US · FMCSA ACTIVE
CITY OF SANTA MONICA
dba SANTA MONICA BIG BLUE BUS
Santa Monica, CA 90401-3324 · DOT 3175633
Company profile
Web-discovered · as of 2026-07-30
Santa Monica Big Blue Bus (BBB) is a municipally-owned transit agency serving Santa Monica and West Los Angeles. Founded in 1928, it operates a fleet of 195 buses on compressed natural gas (CNG) and renewable natural gas, with a growing number of electric vehicles (EVs) for public transportation ser
Fleet use
Passenger transport
Operating scope
Local
Service model
scheduled route
Equipment
bus
Ownership
Government
part of City of Santa Monica
HQ · 1660 7th St, Santa Monica, CA 90401
Active FMCSA record (USDOT 3175633) and active service updates (2026) confirm operational status as a municipal transit provider.
Registry record
Source FMCSA · as of 2026-08-01
Fleet size
195
power units · corroborated
Activity
passenger transport
for hire licence
In operation since
2018
380 drivers
US compliance
Source FMCSA L&I / SAFER · as of 2026-07-12
Operating authority
None / private
Insurance on file
No
Out of service
No
Safety rating
UNRATED
Crashes (24 mo)
6
0 fatal · 5 injured
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