October | ALPS LOGISTICS CO., LTD. became a consolidated subsidiary |