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QSSTI Expands Southern Tagalog Fleet with 6 New THACO Cruizer Coaches

BJ Mercantile, Inc. officially handed over six brand-new THACO Cruizer 120-51, 2×2 buses to Quezon Solid South Transport Inc. (QSSTI) on July 6, 2026. The formal handover ceremony took place at the BJ Mercantile showroom, marking a major fleet expansion

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Typhoon-Proof Your Trucks: Proven Strategies to Prevent Wet Season Breakdowns

The Rainy Season is Here: Are Your Trucks Ready? Wet season in the Philippines isn’t just inconvenient — it’s expensive. Flooded routes, typhoon delays, and Metro Manila gridlock. Your fleet feels all of it. Bad weather is inevitable. A breakdown

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Navigating Flooded Roads: Safety and Maintenance Tips for Heavy-Duty Trucks

In the Philippines, June marks the official start of the rainy season. For logistics operators and fleet managers, this means bracing for typhoon-induced delays, compromised visibility, and the challenge of flooded highways and provincial routes. Water remains one of the

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Join the Scania ‘A Good Driver’ Competition 2026-2027

As an Ecolution partner with Scania, your good company and your driving play an important role in the journey toward achieving Science-Based Targets for reducing CO2 emissions. So drive for ‘A Good Company.’ Reduce fuel consumption, reduce carbon emissions. Be

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Fueling Growth: BJ Mercantile Hands Over the First THACO Linker Truck in the Country to La Primera Pollo, Inc.

As BJ Mercantile Inc. (BJM) continues to celebrate 50 years of growth, transformation, and service to the Philippine transport sector, we are thrilled to mark another major milestone. This week, we officially handed over the very first all-new THACO Linker

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BJM Powers ALPS The Bus Inc.’s 35th Anniversary Milestone with Delivery of Premium THACO Mobihome Luxury Coaches

MANILA, PHILIPPINES – On April 22, 2026, BJ Mercantile Inc. (BJM), a trusted commercial and passenger automotive dealership company, officially handed over two brand-new THACO Mobihome 125-32 luxury sleeper coaches to its newest esteemed client, ALPS The Bus Inc. The

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BJ Mercantile Revolutionizes Coastal Transport in Palawan with Fleet Delivery to Beach Bus Transport Corporation

EL NIDO, PALAWAN – On May 2, 2026, BJ Mercantile Inc. (BJM), a premier commercial and passenger automotive dealership, officially handed over a brand-new, modern fleet of vehicles to the Beach Bus Transport Corporation. The milestone handover ceremony, set against

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Earth Day 2026: 3 Proven Strategies to Lower Fleet Emissions and Boost Fuel Efficiency

Table of Contents Earth Day isn’t just about planting trees or reducing plastic. It’s also about coming up with new ways for businesses to work, notably transportation, which keeps the Philippine economy moving. Right now, fleet operators here are facing

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The Modern Heroes of the Highway: Honoring Filipino Truck Drivers on the Day of Valor

When we commemorate Araw ng Kagitingan, we honor a legacy of courage and sacrifice that helped shape the Philippines. But valor is not confined to the past. In the modern landscape, it is demonstrated daily by those who quietly bear

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The “Uptime” Audit: Why Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Beats Initial Prices

In the competitive world of Philippine logistics, there are two types of truck buyers: The first buyer looks at the price tag. They see a truck that is ₱500,000 cheaper than the competition, and they think they’ve just saved half