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Rural Transit
File:Rural Transit Mindanao logo.svg
A bus unit of Rural Transit of Mindanao at the Zamboanga City Integrated Bus Terminal
ParentYanson Group of Bus Companies
Founded1985
HeadquartersZone 1, Barangay Bulua, Cagayan de Oro
Service area Philippines
Service typeLand Transport

Local Transport

Tourist
Destinations60% of bus routes in Mindanao
Fleet2500 Bus units (Hino Motors, Kinglong, Higer, Nissan Diesel, MAN, Isuzu, Yutong)
OperatorRural Transit of Mindanao Incorporated
Websitehttp://vallacartransit.net/

Rural Transit of Mindanao Incorporated (RTMI) is a bus line under the umbrella of Yanson Group of Bus Companies (YGBC). It operates bus transport services in the northern and western part of Mindanao, with its headquarters in Cagayan de Oro. Its bases are located in Bulua and Yacapin (both in Cagayan de Oro), Pagadian, and Dipolog.

History

Main article: Yanson Group of Bus Companies

In 1981, Ricardo B. Yanson and his wife, Olivia Villaflores Yanson, the founders of Vallacar Transit, ventured into Mindanao. They bought out Fortune Express and Bachelor Express, both Cagayan de Oro-based bus companies in 1985. Fortune Express was renamed Rural Transit of Mindanao, while Bachelor Express was retained.

In 2005, the conglomerate bought out Lilian Express Inc. and sister company Mary May Express, its fiercest business rival and became the dominant transit company in the island of Mindanao.

Brands

Yanson Group has a practice to their bus branding such as "Transit" and "Tours" to differentiate their ordinary and air-conditioned buses. Similarly, there are two brands under Rural Transit of Mindanao Inc., Rural Transit is a bus brand for their ordinary fare buses while Rural Tours is a bus brand for their air-conditioned buses. Their brandings are labeled at the side liveries and at the back of their bus units.

Bases

Their subsidiaries are sub-divided by bases. These are based on their area of their operation, and their base number shall be the prefix number for their bus fleets. Yanson Group started this practice in 2005 after they bought out Lilian Express Inc., and felt that re-organizing their company is needed.

There are four bases under Rural Transit of Mindanao:

Prefix Base Name Address
1 Bulua Zone 1, Bulua, Cagayan De Oro City
2 Yacapin J.R. Borja Extension, Cagayan De Oro City
9 Pagadian Tiguma, Pagadian City
10 Dipolog Sta. Filomena, Dipolog City

Provincial destinations

Since the re-organization of Yanson Group of Bus Companies in 2005, Rural Transit of Mindanao is sub-divided into bases in which has different areas of service and destinations.

Bulua Base

Bulua base is located in Bulua, Cagayan de Oro with its terminal hub at Westbound Integrated Bus Terminal, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro. It is also the main base for Rural Transit of Mindanao. The base is assigned as Base 1 of Yanson Group of Bus Companies. Their routes are from Cagayan de Oro to the western part of Mindanao.

Yacapin (Agora) Base

A Rural Tours 263 bound for General Santos. Her number, 263 indicates the prefix number 2, which is assigned for Yacapin Base.
File:Rural Transit Bus.jpg
A Rural Transit 2392 bound for Cagayan De Oro. Her Number, 2392 indicates the prefix number 2, which is assigned for Yacapin Base.

Yacapin base is located alongside Market City Terminal (formerly Agora Market), Cagayan de Oro with the said terminal as their terminal hub. The base is assigned as Base 2 of Yanson Group of Bus Companies. Their routes are from Cagayan de Oro to the southern part of Mindanao.

Pagadian Base

A Rural Transit 9202 heading to Pagadian City. Her number, 9202 indicates the prefix number 9, which is assigned for Pagadian Base.

Pagadian base is located Tiguma, Pagadian City with Pagadian City Integrated Bus Terminal as their terminal hub. The base is assigned as Base 9 of Yanson Group of Bus Companies. Their routes are from Pagadian City to any parts of Zamboanga Peninsula and Misamis Occidental.

Dipolog Base

A Rural Tours 10062 bound for Zamboanga City. Her number 10062 indicates the prefix number 10 which is assigned for Dipolog Base.

Dipolog base is located Sta. Filomena, Dipolog City with Dipolog City Integrated Bus Terminal as their terminal hub. The base is assigned as Base 10 of Yanson Group of Bus Companies. Their routes are from Dipolog City to any parts of Zamboanga Peninsula and Misamis Occidental.

Fleet

A Yanson Viking 8th Generation of Rural Tours.

Rural Transit of Mindanao has several units from Chinese brand buses. Some of their fleets are also provided by their parent company's coach building division, Vallacar Transit Incorporated - Transport Engineering and Bus Body Assembly Plant (VTI-TEBBAP).

  • Yanson ViKing
  • Yanson Legacy
  • Yanson FB4J
  • Yanson Crius FF1J
  • Yanson Crius RK
  • Yutong ZK6127H
  • Yutong ZK6127HA
  • Yutong ZK6858H
  • Yutong ZK6119H
  • King Long XMQ6129Y5
  • King Long XMQ6125AY
  • King Long XMQ6871CY
  • King Long XMQ6126Y
  • King Long XMQ6119T
  • King Long XMQ6107Y

See also

Template:Vallacar Transit Corporation

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