Collins Bus
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| Industry | Manufacturing (Transportation) |
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| Founded | 1971 |
| Headquarters |
15 Compound Drive Hutchinson, Kansas, 67502, USA |
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Number of locations
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3 |
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Area served
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North America |
| Products |
school buses ambulances special-purpose vehicles |
| Owner | Allied Specialty Vehicles |
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Number of employees
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900 |
| Parent | Allied Specialty Vehicles |
| Subsidiaries | Collins Bus Corporation Mid Bus Corporation Corbeil Bus Corporation |
| Website | http://www.collinsbuscorp.com/ |
Collins Industries (or Collins Bus Corporation) is a Hutchinson, Kansas company that specializes in manufacturing of Type A and Type Bschool buses, and also manufactures ambulances and other special-purpose vehicles. The company was founded in 1971 and as of 1998 it was made up of four subsidiaries: Collins Bus Corporation, Wheeled Coach Industries, Inc.; World Trans, Inc. and Capacity of Texas, Inc. The company has about 900 employees, in three manufacturing facilities.
Collins purchased manufacturer Mid Bus in 1998. Since October 2006 Collins has been an 80-percent owned subsidiary of BNS Holding Inc. The company purchased the assets of Canada-based manufacturer Corbeil Bus Corporation in 2007. Collins was purchased by the investment group American Industrial Partners. In 2010, AIP combined Collins with Fleetwood Enterprises. E-One, and Halcore Group to form Allied Specialty Vehicles.
Collins sells its buses under the Collins Bus, Mid Bus, and Corbeil names, with minor design differences in each line. All models are available on Ford or GM cutaway chassis.
On March 29, 2012, Collins released a new bus model, replacing the Collins Bantam series, the Mid Bus Guide series, and the Corbeil Quantam series of bus products. Now, all companies share the bus model name. The first Nexbus product came off of the Collins assembly line on May 16, 2012.
Nexbus SRW- A single rear wheel version of the Nexbus.
Nexbus DRW- A dual rear wheel version of the Nexbus
Nexbus Hybrid- A hybrid version of the Nexbus. It is available only on the Ford E-450 chassis. It was built in conjunction with Azure Dynamics.
Nexbus Propane- A propane fueled version of the Nexbus. It is available only on a GM chassis. It was built in conjunction with Clean Fuel USA.
Nexbus CNG
The Ford Transit Series replaced the Ford E-Series in 2015, although cutaway chassis versions of the E-Series are still available.
Based in Hutchinson, Kansas, World Trans is a manufacturer of commercial and shuttle buses.
Wheeled Coach is the world's largest manufacturer of ambulances and emergency service vehicles.
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