Yamato Transport U.S.A. history

1923: Yamato expands its range of delivery to the adjacent city of Yokohama; the company is contracted to deliver purchases for Tokyo's most prestigious department store.

Yamato obtained its second prestigious client in 1925 when it was appointed by the Imperial household as its official courier and delivery service.

By 1929, with Kogura as its first president, the Yamato Transport Co.

1949: Yamato obtains a listing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

New branch offices were opened in Tokyo near the main stations of Akihabara and Idabashi in 1950.

The company did this in 1951 by setting up a liaison office in Haneda Airport, Tokyo, and forming an agreement with CAT Airlines Co.

An overseas freight service from Haneda followed in 1952, allowing Yamato to ship large-scale items for customers.

In 1954 Yamato bought a controlling stake in one of its competitors in Tokyo, Teito Transport Co.

Since 1958, when it arranged the safe transport of a Van Gogh exhibition to Tokyo from Europe, Yamato prided itself on being able to handle almost any goods for transport.

Yamato's history of assisting governmental agencies continued in 1965, when the company was involved in helping the post office to ensure that its year-end rush of letters and packages was delivered on time.

In 1967 Yamato took advantage of its growing network by diversifying into the travel business and offering package tours.

Due to the increasing complexity of its network, Yamato began computerizing all of its operations in 1969.

In 1970, when Japan hosted the World Expo, Yamato was responsible for the shipment of works of art and expensive machinery from all over the world to the exhibition site.

1971: Yamato opens a representative office in New York.

In 1972 Yamato was asked to aid in the transport of the Chinese National Theater's set during the group's tour of Japan.

In 1974 the company succeeded in establishing an online system for the control of a package to its destination.

In 1975 Yamato underwent a reorganization and six divisions were formed, representing the major regional areas of Japan: Hokkaido, Kanto, Tohoku, Chubu, Kansai, and Kyushu.

The year 1976 marked the establishment of the now well-known Takkyubin parcel delivery service aimed at both the business and consumer markets.

The year 1979 marked the delivery of the ten millionth Takkyubin parcel.

Yamato's 1981 upgrade to the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange from the Second Section was followed by domestic and overseas fundraising activities on the world's money markets.

The company raised SFr 50 million and $40 million in two separate bond issues in 1982.

Yamato used these offices to market its services and coordinate operations with Japan Airlines, and in 1983 the Takkyubin service was extended to include overseas destinations.

1984 Started air and ocean freight service in Taiwan.

In 1986, the company introduced its Collect Service--a program in which the company collected payments for products delivered on behalf of the companies that had sold and shipped the products.

1988 Started air and ocean freight service in Malaysia.

In 1990 Yamato solidified its link with UPS by the formation of a joint venture company, UPS Yamato Co.

1994 Began testing LPG delivery vehicles.

1995 Established the Yamato Transport Corporate Philosophy, composed of a company precept, management principles, corporate spirit, and code of behavior for employees.

The year 1996 saw the addition of Yamato's Pickup and Storage Service, in which the company transported and stored customers' personal belongings in its own storage facilities.

1999: Yamato forms an alliance with a Taiwanese company to provide courier service to Taiwanese consumers.

A second Taiwan alliance followed in June 2000--with the Shihlin Electric & Engineering Group.

2001: Yamato begins courier service in Taiwan.

2003 Created “i-CATs Label Issuing Software B2,” an online software which enables customers to easily print shipping labels using their personal computer and printer.

2005 Established joint venture with Deutsche post DHL Group in Japan.

2007 In order to achieve the Yamato Transport Global Warming Prevention Targets, started full-scale implementation of low-emissions walk-through hybrid vehicles.

2010 Started TA-Q-BIN parcel delivery service in Singapore and Shanghai.

2011 Established the "Relief Goods Shipping Corporation" team in Tohoku district which was severely damaged by the Great East Japan Earthquake.

2013 Established HANEDA CHRONO GATE, it's the largest logistics terminal in Japan.

2015 Started air and ocean freight service in Vietnam.

2016 Established joint venture with Neopost Group in Japan.Launched an open parcel locker network in Japan (Packcity Japan). Started International Cool TA-Q-BIN, temperature controlled delivery service from Japan to Malaysia.