VTI-TEBBAP

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.
Industry	Automotive
Founded	1968 (As Yanson Group of Bus Companies)
Founder	Ricardo B. Yanson, Sr.
Headquarters	Barangay Mansilingan, Bacolod, Philippines
Area served	Philippines
Key people	Leo Rey V. Yanson (President and CEO)
Products	Bus
Services	Coachbuilding
Number of employees	4,500+
Parent	Yanson Group of Bus Companies
Website	vallacartransit.net

VTI-TEBBAP stands for Vallacar Transit Incorporated - Transport Engineering and Bus Body Assembly Plant, a 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

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

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

Most of their buses are made from Hino chassis, while some are reconditioned units from their current fleets in 2016.

Yanson Viking

Yanson ViKing is dubbed as Yanson Vallacar - King Long. With 10 Generation in production fron 2009 up to the present, each generation posses 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 XMQ6129Y. 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	Hino JO8CHino RK1JST	2012	A version similar of the 5th Generation with larger windows and Kinglong Sidemirrors.
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.

Yanson Legacy

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. With swing-out doors.[13][14]

Yanson FB4J

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 rearlights. Leather seats

Yanson Crius

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

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

Only a few being produced, Contessa is same as size to FB4J and made for shorter routes.

Yanson Cat's Eye (FRR / FF1J Chassis)

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

A Hino RK Cat's Eye from Zamboanga City and heading to Cagayan De Oro.

A fleet of Hino RK Cat's Eye and Hyundai 2K at Butuan City Integrated Bus Terminal

Hino RK Cat's Eye

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

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

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

• Yanson Group of Bus Companies
• Del Monte Motor Works

References

External links

• 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