Vallacar Transit Incorporated - Transport Engineering and Bus Body Assembly Plant
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 A Yanson Crius RK, Rural Transit 10211 moored at the Zamboanga City Integrated Bus Terminal. | |
| ISIN | 🆔 |
|---|---|
| Industry | Automotive |
| Founded 📆 | 1968 (As Yanson Group of Bus Companies) |
| Founder 👔 | Ricardo B. Yanson, Sr. |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | Barangay Mansilingan, , |
Area served 🗺️ | Philippines |
Key people | Leo Rey V. Yanson (President and CEO) |
| Products 📟 | Bus |
| Services | Coachbuilding |
| Members | |
Number of employees | 4,500+ |
| Parent | Yanson Group of Bus Companies |
| 🌐 Website | vallacartransit |
| 📇 Address | |
| 📞 telephone | |
Vallacar Transit Incorporated - Transport Engineering and Bus Body Assembly Plant (VTI-TEBBAP), is the coach building division of Yanson Group of Bus Companies. They serve as the maintenance provider and coachbuilder for Yanson's buses.[1]
Their plant facilities are located at Barangay Mansilingan, Bacolod City, Negros Occidental.[2]
History[edit]
The company was founded in 1968 by Ricardo B. Yanson and his wife, Olivia Villaflores Yanson,[3] 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 (hence, ValLaCar) and christened it as Ceres Liner, named after Ricardo's youngest sister.[4]
Chassis[edit]
VTI-TEBBAP imports chassis from Hino and King Long. Most of those are from their old units that needs to be re-body and repair at their General Reconditioning Division (GRD).[1]
Currently, they have Yanson ViKing, Yanson Legacy, Yanson Crius, Yanson FB4J, Yanson Contessa, and Yanson M9 in production. All undergone with several developments and changes since their first stage back in year 2009.
Models[edit]
Most of their buses are made from Hino chassis, while some are reconditioned units from their current fleets in 2016.
Yanson Viking[edit]
Yanson ViKing is dubbed as Yanson Vallacar - King Long. The design and engineering are both from King Long and VTI-TEBBAP. With 11 generations in production from 2009 up to the present, each generation possesses its own improvement to its bus details.
| Yanson ViKing | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Generation | Chassis | In Production | Remarks | Photo/External link |
| 1st Generation ViKing | Hino JO8C
Hino RK1JST |
2009 | Swing out door with thermostat / clock and one TV on board.
With 5 extra seats at the isle, and 2x2 seating configuration. Seats are in blue and white leather.[5] |
|
| 2nd Generation ViKing | Hino JO8C
Hino RK1JST |
2009 - 2010 | Improved details from the first generation in fascia and seating configurations from 2x2 to 2x3.Unlike the First Generation, it has no extra seats at the isle for the new seating configuration adds the bus' seating capacity.[6][7] | |
| 3rd Generation ViKing | Hino JO8C
Hino RK1JST |
2010 - 2011 | The closest look, bus kits and details to King Long XMQ6126Y.
The first in all ViKing generations to use LED signboards and to have a sliding door instead of a swing out door. Orange and black leather seats. |
|
| 4th Generation ViKing | Hino JO8C
Hino RK1JST |
2011 - 2012 | Improved version from the 3rd Generation ViKing with little improvements to her kits and parts...most especially to her side mirrors.
Seats are also improved with blue cotton fabric seats. With updated Yanson metallic emblem.[8] |
|
| 5th Generation ViKing | Hino JO8C
Hino RK1JST |
2012 | New hubcaps in place. | 
|
| ViKing FFRE / SPRE | Hino FF1J Nissan Diesel SP215NSB |
2012 | A version similar of the 5th Generation with larger windows and Kinglong Sidemirrors. Uses shorter Hino FF1J and Nissan Diesel SP215 chassis with engines mounted on the rear. | 
|
| 6th Generation ViKing | Hino JO8C
Hino RK1JST |
2013 | Improved version from the 5th Generation ViKing with little improvements to her kits and parts.
Can be differentiated by their forehead. |
|
| 7th Generation ViKing | Hino JO8C
Hino RK1JST |
2014 | Dubbed as the "Angry Bird" due to its features at her headlights. | 
|
| 8th Generation ViKing | Hino JO8C
Hino RK1JST King Long XMQ6129Y King Long XMQ6119T Golden Dragon XML6101 |
2014 - 2016 | Dubbed as the "Flappy Bird" due to its features at her headlights.[9][10] | 
|
| 9th Generation ViKing | Hino JO8C
Hino RK1JST |
2015 - 2016 | Dubbed as the "Iron Bird" due to its features at the front that is shaped similar to "Iron Man".
In its latest edition, the LED signboard were placed at the top and is equipped with 5 TV. |
|
| 10th Generation ViKing | Hino JO8C
Hino RK1JST |
2016 | With King Long XMQ6871CY kits at the side, making the "Chevron" looks.
LED Lights is placed at the top and equipped with 5 TV. |
|
| 11th Generation ViKing | Hino JO8C
Hino RK1JST |
2017 | With Hino S'elega fascia and King Long XMQ6871CY/XMQ6125AY headlights at the front and King Long XMQ6125AY kits at the rear.
Equipped with 5 TV, GPS and CCTV camera. |
|
Yanson Legacy[edit]
Yanson Legacy started out with prototypes from DongFeng and GAC Hino (Chinese Hino) buses. It ended up with one standardized design known as the Legacy RK.
| Yanson Legacy | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variant | Chassis | In Production | Remarks | Photo/External link |
| 1st Prototype | Man Diesel Lion Star | 2009 | With 9 windows and most likely similar to today's Legacy RK. The production of this prototype didn't lasts. | |
| Dongfeng Prototype | DongFeng DHZ6120Y | 2009 | The first of its kind was the Ceres Tours 55003 which became the flagship of all Yanson Group buses.
Although it was made from DongFeng, Yanson Group brought it to VTI-TEBBAP for special remodifications. It was installed with brand new reclining seats, 3 flat-screen TVs and equipped with WiFi. |
[11][12] |
| GAC Hino Prototype | GAC-Hino SFQ6123 | 2011 | In the development of the design, they soon produced another prototype for GAC-Hino SFQ6123 with one unit which then the Ceres Tours 55006.
Same to Ceres Tours 55003, it was upgraded with brand new reclining seats, 3 flat-screen TVs and equipped with WiFi |
|
| Legacy RK | Hino JO8C
Hino RK1JST |
2012 | The standardized Yanson Legacy model with reclining seats same to King Long's, 5 flat-screen TVs, and WiFi equipped. | 
|
Yanson FB4J[edit]
Came out from Hino FB4J chassis (where the name also came from), Yanson FB4J is made for shorter routes. There are two variants of the model.
| Yanson FB4J | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variant | Chassis | In Production | Remarks | Photo/External link |
| Cats Eye | Hino FB4J | 2009 | Hino cats eye kits in front fascia with 44 seating capacity.
Front Engine chassis. |
|
| FB4J (Present look) | Hino FB4J | 2012 | Improved looks with Sunlong headlights and Yutong ZK6107HA rearlights.
Leather seats |
|
Yanson Crius[edit]
There are two variants in their Crius model. One is made from Hino RK1JST chassis while the other is made out from Hino FF1J chassis. Production started in 2009 and continues at present.
| Yanson Crius | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variant | Chassis | In Production | Remarks | Photo/External link |
| Crius RK | Hino RK1JST | 2009 | Yutong ZK6107HA front headlamps and rear lights, kits and body form.
With 56 seating capacity, leather seats. |
|
| Crius FF1J | Hino FF1J | 2009 | A smaller version to Crius RK and used as an alternative for shorter routes.[15][16][17] | 
|
Yanson M9[edit]
Once in production in 2009 with several units produced, M9 is now only used for their employees' shuttle services.
| Yanson M9 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variant | Chassis | In Production | Remarks | Photo/External link |
| M9 | Nissan Diesel FE6B CMF87L | 2009 | With Nissan Diesel chassis from old Yanson units. Placed with Sunlong headlamps and rear lights, kits and body form.[18][19]
With 56 seating capacity, leather seats. |
|
Yanson Contessa[edit]
Only a few being produced, Contessa is same as size to FB4J and made for shorter routes.
| Yanson Contessa | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variant | Chassis | In Production | Remarks | Photo/External link |
| Contessa | - | 2014 | With details similar to FB4J, however, Contessa is rear engine bus.
With sliding doors similar to Yanson ViKing. |
[20][21][22][23] |
Yanson Cat's Eye (FRR / FF1J Chassis)[edit]
Introduced in 2009, this was the shorter version of Hino RK Cat's Eye and a longer alternative for Yanson FB4J.
| Yanson Cat's Eye FRR / FF1J Chassis | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variant | Chassis | In Production | Remarks | Photo/External link |
| Yanson Cat's Eye | Isuzu FRR
Hino FF1J |
2009 | Hino Cat's Eye kits on the fascia and the rear. Front engine chassis such as Isuzu FRR and Hino FF1J.[20] | 
|
Former Models[edit]
Hino RK Cat's Eye[edit]
A model similar to Pilipinas Hino and Almazora Motors' Hino RK Cat's eye, with blue and white leather seats and 2x2 seating configuration. It uses Hino J08C and Hino RK1JST chassis. Hino RK Cat's Eye was VTI-TEBBAP's biggest bus model in production back in the year 2000.
Today, most of their units are either scrapped or re-bodied as Yanson ViKing and Yanson Crius RK.
Hyundai 2K[edit]
Inspired by Hyundai Aerospace buses, VTI-TEBBAP made them in production with two variants, one with front engine chassis, the other in rear engine chassis from various chassis such as Nissan Diesel and Hino.
Air wolf[edit]
Air wolf is their first model back in the 90's. Most of the units were made from Nissan Diesel UD and Mitsubishi Fuso chassis, it was became their iconic bus model.[24][25]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "About Us - Vallacar Transit Inc". Vallacar Transit Inc. Retrieved 2016-11-28.
- ↑ "Wikimapia - VTI Compound TEBBAP". wikimapia.org. Retrieved 2016-11-28.
- ↑ "Inspiring Entrepreneurs (Regional)". www.gonegosyo.net. Retrieved 2016-11-28.
- ↑ "The Ceres empire: Pride of Negros (History of Yanson Group of Bus Companies)".
- ↑ "RURAL TRANSIT 966 (YANSON VIKING 1ST GENERATION) 1". Flickr. Retrieved 2016-11-28.
- ↑ "RURAL TOURS 240 (HINO RK1JMT - YANSON VIKING 2ND GENERATION) 1". Flickr. Retrieved 2016-11-28.
- ↑ "Rural Tours 2820". Flickr. Retrieved 2016-11-28.
- ↑ "Ceres Tours 531". Flickr. Retrieved 2016-11-28.
- ↑ "Ceres Tours 510". Flickr. Retrieved 2016-11-28.
- ↑ "Ceres Tours 885". Flickr. Retrieved 2016-11-28.
- ↑ "Ceres Tours 55003". Flickr. Retrieved 2016-11-28.
- ↑ "Ceres Tours 55003". Flickr. Retrieved 2016-11-28.
- ↑ "11014 CERES TRANSPORT". Flickr. Retrieved 2016-11-28.
- ↑ "Yanson Legacy". Flickr. Retrieved 2016-11-28.
- ↑ "BEI Crius FF1J". Flickr. Retrieved 2016-11-28.
- ↑ "BEI 3084". Flickr. Retrieved 2016-11-28.
- ↑ "Ceres Liner 5644". Flickr. Retrieved 2016-11-28.
- ↑ "RURAL TRANSIT 9362 (M9) 2". Flickr. Retrieved 2016-11-28.
- ↑ "Rural Transit 9330 M9 (sideview)". Flickr. Retrieved 2016-11-28.
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 "Ceres Liner 5881 Front". Flickr. Retrieved 2016-11-28.
- ↑ "Ceres Liner 5880". Flickr. Retrieved 2016-11-30.
- ↑ "Ceres Liner 5881 Rear". Flickr. Retrieved 2016-11-30.
- ↑ "C-O-N-T-E-S-S-A". Flickr. Retrieved 2016-11-30.
- ↑ "Old Ceres Liner". Flickr. Retrieved 2016-11-28.
- ↑ "Old Bachelor Express". Flickr. Retrieved 2016-11-28.
External links[edit]
- http://vallacartransit.net/
- http://www.facebook.com/pages/Vallacar-Transit-Incorporated-VTI/107443519328493
- http://wikimapia.org/#lat=10.6389821&lon=122.9751742&z=18&l=0&m=b&search=tebbap
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