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Headquarters JAM Compound, Tubigan, Biñan, Laguna, Philippines Service area Metro Manila - Southern Luzon Philippines, Service type City and Provincial Operation Destinations Quezon City
Taguig
Pasay
Manila
Parañaque
Makati
Muntinlupa
San Pedro
Calamba
Santa Cruz Fleet 300+ Buses (Hino, Nissan Diesel, Daewoo, Isuzu, Yutong, Higer, Hyundai, Wuzhoulong) (including HM Liner, Worthy Transport Inc., and Silver Star Shuttle and Tours Inc.) | ||
HM Transport Inc. is one of the largest bus companies in the Philippines. It offers both provincial and city operations, servicing routes from Metro Manila to Laguna province and vice versa. Its city operation subsidiary, Worthy Transport Inc. services routes from Airport Loop, Pasay City, Plaza Lawton, Manila, FTI Complex, Taguig City, Baclaran, Paranaque City, Ayala Avenue, Makati City and Pacita Complex, San Pedro, Laguna, all the way to SM Fairview in Quezon City.
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Etymology
The bus company was derived from the initials of its founder, Homer Mercado, a bus operator, who was believed to be a grand nephew of Filipino national hero, Jose Rizal. He is the president of the Southern Luzon Bus Operators Association (SOLUBOA) and has been a party-list representative of United Transport Coalition (commonly known as 1-UTAK partylist) (now 1-JAM G Partylist).
History
Before HM Transport was formed, a bus company named Laguna Transport Company Inc. or LTCI, a sister company of JAM was established in the early 1980s. It services routes from Santa Cruz, Laguna to Lawton, Manila and Cubao, Quezon City, along with other competitors, Kapalaran Bus Lines, also a provincial bus company that is established in the same decade; however, it was phased out in the mid-1990s due to labor disputes, and Batangas Laguna Tayabas Bus Company Inc. (now Del Monte Land Transport Bus Company or DLTBCo).
In 2001, a major split out occurred. This resulted to forming of HM Transport Inc. that serves routes from Santa Cruz, Laguna to Cubao, Quezon City, and Alabang, Muntinlupa City. Another one is Green Star Express, a provincial bus company servicing routes, this time, from the same place to Lawton, Manila. Thus, the brand name Laguna Transport Company Inc. was then changed into its new name Laguna Express Inc. or LEI, but it was rebranded into Calamba Megatrans Inc. in 2007. This bus company services Calamba City-Plaza Lawton, Manila route, the Sta. Cruz - Cubao route, and for a time, the Alabang - Sta. Cruz route. Both HM Transport and Green Star Express dominate other provincial buses in Laguna. With its terminal at Barangay Pagsawitan, Pagsanjan, Laguna after passing through Santa Cruz, Laguna, these bus companies share each other at the old garage of defunct Kapalaran Bus Lines. After the JAC Liner Inc. buy out of Green Star Express Inc and Laguna Express Inc., the terminal was moved to the former HM Liner terminal.
Recent Updates
HM Transport was the first provincial bus company to adopt a new alternative for energy, using compressed natural gas (CNG) as a substitute for diesel. In 2004, some liquified petroleum gas tanks (LPG) placed the former diesel compartments of some units. Now, other bus companies followed HM Transport's example, such as her sister companies Green Star Express and Batangas Star Express Corp./Batman Star Express Corp./KL CNG Bus Transport Corp., RRCG Transport, and Biñan Bus Line Transport System Inc. (BBL Trans).
Recently, HM Transport acquired Commuters Bus Corp. and Don Mariano Transit Corp. (previously operated under Lagura Group of Companies, consisting of Roval Transport, Nova Auto Transport Inc., and Admiral Transport Inc.). It bought all of the bus units and franchise lines of both bus companies. It also acquired the EDSA line of RRCG Transport.Last year, Green Star, a subsidiary of Calamba Megatrans,Inc. operated using ex- Calamba Megatrans,Inc Nissan Diesel buses, DMMC Higers, (and Almazora Higers)some of which are Airconditioned and ex-HM Transport,Inc.Nissan Diesel buses(A-102 to A-163).They have new Daewoo buses that goes to the same routes as their sisters.
Fleet
HM Transport utilizes and maintains the following buses: