Yellow Bus Line

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. Its company-owned terminals and offices are located in General Santos and Koronadal City.

History

Yellow Bus Line Incorporated was founded on 13 July 1958 by the Yap Family of the Municipality of Koronadal (also known as Marbel, now called City of Koronadal) in South Cotabato. 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 in Koronadal and General Santos. YBL is the first bus company in the Philippines to implement fixed 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.YBL's Executive Class offers WiFi plus Toilet on a Bus!
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In March 2017, they procured their first bus units from Ankai. In June of the same year, they also purchased units from Zhongtong.

Fleet

As of October 2022.

Routes of service

When Yellow Bus Line was first established in 1958, its first route of service was Cagayan- Marbel route. However, the said route was discontinued in the year 1978 in favor of the then-newly opened Davao- General Santos- Marbel route which they continue to serve to this day. The company continued to expand its service area throughout the years, serving the provinces of South Cotabato, Sarangani, Sultan Kudarat, North Cotabato, Davao del Sur and Maguindanao.

The routes serviced by Yellow Bus Line are all vice versa.

* General Santos to Isulan via Koronadal & Tacurong
*General Santos to Esperanza via Koronadal, Surallah & Isulan
*General Santos to Maitum via Maasim & Kiamba
*General Santos to Kidapawan via Koronadal, Tacurong, Datu Paglas & M'lang
*Koronadal to General Santos via Polomolok & Tupi
* Davao to Tacurong via Digos, Bansalan, Makilala & Datu Paglas
*Davao to Isulan via Digos, General Santos, Koronadal & Tacurong

Gallery

File:Yellow Bus Line A-001 - Flickr - Dan Benedict Banaag.jpg, Higer KLQ6122QA3 A-001 Executive Class
File:Yellow Bus Line A-003 - Flickr - Dan Benedict Banaag.jpg, Higer KLQ6125B A-003 Executive Class
File:Yellow Bus Line A-009 - Flickr - Dan Benedict Banaag.jpg, Higer KLQ6123K "U-Tour" A-009 Executive Class
File:Yellow Bus Line 1108 - Flickr - Dan Benedict Banaag.jpg, Hino RK 1108 Super Deluxe
File:Yellow Bus Line A-19 - Flickr - Dan Benedict Banaag.jpg, Yutong ZK6107HA "Surot" Premier Class
File:Yellow Bus Line A-44 - Flickr - Dan Benedict Banaag (1).jpg, Yutong ZK6122HD A-44 Premier class
File:YBL Ankai.jpg, Ankai HFF6119KDE5B ''Premiere Class''
File:Yellow Bus Line A-39 - Flickr - Dan Benedict Banaag (1).jpg, Higer KLQ6119QA3 A-39 Premier class
File:Yellow Bus Line A-51 - Flickr - Dan Benedict Banaag (1).jpg, Higer KLQ6109QAE A-51 Premier Class
File:Yellow Bus Line A-5 - Flickr - Dan Benedict Banaag.jpg, Hyundai Universe Space Luxury A-5 ''Premier Class''
File:YBL Higer in GenSan.jpg, Higer KLQ6125B ''Executive Class'' in 1990s livery
File:Yellow Bus Line A-67 - Flickr - Dan Benedict Banaag.jpg, Hyundai UniCity A-67 Premier Class
File:Yellow Bus Line A-127 - Flickr - Dan Benedict Banaag.jpg, Hino RK A-127 Mabuhay Class
File:YBL Zhongtong.jpg, Zhongtong LCK6128H "Magnate" A-030 Elite Class
File:Yellow Bus Line A-8 - Flickr - Dan Benedict Banaag.jpg, Hino Grandeza A-8 Mabuhay Class
File:Yellow Bus Line Yutong Executive front view.jpg, Yutong ZK6122HD9 A-021 Executive Class
File:Yellow Bus Line A-87 - Flickr - Dan Benedict Banaag.jpg, Yutong ZK6119H2 A-87 Premier Class unit
File:Yellow Bus Line 1408 - Flickr - Dan Benedict Banaag.jpg, Yutong ZK6107HA "Ordinary Surot" 1408 Super Deluxe

See also

*Davao Metro Shuttle
* Husky Tours
* Mindanao Star Bus Transport, Inc.
*List of bus companies of the Philippines

References

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Bus companies of the Philippines
Transportation in Mindanao
Companies based in General Santos