UV Express
UV Express is a license to operate utility vehicles, particularly vans, as an alternative mode of public transportation in the Philippines.
History
In 1993, Toyota Motor Company in the Philippines introduced the 3rd generation Tamaraw FX. This vehicle was designed and marketed as a smaller type of utility vehicle (as compared to the larger utility vehicles in countries like the United States). The Tamaraw FX could basically seat a driver and one passenger in front, three passengers in the second row, with a relatively large space left for luggage. This luggage space could also be used to provide additional seating space, although with a rather limited legroom. This vehicle, as well as comparable offerings from other automobile manufacturers, would eventually be used as a form of public transport, colloquially referred to as the "FX".
Company and Routes
UV Express follows the franchisee model and has more than 120 services in the Philippines including the NCR (National Capital region).[1] The country's Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board serves as the owner of the franchise.
UV Express vans are air conditioned, usually seat 14 passengers and charge 2 Philippine pesos per kilometer (as of 2013).[2] They have their own passenger terminals in Manila, Makati (Ayala center),[3] Cubao (North avenue) and similar busy places.[4]
The name UV stands for "Utility Vehicle".[5] It is also a pun for Uwi na (Tagalog : Let us go home)
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