Maju Lancar
| File:Maju Lancar di Terminal Jombor.jpg Bus Maju Lancar at Jombor Terminal | |
| Founded | 1986 |
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| Headquarters | Gunungkidul, Yogyakarta, Indonesia |
| Service area | Java |
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| Fuel type | Diesel |
| Chief executive | Didit Adi Prasetyo |
PT Maju Lancar Prima is a Indonesian bus company originating from Gunungkidul Regency, Yogyakarta. The head office and bus garage are located at Jalan Wonosari–Yogyakarta km 2.3, Siyono Hamlet, Logandeng Village, Kapanéwon, Playen, Gunungkidul Regency. This bus is one of the prides of the Gunungkidul community, because it claims to be the only bus company group specializing in intercity and interprovincial services established in this regency.
History
Maju Lancar was founded by Soetrisno and Sri Hartati in 1986. Seeing the growing development of the land transportation business, along with their passion for transportation and automotive, encouraged them to enter the transportation sector.[1]
Initially, Maju Lancar operated with only two buses serving the Wonosari–Yogyakarta intercity bus route. However, in 1991, Maju Lancar successfully opened an intercity, interprovincial route from Wonosari to Jakarta. Transportation opportunities on this route were significant due to the large number of migrants from Gunungkidul Regency who settled in Jakarta and its surroundings. Furthermore, at that time, there were not many intercity transportation services serving the Jakarta-Gunungkidul route. [1]
The 1997 Asian financial crisis caused Maju Lancar to experience a downturn. In addition to soaring maintenance costs, passenger numbers also dropped drastically. However, Soetrisno managed to weather these difficult times. Between 1998 and the early 2000s, Maju Lancar increased its bus fleet to 64 units and opened new routes, such as Wonosari–Palembang and Wonosari–Bandung. Maju Lancar also offers intercity and interprovincial express bus services under the name Citra Adi Lancar, as well as tourism services with the Rahma Wisata bus.[1][2]
Soetrisno served as Regent of Pacitan from 2000–2005 and is known to be the first regent from civil society. On November 4, 2021, Soetrisno passed away at JIH Hospital, leaving behind four children who continue the Maju Lancar business. [2]
Fleet
Maju Lancar is easily recognized by its white paint scheme with green stripes. Maju Lancar is known for frequently using a variety of old chassis and bodies, and is fond of remodeling them (facelifts and rebodies) to "rejuvenate" its fleet.[3]
The most luxurious class of Maju Lancar is Maju Lancar Home. The bodywork used is Adi Putro Jetbus3+ HDD Voyager and is supported by a Mercedes-Benz OH 1526 chassis. The paint pattern of this bus is different from the regular Maju Lancar, with a dominant black base color. The interior of this bus is equipped with LED lights that give a festive impression, and has luxurious facilities like a mobile home, including spacious seats with a 2+1 configuration, leather sofas, TVs, massage chairs, mini pantry, toilet, and bedrooms.[4]
All buses in the Maju Lancar business group are registered using license plate AB 7xxx D*. The Maju Lancar business group (including Citra Adi Lancar and Rahma Wisata) claims to be the only intercity, interprovincial bus company originating from Gunungkidul Regency. Furthermore, Prasetyo added, that Maju Lancar was founded not only to provide affordable transportation for the people of Gunungkidul, but also to participate in the development of Gunungkidul Regency. According to him, the motor vehicle tax paid annually will flow into the local revenue of Gunungkidul Regency.[1]
Route
- Yogyakarta–Purwokerto–Kebumen–DKI Jakarta[5]
- Yogyakarta City–Semarang–DKI Jakarta[6]
- Yogyakarta City–Purwokerto–Temanggung–DKI Jakarta[6]
- Yogyakarta City–Bandung[7]
- Yogyakarta–Magelang–Semarang City[8]
In popular culture
Manthous, a Gunungkidul-based singer-songwriter, once composed a song titled "Sinom Maju Lancar." The song tells the story of the Maju Lancar bus, a source of pride for the Gunungkidul community. Written at the request of Soetrisno, the song is often used as the bus company's corporate jingle. Soetrisno, is known to have contributed to the founding of the Manthous music group, which is also named Maju Lancar.[9][2]
Notes
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 KH (2015-02-28). "Patience and Hard Work Are the Keys to PO Maju Lancar's Success". kabarhandayani.com (in Bahasa Indonesia). Retrieved 2025-10-04.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Yudha, T. (2022-07-16). "The Story of the Founder of PO Maju Lancar: From Bus Entrepreneur to Regent of Pacitan". INews. Retrieved 2025-10-04.
- ↑ Radityasani, M.F.; Ferdian, A. (2020-11-11). "Two New Buses from PO Maju's Morning Class Smooth". Kompas.com. Retrieved 2025-10-28.
- ↑ Anshori, Luthfi. "PO Maju Lancar Home Dirilis, Bus with a Mobile Home Concept". detikoto (in Bahasa Indonesia). Retrieved 2025-10-28.
- ↑ GridOto.com. "PO Maju Lancar Lebaran Bus Ticket Prices Smooth, Wonosari Yogyakarta Route from Merak and Jakarta - Gridoto". www.gridoto.com (in Bahasa Indonesia). Retrieved 2025-10-04.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Media, Kompas Cyber (2021-04-20). "You Can Go Home Before May 6, Here Are the Bus Fares for PO Maju Smooth". KOMPAS.com (in Bahasa Indonesia). Retrieved 2025-10-04.
- ↑ ZCH1708 (2020-01-06). "This Wonosari Maju Lancar Bus PO Has a New Style Patriot". otodriver (in Bahasa Indonesia). Retrieved 2025-10-04.
- ↑ Sushmita, C.I. (2022-07-04). "A Row of Bumel Buses from Semarang-Jogja: Stunning Bodies, Satset on the Road Berliku". Espos. Retrieved 2025-10-04.
- ↑ Safitri 2017, p. 7.
Bibliography
- (Safitri, E. (2017). Campursari Versi Manthous Kajian Garap Karawitan (S1 thesis). Institut Seni Indonesia Yogyakarta. Retrieved 2025-10-04. (bagian jurnal)
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