Bus Fleet
CAT owns a fleet of 73 fixed route buses. The fleet includes fourteen 35 foot buses, twenty-one 29 foot buses, and thirty-eight 40 foot low floor buses. CAT's buses followed a three digit numbering scheme until 1994. Buses bought in 1995 are numbered to show their year of acquisition (95) in the first two digits. Starting in 2001, all CAT buses ordered that year or later show the year in the second digit of the bus number. CAT's active fleet roster is shown below.
1994: 10 TMC RTS's – 35' long, 96" wide (931–940)
1995: 4 Gillig Phantoms – 35' long, 96" wide (9501–9504)
1996 4 NABI 416.08TA – 40' long, 102" (9601–9604) Note: Ex-SEPTA buses
2001: 21 ElDorado National Transmarks – 29' long, 96" wide (2101–2121)
2004: 4 Gillig Advantages – 40' long, 102" wide (2401–2404)
2005: 9 Gillig Advantages – 40' long, 102" wide (2501–2509)
2006–2007: 6 Gillig Advantages – 40' long, 102" wide with a Suburban interior configuration (2601–2606); 19 Gillig Advantages – 40' long, 102" wide with a transit configuration (2607–2625)
2010: 11 hybrid/diesel buses; 2x 56 passenger buses
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