Yellow Bus Line
Yellow Bus Line Higer KLQ6119 Premiere Class unit along with other YBL units in Davao City bus terminal | |
Slogan | "With you all the way." |
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Founded | 1958 |
Headquarters |
National Highway, Barangay Dadiangas East, General Santos City |
Service area | Philippines |
Service type | Intercity coach service |
Destinations | General Santos, Marbel, Tacurong, Makilala, some towns of SOCCSKSARGEN region, Davao, Digos, and Bansalan. |
Fleet | (Hino Motors, Higer, Hyundai, Isuzu, Yutong) |
Operator | Yellow Bus Line, Inc. |
Website | http://yellowbuslineinc.weebly.com/ |
Yellow Bus Line, Incorporated (YBLI) is a large bus company in Mindanao. It operates bus transport services in the Central and Southern Mindanao with its headquarters in General Santos City. Its company-owned terminals and offices are located at General Santos City and Koronadal City.
History
Yellow Bus Line Incorporated was found in 1958 by the Yap Family of then Municipality of Koronadal also known as Marbel now called City of Koronadal in South Cotabato.[1] Yellow Bus Line is the first bus company and the second largest in Mindanao with more than 200 units plying the routes in Sultan Kudarat, South Cotabato, Maguindanao, North Cotabato, Sarangani Province, and Davao.
Their base of operations are located at the City of Koronadal and General Santos City. Operating for 54 years, YBLI is the first bus company in the Philippines to implement regular wage for its drivers and conductors. In year 2015 they conducted NC III qualification exams for all their drivers and conductors.
Prior to 2011 the main fare classes for the company's bus units were the non-airconditioned Super Deluxe and the airconditioned Mabuhay Class units. In 2011, as they bought Higer Bus and Yutong units from China they introduced the Premiere Class unit, equipped with WiFi internet connection. A year later in 2012, as they procured the first bus unit in Mindanao with a built-in comfort room from Higer Bus, they introduced the Executive Class unit, also equipped with WiFi internet connection.
Routes of service
The routes serviced by Yellow Bus Line are all vice versa.
- Gen. Santos City to Isulan via Koronadal City & Tacurong
- Gen. Santos City to Esperanza via Marbel City, Surallah & Isulan
- Gen. Santos City to Maitum
- Koronadal City to Gen. Santos City
- Davao City to Koronadal City via Digos City, Bansalan, Makilala, & Tacurong
- Davao City to Isulan via Digos City, Gen. Santos City, Koronadal City & Tacurong
Gallery
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Executive Class Yutong ZK6122 unit in 1990s retro livery
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Executive Class Higer KLQ6125A high-deck unit
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Higer KLQ6125B Executive Class in 1990s livery, at Gen. Santos terminal
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Hyundai Universe Space Luxury Premier Class unit
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Yutong ZK6119H2 Premier Class unit