Dagupan Bus Co., Inc.

JAC Liner Inc. is one of the largest bus companies in the Philippines serving the riding public en route to Southern Luzon provinces which includes key destinations in the provinces of Laguna, Quezon and Marinduque.

History

JAC (Jaime A. Chua) Liner, owned by the Chua Family, began operating in April 1987 as a sole proprietorship operating two second hand buses along the Alabang - Fairview route. The owner's family backyard lot functioned as the company's repair garage and head office.

In 1988, JAC Liner acquired eight additional second-hand buses from other bus operators. These were rehabilitated and made operational. A year after, they were assisted by the Bus Installment Purchase Program (BIPP), a program that would allow them to purchase buses on installment basis which allowed them to purchase 26 new buses and was granted to have additional franchises along EDSA.

In March 1992, they were formally incorporated as JAC Liner Inc. Two years later, they moved their operations to the Southern Tagalog region, where it established itself as one of the largest bus companies in the country.

In 2004, the founders decided to go on semi-retirement and passed on the day-to-day management of the company to their children while retaining long-term policy-making functions of the corporation. In December of that same year, JAC Liner formed their first subsidiary, Lucena Lines, Inc., with a fleet of around 60 buses.

In 2010, JAC Liner bought the Tarlac City-based company Dionisio R. De Leon Express and established Pangasinan Solid North Transit, Inc. From 30 or so bus units, Pangasinan Solid North expanded their fleet size up to around 150 bus units. In 2011, JAC Liner became the first bus company in the country to offer free WiFi on board through a partnership with the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company.

In March 2014, JAC Liner took over the Santa Cruz line of Green Star Express. Months later, JAC Liner acquired the whole franchise of Greenstar and their remaining buses were transferred to Lucena Lines, but they retained some units under the Green Star Express Inc. name.

In 2015, JAC Liner took over the Dagupan Bus Company and the provincial operations of Fermina Express, which had a total of 300 buses combined. The company also debuted a new city bus subsidiary, Metro Manila Bus Co., with routes from Baclaran to Fairview via EDSA and Quezon Avenue.

In 2021, JAC Liner acquired JAM Liner Inc. and JAM Transit to expand their route network.

In 2023, JAC Liner took over Pacita-based Cher Transport, one of the bus transportation in Metro Manila.

In 2025, JAC Liner subsidiary Pangasinan Solid North Transit was had its operations suspended for a month after one of its buses, a Dagupan Bus Co. unit operating under PSNTI caused a multiple-vehicle collision at the SCTEX toll plaza in Tarlac City, killing 10 people and injuring 37 others, with initial investigations suggesting the bus driver fell asleep. The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) initially issued a 30-day suspension for 15 specific units of Dagupan Bus Co., which was quickly followed by a Department of Transportation (DOTr) order suspending the entire fleet of Pangasinan Solid North Transit, encompassing nearly 300 buses.

Subsidiaries

* Lucena Lines
*Metro Manila Bus Company
*Pangasinan Solid North Transit
*JAM Liner

Discontinued subsidiaries

These are their discontinued subsidiaries / bus company names which they bought before:
*Dionisio R. De Leon Express (now under Pangasinan Solid North Transit Inc.)
* Green Star (Sta. Cruz line now under Lucena Lines Inc.)
* Fermina Express rovincial Operations(renamed and now under Pangasinan Solid North Transit Inc.)
*Laguna Express Inc. (renamed and now under Lucena Lines Inc.)
*Dagupan Bus Company (renamed and now under Pangasinan Solid North Transit Inc.)
*CHER Transport (renamed and now under Metro Manila Bus Company)

Fleet

JAC Liner Inc. runs ordinary and air-conditioned bus units. Recently, the company has started to offer deluxe trips as well. The majority of their buses are made from Yutong.

Auto Bus Transport Industries

* ''Auto Bus Transport Industries SR NV620 (replica) bus body''
** Yutong ZK6100H ''chassis''

Yutong Bus
* Yutong ZK6100H
* Yutong ZK6107HA
* Yutong ZK6119HA
* Yutong ZK6119H2
* Yutong ZK6122HD9

Higer Bus
* Higer KLQ6127LA
King Long Bus

* King Long XMQ6127AYW01
* King Long XMQ6127J

Bus terminals

Metro Manila

They have three bus terminals in Metro Manila, to come and wait:
*Araneta City Bus Port, Cubao, Quezon City
*EDSA cor. Mapagmahal St., Brgy. Kamias, Quezon City
* Buendia Avenue, Pasay
*Doroteo Jose Street, Santa Cruz, Manila
*One Ayala, Ayala Avenue, Makati

Provincial

These are their major hubs along the provinces, to wit:
*Brgy. Poblacion, Biñan, Laguna
*Balibago Complex, Brgy. Balibago, Santa Rosa, Laguna
*SM Calamba Transport Terminal, National Highway, Calamba, Laguna
*Lucena Grand Terminal, Brgy. Ilayang Dupay, Lucena, Quezon

Destinations

Source:

Metro Manila

* Alabang, Muntinlupa
* Araneta City Bus Port, Cubao, Quezon City
* Ayala Center, Makati
* Buendia, Pasay
* Avenida, Santa Cruz, Manila
* Cubao/Kamias, Quezon City
* One Ayala Terminal, Makati
* Market! Market!, Taguig
* Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange, Parañaque
* Ortigas Avenue, Mandaluyong
* Santolan MRT, Pasig

Provincial Destinations

* Balibago, Santa Rosa, Laguna
* Southwoods Mall, Biñan, Laguna
* Santa Rosa Integrated Terminal in front of SM City Santa Rosa, Laguna
* Pacita, San Pedro, Laguna
* Turbina, Calamba, Laguna
* Calamba, Laguna (near SM Calamba not to be mistaken with Turbina)
* Lucena, Quezon
* Mauban, Quezon (via Lucena)
* Masapang, Victoria, Laguna
* Santa Cruz, Marinduque
* Mogpog, Marinduque
* Buenavista, Marinduque
* Gasan, Marinduque
* Torrijos, Marinduque
* Boac, Marinduque

Under Lucena Lines

Under Pangasinan Solid North Transit

With the management of JAC Liner, Solid North uses the facilities of JAC Liner, including their main terminal in Cubao

Metro Manila
*Cubao/Kamias, Quezon City
*Avenida Santa Cruz, Manila
*Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange, Parañaque
* Buendia, Pasay

Provincial Destinations
*Baguio
*Mabalacat, Pampanga (Dau Bus Terminal)
*Camiling, Tarlac
*Dagupan, Pangasinan
*Bayambang, Pangasinan
*Rosales, Pangasinan
*San Carlos, Pangasinan
* Manaoag, Pangasinan
*Lingayen, Pangasinan
*Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija

Inter-Provincial Destinations
*Baguio - Cabanatuan (via Tarlac & Guimba/Cuyapo)
*Baguio - Bayambang (via SM Carmen)

Premium Point to Point
*PITX/NAIA Terminal 3 - Baguio

Under JAM Liner

Under Metro Manila Bus Company

Under the management of JAC Liner, Metro Manila Bus Company uses the facilities of JAC Liner, including their terminal in Buendia.

Metro Manila
*Buendia, Pasay City
*Ayala Center, Makati (One Ayala Terminal)

Provincial Destination
*Pacita, San Pedro, Laguna
*Balibago, Santa Rosa, Laguna
*Southwoods Mall Binan, Laguna

See also

* List of bus companies of the Philippines

References

External links

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{{Transportation in the Philippines

Bus companies of the Philippines
Companies based in Quezon City
Transportation in Luzon
Transportation in Laguna (province)
Transportation in Quezon
Transportation in Marinduque
Transportation in Metro Manila
Transport companies established in 1987
1987 establishments in the Philippines