Central Coast Area Transit

Central Coast Area Transit or CCAT was the transit operator of San Luis Obispo County, California, which included the cities of Arroyo Grande, Atascadero, El Paso de Robles, Grover Beach, Morro Bay, Pismo Beach, and San Luis Obispo. It was operated by Laidlaw Transit Services, Inc.

History

CCAT was once part of San Luis Obispo Transit, which at the time was operated by the City & County of San Luis Obispo all as one agency. When the city & county split operations in the mid-1980's, the county ran Central Coast Area Transit (CCAT) as a separate agency. In 1988 or 1989, a contractual relationship with South County Area Transit (SCAT) was created for CCAT to manage SCAT's operations. The CCAT name was dropped circa 2003 upon its re-branding to San Luis Obispo Regional Transit Authority (RTA).

All-Time Roster

Fleet Number(s)	Thumbnail	Build Date	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
B133		1982	OBI	Orion I (01.506)	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison MT-647	Ex-SLO Transit 133; acquired when the City & County split operations. First 35 foot Orion I bus to operate in California Originally powered by a Detroit Diesel 6V53T engine & Allison MT-643 transmission. Retired circa 2003.
B134-B135		1984	OBI	Orion I (01.506)	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison HT-747	Ex-SLO Transit 134-135; acquired when the City & County split operations. Their transmissions were set to 2nd gear start. Retired circa 2002-2003. View the series page for detailed disposition info.
B137		1986	Gillig	Phantom 35' (3596TB6V92)	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison HT-747
144		1976	Flxible	53102-8-1	Detroit Diesel 8V71N	Allison VS2-8	Ex-OCTD 1150. Active circa 1997.
B145-B147		1983	Gillig	Phantom 30' (3096TA6V92)	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison HT-747	Ex-Riverside Transit Agency 400, 402 & 403; purchased via Transit Sales International. Their transmissions were set to 2nd gear start. Retired in 2002. View the series page for detailed disposition info.
B148-B150		2/1995	Gillig	Phantom 40' (4096TBS50)	Detroit Diesel Series 50	Allison B400R	B149 was usually assigned to route 9. To SLORTA same numbers.
B151-B153		12/1996	Gillig	Phantom 40' (4096TBS50)	Detroit Diesel Series 50	Allison B400R	Suburban interiors B151 was originally a spare bus, B152 was assigned to route 7, and B153 was assigned to route 10A when Laidlaw assigned buses to routes. To SLORTA same numbers.
B154-B158		5/1999	Gillig	Phantom 40' (C20D096N4)	Detroit Diesel Series 50	Allison B400R	Suburban interiors Ordered for the Cuesta Grade Project on Highway 101. The purchase was done via state funding & Caltrans. Originally mostly used on route 9 Paso Robles except for B157 mostly being used on route 8. To SLORTA same numbers.