Joanna Jesh Transport Corporation (JJT) is one of the city bus companies in Metro Manila.
Etymology
Joanna Jesh Transport combines the names of the founder's daughters: his eldest, Joanna Marie de Guzman Mahilac, and his younger daughter, Jessa de Guzman Mahilac. Both are the children of Crisinciano E. Mahilac, the company's sole founder and owner.
History
Founded in 2003 by Crisinciano E. Mahilac, a former OFW in Saudi Arabia where the "KSA" trademark was displayed on buses, Joanna Jesh Transport began operations with 8 imported Japanese buses and 2 ordinary buses on the FTI-Navotas route. The company later transitioned to an all-ordinary fleet, purchasing two Daewoo buses, followed by 14 UD Nissan Diesel and 4 Hino buses (including one converted Japanese bus). It also acquired 10 additional UD Nissan Diesel and Hino buses for the Baclaran-Navotas route under the name Amtrak Transport Inc., though this was changed after a serious road accident.
Issues and criticisms
On October 21, 2008, a fatal collision occurred at the EDSA-Santolan northbound loading bay involving Joanna Jesh Transport and Commuters Bus Corp. Two Joanna Jesh buses, one operating as Amtrak Transport, were allegedly racing when they struck a Commuters bus that had stopped to unload passengers.