Concord Kannapolis Area Transit

Concord Kannapolis Area Transit

Headquarters	45 Transit Court NW Concord, North Carolina
Locale	Cabarrus County, North Carolina
Service type	Fixed route bus demand response van
Routes	8
Operator	Transdev [1]
Website	Website

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 ^[2]

Fleet number	Operator	Make and Model	Year built	Length	Seats	Fuel Type
417	Transdev	Ford Transit 350	2024	22 ft (6.7 m)	15	Gasoline
418
419					11
420
511		Gillig BRT HEV 35' (G30B102N4)	2021	35 ft (11 m)	30	Hybrid Diesel
512			2023		32
513
514
515
516
517
518
519
520			2024
521
T311		Ford Transit 350	2023	20 ft (6.1 m)	3	Gasoline
T312
T313
T314

Retired Fleet

Fleet number	Make and Model	Year built	Year retired	Length	Seats	Fuel Type
101	Ford F-250	2003	unknown	unknown	unknown	Gasoline
401	Gillig Low Floor 35' (G29B102N4)	2004	2014	35 ft (11 m)	32	Diesel
402
403
404
405
406
407
408
409	Gillig Low Floor 35' (G27B102N4)	2008	2018
410
411	Ford / ElDorado E-450	2010	unknown	22 ft (6.7 m)	15	Gasoline
412
501	Gillig BRT HEV 35' (G30B102N4)	2014	2023	35 ft (11 m)	32	Hybrid Diesel
502
503
504
505
506
507
508
510	New Flyer Industries XDE-35	2017	2024
511

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 ^[3]
• Brown Route – North Carolina Research Campus and Amtrak station ^[4]
• Green Route – Daymark and Walmart/Northlite ^[5]
• Orange Route – Carolina Mall, Northeast Medical Center and downtown Concord ^[6]
• Purple Route – RCCC Business & Tech Center and Walmart/Concord Commons ^[7]
• Red Route – Rowan-Cabarrus Community College and Concord Mills ^[8]
• Yellow Route – Rowan-Cabarrus Community College, Target/Afton Ridge and Carolina Mall ^[9]
• Concord Charlotte Express (CCX) – JW Clay LYNX station ^[10]

References

1. https://ckrider.com/wp-content/uploads/2025.8.28-Rider-Transit-Service-RFP-.pdf ^{[ bare URL PDF ]}
2. https://ckrider.com/wp-content/uploads/RFP-2691-Rider-Transit-Service-Addendum-11.pdf ^{[ bare URL PDF ]}
3. "Blue Route - Rider Transit". Concord Kannapolis Area Transit. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
4. "Brown Route - Rider Transit". Concord Kannapolis Area Transit. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
5. "Green Route - Rider Transit". Concord Kannapolis Area Transit. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
6. "Orange Route - Rider Transit". Concord Kannapolis Area Transit. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
7. "Purple Route - Rider Transit". Concord Kannapolis Area Transit. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
8. "Red Route - Rider Transit". Concord Kannapolis Area Transit. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
9. "Yellow Route - Rider Transit". Concord Kannapolis Area Transit. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
10. "Concord Charlotte Express". Concord Kannapolis Area Transit. 7 April 2020. Retrieved March 28, 2022.