Active Fleet


See our list of currently active buses below for pictures and information about our currently running buses.

Highlighted buses were purchased from other transit agencies are assumed to have either 600,000 or 700,000 miles on them when they arrived in Ames as noted. Starting with Bus 980, the miles are the total lifetime miles.

Write to Rich Leners or Chad Krull for more information about our fleet.


Click on a bus number for a photo (not all have links yet)

Bus
No.

Manuf.

Serial
Number

Year
Man.

Previous
Owner

Cost

Funding
Source

Mileage
as of 7/1/2009

859 FORD E37HHW63285 1975 Coach & Eq. $13,177 Local 233,330
869 GMC T6H4521-023 1968 Long Beach, CA $55,000 Local 910,760 *
898 ORION 2B1139273F60001227 1985 Bus Industries of America (BIA) $121,384 RPT-0155(106)-93-85-C1 444,903
900 ORION 2B1139276H6001581 1987 BIA $130,807 RPT-18-006-015-87 623,402
908 ORION 2B112917XD6036588 1983 BIA $78,000 RPT-18-005-155-86 370,340
909 ORION 2B1139278H6001579 1987 BIA $130,807 RPT-18-006-015-87 635,845
910 ORION 2B1139274H6001580 1987 BIA $130,807 RPT-18-006-015-87 625,120
912 ORION 2B1139273J6002015 1988 BIA $138,741 RPT-18-007-015-88 554,161
926 GILLIG 15GCB2013P1084985 1993 Gillig Corp $194,001 IA-03-0066-015-93 557,727
927 GILLIG 15GCB2015P1084986 1993 Gillig Corp $194,001 RPT-18-011-015-92 548,494
933 GILLIG 15GCB2114T1087029 1996 Gillig Corp $225,500 IA-03-0071-015-95 514,832
934 GILLIG 15GCB2110T1087030 1996 Gillig Corp $225,500 IA-03-0071-015-95 515,728
938 ELDORADO 1FDKE30F3VHC09723 1997 Thomas Bus Sales $47,943 IA-03-0077-015-96 254,643
939 ELDORADO 1FDKE30F9VHC09726 1997 Thomas Bus Sales $47,943 IA-03-0077-015-96 262,894
941 GMC T8H5307A1213 1973 Santa Monica 4917 $2,167 Local 797,696 *
942 GMC T8H5307A1211 1973 Santa Monica 4915 $2,167 Local 790,536 *
943 GMC T8H5307A1217 1973 Santa Monica 4921 $2,167 Local 791,062 *
944 GILLIG G18D102N4X1070335 1999 Gillig Corp $239,120 IA-03-0077-015-96 441,131
945 GILLIG G18D102N4X1070336 1999 Gillig Corp $239,120 IA-03-0077-015-96 430,995
946 GILLIG G18D102N4X1070337 1999 Gillig Corp $239,120 IA-03-0077-015-96 431,409
947 GILLIG G18D102N4X1070338 1999 Gillig Corp $239,120 IA-03-0077-015-96 418,775
949 ELDORADO 1FDKE30F8SHA57479 1995 Bettendorf $7,001 Local 289,290
952 GMC T8H5307A2201 1974 Santa Cruz 827 $9,000 Local 783,926 *
953 ORION V 1VH5H3H20Y6501094 2000 Bus Industries of America (BIA) $255,706 IA-03-0077-015-96
IA-03-0084-015-00
256,714
954 ORION V 1VH5H3H20Y6501095 2000 BIA $255,706 IA-03-0083-015-99 255,285
955 ORION V 1VH5H3H20Y6501097 2000 BIA $255,706 IA-03-0084-015-00 254,111
956 ORION V 1VH5H3H20Y6501098 2000 BIA $255,706 IA-03-0084-015-00 255,755
957 ORION V 1VH5H3H20Y6501099 2000 BIA $255,706 IA-03-0084-015-00 251,338
958 ORION V 1VH5H3H20Y6501100 2000 BIA $255,706 IA-03-0084-015-00 261,968
960 SUPREME 1FDWE45F52HA40588 2002 Minnesota Body & Equip. $55,558   IA-03-0086-15-00 245,465
961 SUPREME 1FDWE45F52HA40587 2002 Minnesota Body & Equip. $55,558   IA-03-0086-15-00 240,621
962 ORION 5 2B1569774L6030166 1990 Madison Metro 497 $1,000 Local 663,227**
964 ORION 5 2B1569777L6030159 1990 Madison Metro 490 $3,500 Local 666,393 **
966 ORION 5 2B1569775L6030158 1990 Madison Metro 489 $4,000 Local 666,367**
967 ORION 5 2B1569777L6030145 1990 Madison Metro 476 $2,500 Local 668,435 **
969 Chevy Venture 1GBDV13E75D115716 2005 Braun Chevrolet $30,215 IA-03-0103-015-04 68,438
970 ORION V 1VHAH3H2336502007 2002 Bus Industries of America (BIA) $263,258 IA-03-0092-15-01 180,564
971 ORION V 1VHAH3H2336502008 2002 BIA $263,258 IA-03-0092-15-01 178,199
972 ORION V 1VHAH3H2336502009 2002 BIA $263,258 IA-03-0095-15-02 178,248
973 ORION V 1VHAH3H2336502010 2002 BIA $263,258 IA-03-0095-15-02 163,394
974 ORION V 1VHAH3H2336502012 2002 BIA $263,258 IA-03-0095-15-02 176,128
975 ORION V 1VHAH3H2336502013 2002 BIA $263,258 IA-03-0095-15-02 166,250
976 ORION V 1VHAH3H2336502014 2002 BIA $263,258 IA-03-0095-15-02 177,984
977 ORION V 1VHAH3H2336502015 2002 BIA $263,258 IA-03-0095-15-02 174,210
978 SUPREME 1FDWE35F03HA63529 2003 Minnesota Body & Equip. $49,111 IA-18-0023-015-02 152,279
979 SUPREME 1FDWE35F73HA68596 2003 Minnesota Body & Equip. $49,111 IA-18-0023-015-02 155,128
980 ORION 1 2B1169771J6001977 1988 Pace 8770 $4,001 Local 555,757
981 ORION 1 2B1169777J6001997 1988 Pace 8790 $4,999 Local 596,395
982 ORION 1 2B1169770J6001968 1988 Pace 8761 $4,001 Local 507,315
983 ORION 1 2B1139777L6002398 1988 Pace 2044 $4,000 Local 551,941
984 ORION 1 2B1139779K6002384 1988 Pace 2030 $4,000 Local 435,593
985 ORION 5 2B1569771L6030142 1990 Madison Metro 473 $4,990 Local 436,225
990 ORION 5 2B1569779L6030163 1990 Madison Metro 494 $4,990 Local 466,140
991 ORION 5 2B1569776L6030167 1990 Madison Metro 498 $4,990 Local 463,418
994 ORION 5 1VHAH3A2856502476 2005 Bus Industries of America (BIA) $273,727 IA-03-0103-15-04 97,998
995 ORION 5 1VHAH3H2X56502477 2005 BIA $273,727 IA-03-0103-15-04 101,622
996 ORION 5 1VHAH3H2156502478 2005 BIA $273,727 IA-03-0103-15-04 100,116
997 ORION 5 1VHAH3H2356502479 2005 BIA $273,727 IA-03-0103-15-04 96,584
999 Ford F-450 1FDXF47P96ED52251 2006 Stiver's Ford $59,730 IA-90-0285 5,663
001 ORION 7
1VHFH3G2566702398
2006 BIA $289,936 IA-03-0104-15-05 73,753
002 ORION 7
1VHFH3G2766702399
2006 BIA $289,936 IA-03-0104-15-05 73,367
003 ORION 7
1VHFH3G2X66702400
2006 BIA $289,936 IA-90-0314-00 74,673
004 ORION 7
1VHFH3G2166702401
2006 BIA $289,936 IA-90-0314-00
IA-16-0001-15-06
74,268
8913 ORION V 2B1569E7XK5030034 1989 Iowa City Transit $1,667 Local 542,017
8917 ORION V 2B1569E77K5030038 1989 Iowa City Transit $1,667 Local 552,768
8918 ORION V 2B1569E79K5030039 1989 Iowa City Transit $1,667 Local 567,458
007 Ford F-250 1FTNF21508ED07595 2008 Dewey Ford $19,657 Local 5,605
7640 Ford Supreme 1FD4E45P78DB44192 2008 Minnesota Body & Equip. $65,716 IA-X001-015-08 29,963
0819 GILLIG 15GGD271781176085 2008 GILLIG $327,989 IA-04-0113-015-07 32,303
0820 GILLIG 15GGD271981176086 2008 GILLIG $330,523 IA-04-0113-015-08 36,121
0821 GILLIG 15GGD271081176087 2008 GILLIG $327,392 IA-57-X001-015-06 32,866
0822 GILLIG 15GGD271281176088 2008 GILLIG $327,392 IA-57-X001-015-08 34,852
0905 Chevy Impala 2G1WB57K391239268 2009 Bob Brown Chevrolet $19,788 Local 7,529
0906 Toyota Prius JTDKB20U693520040 2009 Wilson Auto Group- Wilson Toyota $22,440 Local 4,497

 Bold buses are leased to Heartland Senior Services to operate CyRide's ADA service - Dial-A-Ride.
* Yellow highlighted Buses were delivered to Ames without an odometer & assumed they had 700,000 miles when delivered.
** Red highlighted Buses were delivered to Ames without an odometer & assumed they had 600,000 miles when delivered.