Yellow Bus Line


Yellow Bus Line, Incorporated 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 in South Cotabato. 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 del Norte, Maguindanao del Sur, Cotabato, Sarangani, and Davao City.
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.
In March 2017, they procured their first bus units from Ankai. In June of the same year, they also purchased units from Zhongtong.
On July 5, 2019, the company entered the General Santos – Kidapawan, marking the first time it serviced an area in Cotabato.

Fleet

As of July 2024.
ManufacturerBusIn serviceClass
AnkaiAnkai HFF6119KE5B4Premier Class
HigerHiger KLQ6129AQE32Executive Class
HigerHiger KLQ6125B10Executive Class
HigerHiger KLQ6123K6Executive Class
HigerHiger KLQ6127K2Executive Class
HigerHiger KLQ6119AQE310Premier Class
HigerHiger KLQ6109AQE311Premier Class
HigerHiger KLQ6896A5Premier Class
HigerHiger KLQ6127LA10No specific classification
HigerHiger KLQ6118H30Premier Class
HinoHino RK Grandeza22Super Deluxe
YutongYutong ZK6122HD917Executive Class
YutongYutong ZK6122HD11Premier Class
YutongYutong ZK6107HA79Mabuhay & Premier
YutongYutong ZK6107HA79Super Deluxe Class
YutongYutong ZK6119H212Premier Class
YutongYutong ZK6128H C12 Pro10No specific classification
YutongYutong ZK6858H3Premier Class
ZhongtongZhongtong LCK6128H8Elite Class
ZhongtongZhongtong LCK6119H10Executive 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, Cotabato, Davao del Sur, Maguindanao del Norte, Maguindanao del Sur. The routes serviced by Yellow Bus Line are all vice versa.
  • General Santos – Isulan
  • General Santos – Esperanza
  • General Santos – Maitum
  • General Santos – Kidapawan
  • General Santos – Koronadal
  • Davao City – General Santos
  • Davao City – Tacurong
  • Davao City – Koronadal
  • Koronadal – Isulan