Victory Liner

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]

Mr. Hernandez was unaware that that was the start of a very big thing. Later on, the Hernandezes incorporated the business and became one of the main transport modes in the province of Zambales, Quezon and Batangas to ferry passengers and goods to and from Manila and the provinces of Bulacan, Pampanga, Bataan, Zambales, Pangasinan, La Union, Tarlac, Benguet, Nueva Ecija, Nueva Vizcaya, Isabela, Cagayan, Apayao, and Kalinga.

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]

Old Baguio bus terminal of Victory Liner for short inter-provincial routes.

A Victory Liner bus in Baguio

Victory Liner Inc. maintains and operates different buses from various manufacturers, here are the list includes:

Santarosa Motor Works

• Daewoo BV115 Cityliner
• Daewoo BV115 Jetliner
• Daewoo BF106 (Non-airconditioned units)
• Daewoo BS106 Cityliner
• Daewoo BH117H Cityliner
• Iveco Euromidi CC150
• MAN R39 18.350
• MAN A85 18.280
• Nissan Diesel RB46S
• Nissan Diesel JA450SSN
• Nissan Diesel PKB212N
• Nissan Diesel SP215NSB

Zyle Daewoo Corporation

• Daewoo FX120 Cruising Star
• Daewoo FX212 Super Cruiser

Higer

• Higer V91 KLQ6119QE3
• Higer A80 KLQ6123K

Hino

• Hino RK8JST
• Hino RK8JMT

Hyundai Motor Company

• Hyundai Universe Space Classic
• Hyundai Universe Space Comfort
• Hyundai Universe Space Luxury (including Powertec variants)
• Hyundai Universe Xpress Noble
• Hyundai Super Aero City
• Hyundai Unicity

Kia Motors

• 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 ZK6105H
• Yutong ZK6107HA
• Yutong ZK6129H
• Yutong ZK6122HD9

Autodelta Coach Builders

• Volvo B7R
• Volvo B8R
• Volvo B11R
• Guilin Daewoo GL6127HKC1

A King Long XMQ6117Y3 unit of Victory Liner departing Mabalacat Bus Terminal on its way back to Cubao Terminal in Quezon City

Del Monte Motors

• DM12 Series 1
• DM14 Series 3 (Hino RK8J chassis and Hyundai Aero Space chassis)
• Volvo B7R DM16 Series 2
• DM18 (MAN RR3 19.360 chassis)
• Lion's Star

Former Bus Fleets:
Hyundai Motor Company

• Hyundai Aero Space LS

Isuzu Motors Ltd.

• Isuzu Cubic (1st-generation)

King Long

• King Long XMQ6119T
• King Long XMQ6126Y

MAN Truck & Bus

• MAN 16.290
• MAN A55 18.310

Mitsubishi Fuso

• Mitsubishi Fuso Aero Bus

UD Nissan Diesel

• Nissan Diesel UA
• Nissan Diesel Space Arrow

Nissan Diesel Philippines Corporation

• Nissan Diesel Euro Trans JA430SAN
• Nissan Diesel Euro Trans RB46SR

Santarosa Motor Works

• Santarosa MAN Exfoh Hi-Deck
• Santarosa Nissan Diesel CPB87N

Kassbohrer-Setra

• Setra S215

Kia Motors

• Kia Granbird KM948 SD-II
• Kia Granbird HD

A locally-built bus by Del Monte Motor Works Inc., (DM16 S2 model) on a Volvo B7R chassis of Victory Liner departing Mabalacat Bus Terminal on its way back to Cubao, 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)
• Deluxe (2×2 seating with more leg room, and lavatory on board)
• First class (2×1 seating top-rated seats, lavatory on board, free newspaper, snacks, and lastly their latest individual media on-demand monitors for new fleet of Deluxe buses)

Note: Baguio First Class has stewardess, while Tuguegarao First Class has no stewardess.

• Chona Patrick Bus Liner (Vigan-Laoag-Pudtol)
• Sta. Lucia Express Bus Company (Avenida-Candon)
• Five Star Bus Company
• Bataan Transit
• First North Luzon Transit
• Luzon Cisco Transport
• Bicol Isarog Transport System

• Victory Liner
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  Yutong ZK6107HA
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  MAN 18.280 (Santarosa Motoworks "Modulo" bus body)
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  Hyundai Universe Space Luxury
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  Daewoo BV115 (Santarosa Motorworks "Cityliner bus body)
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  Custom-built bus body by Victory Liner on a UD Nissan Diesel bus chassis
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  MAN R39 18.350 (Santarosa Motoworks "Modulo" bus body)
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  Daewoo BH117H (Santarosa Motorworks "Cityliner bus body)
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  King Long XMQ6117Y3
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  Volvo B7R (Del Monte Motor Works DM16 S2 bus body)

• Victory Liner Website