Victory Liner

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Victory Liner
logo
Slogan "We Move People Better Safer"
Founded 1945
Headquarters 713 Rizal Avenue Extension, Barangay 72, Grace Park West, Caloocan City, Philippines
Service area Manila-Northern Luzon, Philippines Flag of the Philippines.svg
Service type Provincial Operation
Fleet 900+ bus units, (Ordinary, Air-Conditioned and Deluxe buses)
Operator Victory Liner, Inc.
Web site www.victoryliner.com

Victory Liner, Inc. is one of the largest provincial bus companies operating in the Philippines. This bus company played a major role in transport industry since it became the product of Japanese occupation in the country after World War II.

Today, Victory Liner, Inc. has grown as one of the largest bus transportation business groups in the Philippines, servicing all key destinations in Northern Luzon. As of today, Victory Liner deploys more than 900 buses in its daily operations. The company is a sister company of Five Star Bus Company.

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[edit] Etymology

The company was founded by Mr. Jose Hernandez. Its humble beginnings trace back from the years of Japanese occupation in the country. The phrase "Victory Joe", reminiscent of America's victory in the World War II became a household word way back then, Mr. Hernandez decided to coin out the name of his bus firm from it, and so became Victory Liner.

[edit] History

Mr. Jose I. Hernandez, a pre-war mechanic, has collected bits and pieces of machinery, metals and spare parts from abandoned U.S. Military vehicles. He intended to build a delivery truck from scratch for his family's buy and sell business of rice, corn, vegetables and their home-made laundry soap. Upon completion of the truck, he was surprised to see that what he envisioned to be a delivery truck turned out to be more like a bus.

On October 15, 1945, Mr. Hernandez's first bus plied the Manila-Olongapo-Manila line. He was the driver and Leonardo D. Trinidad (a brother-in-law) was his conductor.

Never did he know that that was the start of a very big thing. Later on, the Hernandezes incorporated the business and became one of the main transport modes in the province of Zambales to ferry passengers and goods to and from Manila and the provinces of Bulacan, Pampanga, Bataan, Zambales, Pangasinan, Tarlac, Benguet, Mountain Province, Ifugao, La Union, Nueva Ecija, Nueva Vizcaya, Isabela, Cagayan, Apayao, and Kalinga.

The Company was passed to the son of Mr. Hernandez, Johnny Hernandez.

In 2007, Victory Liner introduced a Deluxe class, Available only in Baguio and Cagayan Valley routes.

In 2011, Victory Liner initially equipped 50 air-conditioned buses with Sun Broadband Wireless Wi-Fi by Sun Cellular to allow passengers with Wi-Fi capable gadgets such as mobile phones, laptops and other wireless gadgets to log on to the Internet making travel more productive and entertaining. Victory Liner will have the most number of buses with free Wi-Fi after Sun equips its whole fleet of air conditioned buses before the end of the year. To date, more than 200 airconditioned bused are equipped with Wi-Fi technology and still growing.

[edit] Fleet

Victory Liner's fleet is composed of buses powered by engines built by leading brands. Certain bus models are specified as follows.

[edit] Santarosa Motorworks, Inc.

  • EXFOH
  • SR 620 NV
  • SR Modulo
  • NDPC Euro
  • SR BF106
  • SR BV115
  • Flexstar

[edit] Del Monte Motor Works, Inc.

  • Aero Adamant
  • Aero Extreme
  • DM09
  • DM10
  • Lion's Star

[edit] Daewoo

  • BF106
  • BV115

[edit] Hino

  • RF (only 2 units)
  • RF (ordinary, defunct)
    • Blue Ribbon High Decker (defunct)
    • Grandtheater (defunct)
    • Prisma (defunct)
  • RK

[edit] Hyundai

[edit] Isuzu

[edit] Kia

[edit] King Long

  • XMQ6118JB
  • XMQ6126Y
  • XMQ6119T

[edit] MAN Diesel

  • 14.232
  • 16.290
  • 18.280
  • 18.310
  • 18.350

[edit] Mitsubishi Fuso

[edit] Nissan Diesel UD Trucks

  • CPB87N (using FE6B engine)
  • SP215NSB (using FE6C engine)
  • UA
  • RB31S (using PE6 engines)
  • RB46S (using PE6(T) engines)
  • JA430SAN (using PE6(T) engines)
  • JA450SSN (using PF6(A/T) engines)
  • JP252PSN (using FE6C engines)

[edit] Kässbohrer Setra

  • S215HR (2-units only)

[edit] Yutong

  • ZK6100H (2-units only)

Victory Liner coaches are built by local bus body builders like Almazora Motors, Santarosa Philippines, Pilipinas Hino, and Del Monte Motorworks; as well as foreign coach builders like King Long and Yutong of China, and Kia and Hyundai of Korea.

Victory Liner also has its own recapping plant. This facility has the capacity to build coaches (which are also used in their fleet), or to refurbish old or dilapidated coaches originally made by other coach builders.

[edit] Gallery

  • Daewoo BV115 (bodied by Santarosa Motor Works)

  • Hyundai Super Aero City

  • Hyundai Universe Space Luxury

  • Hyundai Universe Xpress Noble (deluxe coaches)

  • MAN 16.290 (bodied by Del Monte Motor Works)

  • Nissan Diesel PE6T-JA430SAN (Euro)

  • Nissan Diesel PE6T-RB46S (bodied by Del Monte Motor Works)

  • Nissan Diesel PF6A-JA450SSN (bodied by Santarosa Motor Works)

[edit] Fare Classes

  • Ordinary Fare (non-airconditioned buses)
  • Economy Fare (air-conditioned buses with ordinary fare)
  • Air Conditioned (45 and 49-seater)
  • Deluxe (air-conditioned buses with 31 passenger seats)
  • Super Deluxe (air-conditioned buses with 29 passenger seats only; restroom equipped)

[edit] Destinations

[edit] Metro Manila

[edit] Provincial Destinations

[edit] Former Destinations

[edit] Inter-Provincial Lines

  • Baguio City, Benguet - Sta. Cruz, Zambales (via Dagupan and Alaminos)
  • Baguio City, Benguet - Mabalacat, Pampanga (Dau Bus Terminal)
  • Baguio City, Benguet - Tarlac City, Tarlac
  • Baguio City, Benguet - Tuguegarao City, Cagayan (inactive)
  • Baguio City, Benguet - Tabuk, Kalinga
  • Baguio City, Benguet - Bolinao, Pangasinan
  • Dagupan City, Pangasinan - Alaminos City, Pangasinan
  • Dagupan City, Pangasinan - Baguio City, Benguet (either via Manaoag, Pangasinan or Agoo, La Union)
  • Dagupan City, Pangasinan - Iba, Zambales
  • Dagupan City, Pangasinan - Mabalacat, Pampanga (Dau Bus Terminal)
  • Dagupan City, Pangasinan - Sta. Cruz, Zambales
  • Dagupan City, Pangasinan - Tabuk City, Kalinga
  • Dagupan City, Pangasinan - Santiago, Isabela
  • Dagupan City, Pangasinan - Roxas, Isabela
  • Dagupan City, Pangasinan - Tuguegarao, Cagayan (inactive)
  • Olongapo City, Zambales - Baguio City, Benguet (either via San Fernando, Pampanga or SCTEX)
  • Olongapo City, Zambales - Balanga City, Bataan (via Dinalupihan or Hermosa through SCTEX)
  • Olongapo City, Zambales - Dagupan City, Pangasinan (via Iba and Sta. Cruz, Zambales)
  • Olongapo City, Zambales - Iba, Zambales
  • Olongapo City, Zambales - San Felipe, Zambales
  • Olongapo City, Zambales - Sta. Cruz, Zambales
  • Olongapo City, Zambales - San Fernando/Guagua, Pampanga

[edit] Subsidiaries

Sta. Lucia Express

Martinez Trans

[edit] See Also

[edit] References

  • Sixty Years, 2007, Victory Liner, Inc. - a comprehensive history of Victory Liner.
  • 65th Anniversary, 2011, Victory Liner, Inc. - "Ang Tunay na Joyride"

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