Yellow Bus Line, Incorporated (YBLI) is a large bus company in Mindanao. It operates bus transport services in central and southern Mindanao with its headquarters in General Santos. Its company-owned terminals and offices are located in General Santos and Koronadal City.
History
Yellow Bus Line Incorporated was founded on 13 July 1958 by the Yap Family of the 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 in Koronadal and General Santos. 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. In June of the same year, they also purchased units from Zhongtong.
Fleet
As of July 2024.
Manufacturer
Bus
In Service
Class
Ankai
Ankai HFF6119KE5B
4
Premier Class
Higer
Higer KLQ6129AQE3
2
Executive Class
Higer KLQ6125B
10
Executive Class
Higer KLQ6123K
6
Executive Class
Higer KLQ6127K
2
Executive Class
Higer KLQ6119AQE3
10
Premier Class
Higer KLQ6109AQE3
11
Premier Class
Higer KLQ6896A
5
Premier Class
Higer KLQ6127LA
10
No specific classification
Higer KLQ6118H
30
Premier Class
Hino
Hino RK Grandeza
22
Super Deluxe
Yutong
Yutong ZK6122HD9
17
Executive Class
Yutong ZK6122HD
11
Premier Class
Yutong ZK6107HA
79
Mabuhay & Premier
Super Deluxe Class
Yutong ZK6119H2
12
Premier Class
Yutong ZK6128H C12 Pro
10
No specific classification
Yutong ZK6858H
3
Premier Class
Zhongtong
Zhongtong LCK6128H
8
Elite Class
Zhongtong LCK6119H
10
Executive Class
Routes of service
When the Yellow Bus Line was first established in 1958, its first route of service was Cagayan de Oro–Koronadal route. However, the said route was discontinued in the year 1978 in favour 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.