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Modesto Area Bus List

Stanislaus Regional Transit Authority

Active Fleet

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Year Fleet numbers Model Notes
2003 20321-20328 Gillig Low Floor 35' Vulnerable
2009 20940-20946 Gillig Low Floor 40' Reserve
2012, 2016 21217, 21619, 21769 MCI D4500CT Active Used for commuter routes
2013 21323-21327 New Flyer XN40 Active
2014 21422 ElDorado National EZ Rider II BRT 32' CNG Active
2014 21441 New Flyer XN35 Active
2015 21447-21454, 21555-21568 Gillig Low Floor 40'
2015-2016 21528-21529, 21534, 21630-21631, 21638 New Flyer XN40
2017 21770-21773 Gillig Low Floor 40'
2018 21874-21878 Proterra Catalyst BE40
2019 22033, 22035-22037, 22040 New Flyer XN40
2021-2023 22105-22107, 22250-22261, 22362-22365 Gillig Low Floor 40'
2021 22179-22180 MCI D4500CT Used for commuter routes
2023 22366-22376 Gillig Low Floor 35'
2024 22481 MCI D45 CRT LE

Retired Fleet

This table only shows buses retired after 2021

Year Fleet numbers Model Notes
1999 29914 MCI 102-D3 Retired in 2024
2003 20329-20334 Gillig Low Floor 40' Retired in 2023
2008 20820-20821 Orion VII NG CNG Retired in 2023
2008 20835-20839 Gillig Phantom 40' Retired in 2023

Merced The Bus

Active Fleet

Year Fleet numbers Model Notes
2012-2013 M-157 to M-163 Gillig Low Floor 40' Reserve
2015, 2017, 2021 M-164 to M-173 Gillig Low Floor 35'
2021 3501-3507 Gillig Low Floor 35'
2022 4001E-4005E New Flyer XE40 Entered service in November 2023
2024 2901-2908 Gillig Low Floor 29' Replaced M-150 series and Arbocs
2024 4006E-4008E Gillig Low Floor Plus EV 40'
2024 3508E Gillig Low Floor Plus EV 35'

Retired Fleet

This table only shows buses retired after 2021

Year Fleet numbers Model Notes
2006?, 2011 M-150 to M-156 Gillig Low Floor 29' M-155 and M-156 were possible 2006 buses. Retired in 2024
2011-2012 M-10 to M-12, M-20 to M-25 Ford E-450 Retired in 2024
2014, 2016 M-419 to M-437 Chevrolet G4500 Retired in 2024

Turlock Transit

Most of the fleet were made up of 12 Gillig Low Floor CNG vehicles from 2018 to 2020. There were 5 Arbocs and 6 Ford E-450 buses in regular service and dial-a-ride transit as well as paratransit.

Buses to Look Out for

This section was updated on Thursday, July 3, 2025. The next update will be in July 10, 2025.

Buses made between 2003 and 2009 (203xx to 209xx series) were retired and were replaced into 223xx series buses. The only 203xx bus is 20324, a 2003 Gillig Low Floor 35' bus. The 208xx series (ex-START Orion VII NG CNG) retired in 2023, while the lone MCI 102-D3 bus 29914 (1999) retired in August 2024 by a new MCI bus.
The oldest buses ran weekdays, and it is rare to find the oldest bus during the weekends.

Vulnerable StanRTA 2003 buses (2/14): 20323-20324
Reserve StanRTA 2009 buses (3/7): 20940, 20942, 20944, 20946
Reserve The Bus 2012 buses (6/7): M-157-M-160, M-162-M-163

Gallery

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