JAC Liner
JAC Liner Inc. is one of the largest bus companies in the Philippines serving the riding public en-route to Southern Luzon provinces which includes key destinations in the provinces of Laguna, Batangas, Quezon and Marinduque.[1]
Founded | 1987 |
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Headquarters | Mapagmahal St., Brgy. Pinyahan corner EDSA Kamias, Quezon City |
Service area | Southern Luzon |
Service type | Provincial Operation |
Alliance | Lucena Lines, Inc. Pangasinan Solid North Transit, Inc. Dagupan Bus Co., Inc. Metro Manila Bus Co. |
Fleet | 400+ |
Website | www |
History
JAC (Jaime A Chua) Liner, owned by Chua Family, started in April 1987 as a sole proprietorship operating two second hand buses along Alabang - Fairview route. The owner's family backyard lot was then became the company's repair shop and head office.[2]
In 1988, JAC Liner acquired eight additional second-hand buses from other bus operators. These were completely rehabilitated and made operational. A year after, they were assisted by a Bus Installment Purchase Program (BIPP), a program that would allow them to purchase buses on installment basis. It let them purchase 26 brand new buses and was granted to have additional franchises along EDSA.
In March 1992, they were formally incorporated as JAC Liner Inc. Two years later, they moved their operations to the Southern Tagalog regions, where, it immediately established itself as one of the largest bus company in the country.
2004 was a major watershed in the company‘s history when the founders decided to go on semi-retirement and pass on the day-to-day management of the company to their children, while retaining long-term policy-making functions of the corporation; the latter now call the entire shots in the operations, maintenance, finance and administrative departments.[2]
In the December 2004, JAC Liner formed their first subsidiary, Lucena Lines, Inc. with about 60 bus units.
In 2010, JAC Liner bought a Tarlac City based company, Dionisio R. De Leon Express and establish Pangasinan Solid North Transit, Inc. From a 30+ bus units, Pangasinan Solid North expanded their fleet size in up to almost 150+ bus units.[3] The following year, JAC Liner makes the first bus company in the country to offer free Wi-Fi on board service through the help of Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT)[4][5]
In March 2014, JAC Liner took over the Sta. Cruz line of Green Star Express. Months later, JAC Liner acquired the whole franchise of Greenstar and their remaining buses being transferred to LLI Bus Company, but they retained some units under the Green Star Express Inc. name.
In 2015, JAC Liner took over Dagupan Bus Company Inc. and the provincial operations of Fermina Express in which has a total of at least 300 buses combined.[3] It was also a debut to their new subsidiary, Metro Manila Bus Co., a Baclaran - Fairview via EDSA and Baclaran - Fairview via Quezon Avenue route
Subsidiaries
- Dagupan Bus Company
- EMC LBS Bus Line (operated by Pangasinan Solid North Transit)
- Lucena Lines Inc.
- Green Star Express Inc.
- Metro Manila Bus Company
- Pangasinan Solid North Transit, Inc.
Discontinued subsidiaries
These are their discontinued subsidiaries / bus company names which once they bought before:
- De Leon Express (from Dionisio R. De Leon Express, (now under Pangasinan Soild North Transit Inc.)
- Green Star Express Inc. (now under Lucena Lines Inc.,)
- Fermina Express [Provincial Operations] (renamed and now under Pangasinan Soild North Transit Inc.)
- Laguna Express Inc. (renamed and now under Lucena Lines Inc.)
Fleet
JAC Liner Inc. runs ordinary and air conditioned bus units. Recently, the company has started to offer deluxe trips as well. Majority of their buses are made from Yutong.
- Del Monte Monte Works DM 12 (operated by Dagupan Bus Company Inc)
- MAN 16.290 AMC Tourist Star (former LionStar body)
- Santarosa Daewoo BV115 Cityliner (operated by Dagupan Bus Company Inc)
- Hino RK1J series, body built by Hino Motors Philippines Corporation
- Modified locally built buses by ABTii
- Yutong ZK6100H
- Yutong ZK6107HA
- Yutong ZK6119HA
- Yutong ZK6119H2
- Yutong ZK6122HD9
- King Long XMQ6118JB
- Wuzhoulong FDG6110B
- Wuzhoulong FDG6110EC3
- Golden Dragon XML6103
Former bus fleets:
- Del Monte Motor Works Euro body Man 16.290
- NDPC & Del Monte Euro Bus powered by Nissan Diesel
- Mercedes-Benz fleets bodied by major locally built manufacturers
- Santarosa EXFOH in Nissan Diesel RB46S bus chassis
Bus terminals
Metro Manila
They have three bus terminals in Metro Manila, to wit:
- Araneta City Bus Port, Cubao, Quezon City
- EDSA cor. Mapagmahal St., Brgy. Kamias, Quezon City[6]
- Buendia Avenue, Pasay City[7]
Provincial
These are their major hubs along the provinces, to wit:[8]
- Brgy. Poblacion, Biñan, Laguna
- Balibago Complex, Brgy. Balibago, Santa Rosa, Laguna
- SM Calamba Transport Terminal, National Highway, Calamba, Laguna
- Brgy. Ilayang Dupay, Lucena, Quezon
Destinations
Their routes as of 2016 with exclusion to their services within Metro Manila:[9]
Metro Manila
- Alabang, Muntinlupa City
- Araneta City Bus Port, Cubao, Quezon City
- Ayala Makati City
- Buendia, Pasay City
- Kamias, Quezon City
- Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange, Parañaque City
Provincial Destinations
- Balibago, Santa Rosa City, Laguna
- Santa Rosa Integrated Terminal in front of SM City Santa Rosa, Laguna
- Biñan City, Laguna
- Calamba City, Laguna
- Lucena City, Quezon
- Mauban, Quezon
- Marinduque
Under Lucena Lines
With the under management of JAC Liner Lucena Lines uses the terminals and facilities of JAC Liner including their main terminal in Buendia.
Metro Manila
- Buendia, Pasay City
- Alabang, Muntinlupa City
- Araneta City Bus Port, Cubao, Quezon City
- Kamias, Quezon City
- Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange, Parañaque City
Provincial Destinations
- Lucena City, Quezon
- Mauban, Quezon
- Santa Cruz, Laguna
Inter-Provincial Destinations
- Santa Cruz (Laguna) - Lucena
Under Solid North
With the under management of JAC Liner, Solid North uses the facilities of JAC Liner, including their main terminal in Cubao
Metro Manila
- Kamias, Quezon City
- Avenida Santa Cruz, Manila
- Araneta City Bus Port, Cubao, Quezon City
- Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange, Parañaque City
Provincial Destinations
- Mabalacat City, Pampanga (Dau Bus Terminal)
- Camiling, Tarlac
- Tarlac City, Tarlac
- Bayambang, Pangasinan
- Malasiqui, Pangasinan
- Rosales, Pangasinan
- San Carlos City, Pangasinan
- Alcala, Pangasinan
- Villasis, Pangasinan
- Santa Barbara, Pangasinan
- Cuyapo, Nueva Ecija
Inter-Provincial Destinations
- Baguio - Cabanatuan (via Tarlac & Guimba/Cuyapo)
- Baguio - Dagupan (via Agoo)
- Baguio - Bayambang (via SM Carmen)
- Dagupan - Dau (via Tarlac)
Premium Point to Point
- PITX/NAIA Terminal 3 - Baguio
Under Dagupan Bus
Under management of JAC Liner, Dagupan Bus uses the facilities of JAC Liner, including their main terminal in Cubao.
Metro Manila
- Kamias, Quezon City
- Araneta City Bus Port, Cubao, Quezon City
Provincial Destinations
- Mabalacat City, Pampanga (Dau Bus Terminal)
- Camiling, Tarlac
- Tarlac City, Tarlac
- San Manuel, Tarlac
- Capas, Tarlac
- Gerona, Tarlac
- Moncada, Tarlac
- Paniqui, Tarlac
- San Manuel, Tarlac
- Agno, Pangasinan
- Alaminos, Pangasinan
- Bolinao, Pangasinan
- Dagupan City, Pangasinan via Manaoag
- Lingayen, Pangasinan
- Manaoag, Pangasinan
- Mangatarem, Pangasinan
Inter-Provincial Destinations
- Dagupan - Baguio
Former destinations
JAC Liner once served Manila to Batangas City route. However, Yanson Group of Bus Companies came with an agreement with JAC Liner to open their routes from Batangas to Manila and will have their rights to use their bus hubs in Cubao and Buendia. Through this, the said route is now being served by Yanson's subsidiary, Ceres Transport and Gold Star Bus Transport Inc.
They also once served the Manila - Pacita, San Pedro, Laguna, which is now inactive.
See also
References
- "DOTR - Provincial Bus Franchises". Department of Transportation - Philippines. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
- "JAC Liner Inc. | About Us". jacliner.com. Retrieved 2016-11-22.
- "Provincial Bus Franchises 2015 - Open Data". data.gov.ph. Archived from the original on 2016-11-25. Retrieved 2016-11-22.
- "PLDT powers first Wi-Fi enabled bus line". www.pldt.com. Retrieved 2016-11-22.
- https://mattscradle.com/jac-liner-first-free-wi-fi-bus-routes/
- "JAC Liner Inc. (Kamias Terminal, Quezon City, Metro Manila)". www.clickthecity.com. Retrieved 2016-11-22.
- "JAC Liner Inc. (LRT - Buendia Terminal, Pasay, Metro Manila)". www.clickthecity.com. Retrieved 2016-11-22.
- "JAC Liner Inc. | Terminals". jacliner.com. Retrieved 2016-11-22.
- "JAC Liner Inc. | Routes & Schedules". jacliner.com. Retrieved 2016-11-22.