28/03/2022
Our History
In May 1975, several people, led by Toshio Matsuishi, opened a light transportation office in Heiwadai, Nerima-ku, Tokyo.
In September 1975, a voluntary union was established under the name of "Akabou Light Vehicle Transportation Association".
The National Federation of Akabou Light Vehicle Transportation Cooperatives has described itself as "the first light transportation business using light trucks in Japan." In 1976, under the name of "Akabou Light Vehicle Transportation Cooperative", it was approved as a cooperative by the Tokyo Land Transport Bureau. After that, the Akabou branch was expanded nationwide, and the "National Akabou Light Vehicle Transportation Cooperative Association" was established in 1978 as an upper group organization of the Akabou Cooperatives in each prefecture, and Toshio Matsuishi became the first chairman.
Takashi Horigo became the second chairman in June 1987.
In February 2004, Norio Kobayashi became the third chairman.
Organizational structure
Each prefecture has a single group of subordinate organizations, and below that there are branches and sales offices.
As for the Kanto region, there is one unit in each of the three prefectures (Tokyo, Chiba, Saitama, and Kanagawa).
Each prefecture has a branch office, and a sales office is located under it.
Akabou Hokkaido went bankrupt once on October 16, 2003, but is now divided into eight single groups and reactivated.
Akabou Kumamoto, a former organization, was suspended by the Akabou Kumamoto Prefectural Light Vehicle Transportation Cooperative on December 20, 2019, and received a bankruptcy proceedings decision from the Kumamoto District Court on April 6, 2020. In Kumamoto Prefecture, Akabou Co., Ltd., which is funded by the National Federation of Akabou Light Vehicle Transportation Cooperatives, SUBARU, Seino Super Express, etc., opened the Kumamoto Sales Office on December 21, 2019, and in 2020.
On January 11, the voluntary union Akabou Kumamoto Prefecture Light Vehicle Transportation Association was established and resumed activities in Kumamoto Prefecture.
It costs about 1.2 million yen-2 million yen to open (this cost includes the purchase cost of a vehicle developed exclusively for the red cap business). Vehicles can also be purchased by credit or lease.
Handling business
The main business is terminal delivery subcontracting of courier services (described later), moving, route delivery, and emergency freight delivery (charter). Basically, the driver is a sole proprietor and the business policy can be set freely, so each person comes with their own services such as transportation of heavy goods that can not be sent by courier, split delivery to multiple locations, detailed time designation, etc. I'm letting you.
In addition, it is not always necessary to send a transportation request to a branch office or sales office, and if you know the nearby Akabou transportation store or contact information, you can request it directly to the driver, which gives you a high degree of freedom.
Mainly Subaru Sambar is used, and some are Preovan, and in recent years, OEM Daihatsu Hijet, Both Sambar and Preovan are specially equipped vehicles for Akabou, and are handled by Kiryu Kogyo, a manufacturer of specially equipped vehicles of the SUBARU series (especially the former is the so-called "Akabou Sambar").
As for courier services, there is no courier service under the Akabou brand.
Thank you.
![Akabou mini truck runs on the JPN Fuji motor racing circuit ! lol !![1:05～1:20] Part 2.](https://img5.transplo.com/646/867/5203271986468678.jpg)
![Akabou mini truck runs on the JPN Fuji motor racing circuit ! lol !! [1:05～1:20] Part 1 .](https://img3.transplo.com/313/636/5203261823136361.jpg)
