Yellow Bus Line

Yellow Bus Line, Inc.
	Yellow Bus Line Higer KLQ6119 Premiere Class unit along with other YBL units in Davao City bus terminal
Founded	July 13, 1958
Headquarters	National Highway, Barangay Dadiangas East, General Santos City
Service area	Mindanao
Service type	Intercity coach service
Destinations	General Santos, Koronadal, Davao, Tacurong, Digos & Kidapawan
Fleet	~200 units (Hino Motors, Higer, Hyundai, Isuzu, Yutong, Ankai & Zhongtong)
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 13 July 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. 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.^[2]

In March 2017 they procured their first bus units from Ankai, and in June the same year they also purchased units from Zhongtong.

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.