Vallacar Transit


Vallacar Transit Incorporated is a transportation service under the giant umbrella of the Yanson Group of Bus Companies. The bus company is a family-owned and managed business that has grown from a lone 14-seater jeepney plying a single route called Ceres Liner, to a conglomerate of transportation companies with a combined number of operating units of 838 transport vehicles as of January 2010, operating and serving in the Visayas, as well as the Zamboanga Peninsula in Mindanao. The company pioneered inter-modal services between Negros and Cebu.

History

Yanson Group of Bus Companies

These are the subsidiary companies under the parent Yanson Group of Bus Companies owned by the Yanson family of Negros Occidental as of 2016 operating in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao making it one of the biggest bus conglomerates in Southeast Asia:
;Subsidiaries and brands under the subsidiary
Started in 1968, Vallacar Transit Incorporated is the first subsidiary of the Yanson Group of Bus Companies. It started with Ceres Liner which is named after the founder's younger sister. By 1980, Ceres Liner was covering the whole province of Negros.
The company was founded in 1968 by Ricardo B. Yanson and his wife, Olivia Villaflores Yanson, beginning with the purchase of one jeepney unit. This effort ultimately became a jeepney-assembly business. In the early 1970s, the market was flooded with Ford Fieras; the couple decided to diversify into a small bus line which plied the Bacolod City-Valladolid-La Carlota route and christened it as the Ceres Liner.
The Ceres Liner grew and expanded through the years. Their service had reached from Negros to the Visayan provinces of Iloilo, Capiz, Aklan, Cebu, Bohol and Leyte, as well as Zamboanga del Norte and Zamboanga City in Mindanao.
In 2007, Ceres Liner's Iloilo base pioneered travel between Iloilo City and Metro Manila through the Western Nautical Highway. Proving to be profitable, Yanson Group expanded its Metro Manila operations and later established Ceres Transport in 2009.
In 2016, Ceres Liner bought around 70 bus franchises from D' Rough Riders Express. It then formed a new brand as Sugbo Transit which is named after the old name of Cebu, Sugbo. Currently, the said branding is under the management of Ceres Liner's Cebu Base.

Rural Transit of Mindanao Incorporated / Bachelor Express Incorporated

In 1981, the Yansons ventured to Mindanao. They bought out Fortune Express and Bachelor Express, both Cagayan de Oro-based bus companies in 1985, and formed Rural Transit of Mindanao. However, the formation of Rural Transit was divided from Bachelor Express when the former owners of Bachelor and Yanson Group agreed to retain the name Bachelor Express as one of the conditions of the contract of sale. Bachelor Express was then named as Bachelor Express Inc.
In 2005, they 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. This expanded their operations to the whole Western Mindanao, making Rural Transit as the predominant transport operator in the Mindanao Region.

Ceres Transport Incorporated

In 2007, Ceres Liner's Iloilo base pioneered travel between Iloilo City and Metro Manila through the Western Nautical Highway. Proving to be profitable, Yanson Group expanded its Metro Manila operations and established Ceres Transport in 2009, being based in Batangas City. It enabled bus services encompassing Cubao, Batangas City, Mindoro, Aklan, Antique Iloilo, Bacolod and Dumaguete.

Southern Star Bus Transit Incorporated

In 2011, the conglomerate bought out St. Jude Transportation Company, a bus line based in Bohol, and renamed it Southern Star. Primarily, it was operated under the management of Vallacar Transit Incorporated. Later on, Southern Star formed its own subsidiary as Southern Star Bus Transit Incorporated.

Gold Star Bus Transit Incorporated

In 2012, Ceres Transport Inc., bought out a franchise of Gold Star Bus Company and allowed it to operate its Batangas-Cubao and Batangas-Alabang routes. Later on, Yanson Group decided to create on its own subsidiary as Gold Star Bus Transit Incorporated, making it apart from the Ceres Transport Inc.

Mindanao Star Bus Transport Incorporated

Mindanao Star started in January 2015 when Bachelor Express bought out Weena Express and sister company People's Transport Corporation. It then formed a new subsidiary as Mindanao Star Bus Transport Incorporated, making them apart from the management of Bachelor Express. It opened opportunity for Yanson Group to serve the Davao City - Cotabato City route, which they cannot penetrate for decades.
In October 2015 Mindanao Star bought Holiday Bus, the bus line of Davao Holiday Transport Services Inc., It made them to expand their operations for Davao City - General Santos City, and General Santos City - Koronadal City route.

VTI Brands

Ceres Liner was the first branding under Vallacar Transit Incorporated which was named after the youngest sister of the founder, Ricardo Yanson Sr. As their operations expanded, several brands are added with different functions and area of operations.
BrandFunction / Description
Ceres LinerThe bus brand for ordinary fare buses of Vallacar Transit Incorporated.
Ceres ToursThe bus brand for air-conditioned buses of Vallacar Transit Incorporated.
Sugbo TransitA newly formed bus brand under Vallacar Transit Incorporated after the sellout of D'Rough Riders Express in Cebu City.
Sugbo ToursThe bus brand for air-conditioned buses of Vallacar Transit Incorporated.
Vallacar Transit Incroporated - Transport Engineering and Bus Body Assembly Plant The coachbuilding division of Yanson Group of Bus Companies. Although the division serves for the whole YGBC Bus Companies, the management and supervision is under the name of Vallacar Transit Incorporated
Ceres PasalubongA food stop for Vallacar Transit Incorporated and is found in all of their terminals. The management is under EY Group of Bus Companies, a sister company of Yanson Group.
Ceres–NegrosA football team under Vallacar Transit Incorporated

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 Vallacar Transit Incorporated:
PrefixBaseAddressSubsidiary
5BacolodMasilingan, Bacolod CityCeres Liner
6IloiloJaro, Iloilo CityCeres Liner
7DumagueteCalindagan, Dumaguete CityCeres Liner
8CebuRizal Ave. Ext., Cebu City And Ouano Ave., Mandaue CityCeres Liner and Sugbo Transit

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.

Bacolod Base

The Bacolod Base is located at Masilingan, Bacolod with its terminal hub at Ceres Bus Liner North Terminal, Mandalagan, Bacolod City and at Bacolod City South Terminal, Luzuriaga St, Bacolod City. It is also the main base for Vallacar Transit Incorporated. The base is assigned as Base 5 of Yanson Group of Bus Companies. Their routes are from Bacolod City to the rest of the Negros Island Region, Cebu and Zamboanga City.
Iloilo Base is located at Jaro, Iloilo City with three terminal hubs at the new Ceres Terminal, Brgy. Balantang, Jaro, Iloilo City, Iloilo - Antique Bus Terminal at San Pedro St, Molo, Iloilo City and Festive Walk Transport Terminal, Iloilo Business Park, Mandurriao, Iloilo City. The base is assigned as Base 6 of Yanson Group of Bus Companies. Their routes are from the cities of Iloilo and Roxas to the rest of Western Visayas.
NORTHERN LINES: From Ceres Terminal, Jaro, Iloilo City
CENTRAL LINES: via Passi City
CENTRAL LINES: From Festive Walk Transport Terminal, Iloilo Business Park, Mandurriao, Iloilo City
CENTRAL LINES: From Ungka Terminal, Pavia, Iloilo
ANTIQUE LINES: From San Pedro, Molo Terminal, Iloilo City
LOOP SERVICE: Plying Roxas City-Estancia & V.V.
Dumaguete Base is located at Calindagan Road, Dumaguete City with its own terminal hub at the same location. The base is assigned as Base 7 of Yanson Group of Bus Companies. Their routes are from Dumaguete City to the rest of the Negros Island Region, Cebu and Zamboanga City.
Cebu Base is located at Rizal Ave. Ext., Cebu City and Ouano Ave., Mandaue City with three terminal hubs at Cebu North Bus Terminal at Subangdaku, Mandaue City, Cebu South Bus Terminal at N. Bacalso Avenue of Cebu City, and the Ayala Malls Central Bloc terminal located in Cebu IT Park, Cebu City. The base is assigned as Base 8 of Yanson Group of Bus Companies. Their routes are from Cebu City to the rest of Metro Cebu, Central Visayas, Eastern Visayas, Zamboanga del Norte and Zamboanga City.
NORTHERN LINES: From Cebu North Bus Terminal, Subangdaku, Mandaue City
SOUTHERN LINES: From Cebu South Bus Terminal, N. Bacalso Ave. Cebu City
CENTRAL-WESTERN LINES: From Cebu South Bus Terminal, N. Bacalso Ave. Cebu City
METRO CEBU LINES:
Vallacar Transit Incorporated 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.

Airconditioned Units