Today, Victory Liner has grown as one of the largest bus transportation business groups in the Philippines, servicing all key destinations in Northern and Central Luzon. Victory Liner deploys more than 900 buses in its daily operations. It is the sister company of Five Star.
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.[2]
Mr. Jose I. Hernandez, a pre-war mechanic, had collected bits and pieces of machinery, metals and spare parts from abandoned U.S. Military vehicles intending 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.[3]
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.[4]
The Company was passed on to the son of Mr. Jose Hernandez, Johnny Hernandez.[5]
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.[6] 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 buses and are equipped with Wi-Fi technology and still growing.[7]
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.[8]
Fleet
Victory Liner Old Baguio Terminal for short inter-provincial routes.A Victory Liner bus at Baguio City
Victory Liner maintains and utilize the following:
Here are the list includes:
Santarosa Motor Works
Daewoo BV115 Cityliner/Jetliner
Daewoo BF106 (Non-airconditioned units)
Daewoo BS106 Cityliner
Daewoo BH117H Cityliner
Santarosa MAN Exfoh Hi-Deck
Santarosa MAN Modulo
Santarosa Nissan Diesel Exfoh
Santarosa Nissan Diesel JA450SSN
Santarosa Nissan Diesel PKB212N
Santarosa Nissan Diesel NV620
Santarosa Nissan Diesel SP215NSB
Zyle Daewoo Corporation
Daewoo FX120 Cruising Star
Higer
Higer V91 KLQ6119QE3
Higer A80 KLQ6123K
Hino
Hino/Partex Grandmetro RK
Hyundai
Hyundai Universe Space Classic
Hyundai Universe Space Comfort
Hyundai Universe Space Luxury (including Powertec variants)
Hyundai Universe Xpress Noble
Hyundai Aero Space LS
Hyundai Super Aero City
Hyundai Unicity
Kia
Kia Granbird Parkway
Kia Granbird Bluesky
Kia Granbird Silkroad
King Long
King Long XMQ6117Y3
Almazora
MAN Lion Star 18.310
MAN Tourist Star RE Deluxe R39 18.350 HOCL
MAN Tourist Star RE Regio 18.350 HOCL
MAN Tourist Star RE Regio RR3 19.360 HOCL
Yutong
Yutong ZK6100H
Yutong ZK6107HA
Yutong ZK6129H
Yutong ZK6122HD9
AutoDelta
Volvo/Autodelta B7R GL6127HKC1 (in Volvo 9800 front fascia)
Volvo/AutoDelta B11R in Marcopolo Audace 1050 body
Guilin Daewoo GL6127HKC1
Del Monte Motors
DMMC DM12 Series 1
DMMC DM14 Series 3 (Hino RK chassis and Hyundai Aero Space chassis) Victory Liner King Long XMQ6117Y3 departing Mabalacat Bus Terminal on its way back to Cubao Terminal in Quezon City
Each and every unit of their buses has its own fare classes:
Ordinary fare (3 × 2 seating)
Regular air conditioned (2 × 2 seating)
Victory Liner DMMW DM16S2 departing Mabalacat Bus Terminal on its way back to Cubao, Quezon CityDeluxe (2 x 2 seating with more leg room, water closet on board)
First class (2 x 1 seating top-rated seats, water closet on board, free newspaper, snacks, and lastly their latest individual media on-demand monitors for new fleet of Deluxe buses)
Baguio First Class has stewardess while Tuguegarao First Class has no stewardess.
Internet connectivity via WiFi access is available in all buses.
San Fernando City Terminal - Jose Abad Santos Avenue, Dolores, City of San Fernando, Pampanga
Robinson's Starmills Terminal - San Jose, City of San Fernando, Pampanga
Dau Bus Terminal - R9, Dau, Mabalacat, Pampanga
Bataan
Bataan City Terminal - Ibayo, Balanga City, Bataan
Zambales
Iba Terminal - Palanginan, Iba, Zambales
Olongapo City Terminal - West Bajac-bajac, Olongapo City
Santa Cruz Terminal - Poblacion North, Santa Cruz, Zambales
Ilocos Region
Pangasinan
Alaminos City Terminal - Quezon Avenue, Poblacion, Alaminos City, Pangasinan
Bolinao Terminal - Concordia, Bolinao, PangasinanVictory's newest addition to the Hyundai Bus Fleet, the Hyundai Universe Space Luxury Premium at Caloocan Motorpool, Monumento, Caloocan City
Dagupan City Terminal - Perez Boulevard, Herrero-Perez, Dagupan City, Pangasinan