Cambus - Fleet

Fleet

The Cambus fleet has changed tremendously over the years with addition of new buses and retirement of old ones. The current fleet consists of 34 actively used buses:

• Five Orion Bus Industries paratransit buses (Buses 8-10, 12, 13). Buses 8, 9, 12, 13 are used for Bionic Bus service and Bus 10 is usually used for the East Campus Shuttle, although occasionally used for Bionic Bus.
• One Opus Optima 30-foot low-floor bus (Bus 11) which is usually used for Music Theatre Shuttle.
• Seven 1989 Gillig Phantom 40-foot buses (Buses 64-78) which are being prepared for retirement. (Buses 65, 68, 70, 74, 75, 76, and 77 are retired).
• Five 1997 Gillig Phantom 40-foot buses (Buses 82-86) used for general service.
• Five 1989 Gillig Phantom 35-foot buses (Buses 89-93) which are now retired. These are often referred to as the "Madisons" because they were bought from Madison (Wisconsin) transit.
• Twelve 2008 Gillig 40-foot Low-floor buses (Buses 94-105) used for general service.
• Three 2009 Gillig 40-foot Low-floor buses (Buses 106-108) used for general service.
• Eight 2011 Gillig 40-foot Low-floor buses (Buses 109-116) used for general service.
• One Dodge Caravan minivan used for support purposes.
• One Ford F-250 pickup truck (with snowplow) used for support purposes.

All buses are outfitted with wheelchair lifts or ramps to assist those with disabilities.