Victory Liner
Slogan | "We Move People Better Safer" |
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Founded | 1945 |
Headquarters | 713 Rizal Avenue Extension, Barangay 72, Grace Park West, Caloocan City, Philippines |
Service area | Manila-Northern Luzon, Philippines |
Service type | Provincial Operation |
Fleet | 900+ bus units, (Ordinary, Air-Conditioned and Deluxe buses) |
Operator | Victory Liner, Inc. |
Website | 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 and Southern Tagalog. 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.
Etymology
The company was founded by Mr. Jose Hernandez. Its 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.
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, Quezon and Batangas to ferry passengers and goods to and from Manila and the provinces of Bulacan, Pampanga, Bataan, Zambales, Pangasinan, Tarlac, Benguet, 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 powered 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.[1] 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 600 airconditioned bused are equipped with Wi-Fi technology and still growing.[2]
In 2012, Victory Liner has tied up with AirAsia Philippines, the country’s newest low cost airline, to provide free shuttle service for inbound and outbound passengers of Clark International Airport for the convenience of AirAsia passengers and guests, Victory Liner shuttle bus provides return services from Dau and Marquee Mall to Clark airport.
Recently, Victory Liner together with its sister companies, Five Star, Sta. Lucia Express uses Tachograph to its fleets to monitor drivers who are over-speeding or who are speeding beyond 120 km/h per hour continuously. Drivers who violate the rule will be automatically suspended.
Fleet
Victory Liner's fleet is composed of buses powered by engines built by leading brands. Certain bus models are specified as follows.
Santarosa Motorworks, Inc.
- EXFOH
- SR 620 NV
- SR Modulo
- NDPC Euro
- SR BF106
- SR BV115
- Flexstar
Del Monte Motor Works, Inc.
- Aero Adamant
- Aero Extreme
- DM09
- DM10
- DM12
- Lion's Star
Daewoo
- BF106
- BV115
- FX120
Hino
- RF (only 2 units)
- RF (ordinary, defunct)
- Blue Ribbon High Decker (defunct)
- Grandtheater (defunct)
- Prisma (defunct)
- RK
Hyundai
- Aero City
- Aero
- Aero Space LS
- Aero Express HSX
- Aero Queen
- Hyundai Universe
- Space Classic
- Space Luxury
- Express Noble
- Hyundai UniCity
Isuzu
Kia
King Long
- XMQ6118JB
- XMQ6126Y
- XMQ6119T
- XMQ6117Y3
MAN Diesel
- 14.232
- 16.290
- 18.280
- 18.310
- 18.350
- 18.420
Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation
- Aero Bus (defunct)[citation needed]
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)
Kässbohrer Setra
- S215HR (2-units only)
Yutong
- ZK6100H (2-units only)
- ZK6107H
- ZK6122H
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.
Gallery
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Hyundai Universe Xpress Noble (deluxe coaches)
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MAN 16.290 (bodied by Del Monte Motor Works)
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Victory Liner bus at Robinsons Star Mills Pampanga
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Dagupan Terminal
Fare Classes
- Ordinary Fare (non-air conditioned buses)
- Economy Fare (air-conditioned buses with ordinary fare, some units equipped with audio/video and free wifi on-board)
- Air Conditioned (45 and 49-seater, audio/video equipped with free wifi on-board)
- Deluxe (air-conditioned buses with 31 passenger seats, spacious leg-room, audio/video equipped, free wifi on board, no restroom)
- Regular Deluxe (air-conditioned buses with 41 passenger seats; audio/video equipped, free wifi on board, restroom equipped, one-stop only for Cagayan Valley trips)
- First Class (air-conditioned buses with 29 passenger wide-seats; spacious leg-room, audio/video equipped, free wifi on board, free Philippine Star newspapers, restroom equipped for Baguio and Tuguegarao trips only; plus free snacks, free use of iPads loaded with apps, non-stop service with stewardess on board available in addition to Baguio trips only)
Destinations
Metro Manila
- Monumento, Caloocan City
- Cubao, Quezon City
- Kamias, Quezon City (Cagayan Valley Trips Only)
- Divisoria, Manila (Bulacan and Pampanga Trips Only)
- Sampaloc, Manila
- EDSA, Pasay City
Provincial Destinations
- Benguet
- Pangasinan
- Alaminos City
- Infanta
- Dasol
- Burgos
- Mabini
- Asingan
- Balungao
- Bayambang
- Bolinao
- Dagupan City
- Lingayen
- Manaoag
- Rosales
- San Manuel
- Sison/Rosario, La Union(Saitan)
- Zambales
- Olongapo City(selected trips to and from Olongapo to other destinations go via SCTEx)
- Subic
- Castillejos
- San Marcelino
- San Antonio
- San Narciso
- San Felipe
- Cabangan
- Botolan
- Iba (selected trips to Caloocan, Cubao, Pasay and Sampaloc go via SCTEx)
- Palauig
- Masinloc
- Candelaria
- Sta. Cruz (either via San Fernando. Pampanga or Alaminos, Pangasinan)
- Nueva Ecija
- Cuyapo
- Guimba
- Munoz City
- Pantabangan
- San Jose City
- Talugtug
- Pampanga
- Angeles City (Marquee Mall)
- Clark International Airport (from Marquee Mall and Dau Bus Terminal Only) Ends February 16, 2013
- Guagua
- Lubao
- Mabalacat (Dau Bus Terminal)
- Apalit
- Masantol *inactive
- San Fernando (Robinson Star Mills Terminal)
- Tarlac
- Camiling
- Tarlac City (Motorway Bus Stop and Siesta Bus Stop)
- Cagayan Valley
- Alicia, Isabela
- Angadanan, Isabela
- Aurora, Isabela
- Bulanao, Kalinga
- Cauayan City
- Cabatuan, Isabela
- Gamu/UPI, Isabela
- Ilagan, Isabela (with Deluxe and First Class trips; selected trips via Dau-SCTEX)
- Lagawe, Ifugao,
- Mallig, Isabela
- Piat, Cagayan (selected trips via Dau-SCTEX)
- Quezon, Isabela
- Roxas, Isabela
- San Mariano, Isabela
- San Mateo, Isabela
- Santiago, Isabela (with Deluxe trips; selected trips via Dau-SCTEX)
- Solano, Nueva Vizcaya
- Tabuk City (with Deluxe and First Class trips; selected trips via Dau-SCTEX)
- Tuao, Cagayan (with Deluxe and First Class trips; selected trips via Dau-SCTEX)
- Tuguegarao City (with Deluxe and First Class trips; selected trips via San Fernando-Dau-SCTEX-Ilagan; also selected trips via Roxas/Cabatuan)
- Bulacan
- Balagtas
- Calumpit
- Malolos
- San Miguel
- Bataan
- Balanga City (from Olongapo City only)
Inter-Provincial Destinations
- Cagayan Valley
- Tuguegarao-Dagupan via San Jose
- Ilagan-Dagupan via San Jose
- Roxas-Dagupan via San Jose
- Santiago-Dagupan via San Jose
- Tabuk-Dagupan via San Jose
- Tabuk-Baguio via San Jose
- Pangasinan
- Bolinao-Baguio via Dagupan
- Dagupan-Baguio via Agoo or Rosario or Kennon
- Dagupan-Tuguegarao via San Jose
- Dagupan-Ilagan, Isabela
- Dagupan-Roxas, Isabela
- Dagupan-Santiago, Isabela
- Dagupan-Tabuk, Kalinga
- Dagupan-Alaminos-Sta. Cruz
- Dagupan-Olongapo via Iba-Sta. Cruz-Alaminos
- Dagupan-Tarlac-Dau
- Baguio
- Baguio-Dagupan via Agoo or Rosario or Kennon
- Baguio-Bolinao via Dagupan
- Baguio-Sta. Cruz, Zambales via Iba-Alaminos
- Baguio-Olongapo via Dau, Tarlac
- Baguio-Tarlac-Dau
- Baguio-Tabuk via San Jose
- Zambales
- Olongapo-Baguio via Dau-Tarlac
- Sta. Cruz-Baguio via Alaminos-Dagupan
- Olongapo-San Felipe, vice-versa
- Olongapo-Iba, vice versa
- Olongapo-Sta. Cruz, vice versa
- Olongapo-Dagupan via Iba-Alaminos
- Olongapo-Balanga, Bataan vice-versa
- Olongapo-San Fernando, Pampanga
- Olongapo-Guagua, Pampanga
Former Destinations
- Aparri, Cagayan (to resume trips soon)
- Gonzaga, Cagayan
- Jones, Isabela
- Banaue, Ifugao
- San Carlos City, Pangasinan
Victory Liner's frictional route was Lucena City, Quezon based on the show Mara Clara (2010 TV series). However, Victory Liner doesn't have any Southern Luzon destinations.
Subsidiaries
Sta. Lucia Express
- Metro Manila
- Provincial Destination
- Candon, Ilocos Sur
- Laoag City, Ilocos Norte
- Jct. Luna, Cagayan
Bicol Isarog Transport System Inc.
- Bicol Region
- RSL Bus Line Corp., Isarog Line Express Transport, & Penafrancia Tours & Travel Transport Inc.
References
For Further Reading
- Sixty Years, 2007, Victory Liner, Inc. - a comprehensive history of Victory Liner.
- 65th Anniversary, 2011, Victory Liner, Inc. - "Ang Tunay na Joyride"