The Concord Kannapolis Area Transit, operating under the banner Rider, is the public transit system shared between the cities of Concord and Kannapolis, North Carolina, United States. It operates local bus service as well as express bus service to neighboring Charlotte.
Fleet As of December 2025, Concord Kannapolis Area Transit's fleet consists of 11 transit buses and 8 vans, with vehicles ranging in production years from 2021 to 2024. All vehicles are owned by Concord Kannapolis Area Transit, and are operated by TransDev.
Active Fleet Fleet numberOperatorMake and ModelYear builtLengthSeatsFuel Type 417 Transdev FordTransit 350 2024 15 Gasoline 418 419 11 420 511 GilligBRT HEV 35' (G30B102N4) 2021 30 Hybrid Diesel 512 2023 32 513 514 515 516 517 518 519 520 2024 521 T311 FordTransit 350 2023 3 Gasoline T312 T313 T314
Retired Fleet Fleet numberMake and ModelYear builtYear retiredLengthSeatsFuel Type 101 FordF-250 2003 unknown unknown unknown Gasoline 401 GilligLow Floor 35' (G29B102N4) 2004 2014 32 Diesel 402 403 404 405 406 407 408 409 GilligLow Floor 35' (G27B102N4) 2008 2018 410 411 Ford / ElDoradoE-450 2010 unknown 15 Gasoline 412 501 GilligBRT HEV 35' (G30B102N4) 2014 2023 32 Hybrid Diesel 502 503 504 505 506 507 508 509 New Flyer IndustriesXDE35 2017 2024 510
Routes All routes begin and end at the Rider Transit Center in Concord.
Blue Route – A.L. Brown High School, Amtrak station, YMCA and Jackson Park Brown Route – North Carolina Research Campus and Amtrak station Green Route – Daymark and Walmart/Northlite Orange Route – Carolina Mall, Northeast Medical Center and downtown Concord Purple Route – RCCC Business & Tech Center and Walmart/Concord Commons Red Route – Rowan-Cabarrus Community College and Concord Mills Yellow Route – Rowan-Cabarrus Community College, Target/Afton Ridge and Carolina Mall Concord Charlotte Express (CCX) – JW Clay LYNX station
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