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Collins Industries

Company nameCollins Industries
IndustryTransportation
Founded1971
HeadquartersSouth Hutchinson, Kansas
No. of locations3
Area servedNorth America
Productsschool buses
ambulances
special-purpose vehicles
Employees900
SubsidiaryCollins Bus Corporation
Mid Bus Corporation
Corbeil Bus Corporation

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Collins Industries is a South Hutchinson, Kansas company that specializes in manufacturing of Type A school 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. Collins purchased manufacturer Mid Bus in 1998, and the assets of Canada-based manufacturer Corbeil Bus Corporation in 2007. Since October 2006 Collins has been an 80-percent owned subsidiary of BNS Holding Inc. The company has about 900 employees, in three manufacturing facilities.

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Senate advances Medicaid, school aid bill that promises millions for Nevada - Las Vegas Review-Journal Tweet this news
Las Vegas Review-Journal--Olympia Snowe and Susan -Collins-, both R-Maine, crossing over to provide key votes that overcame a Republican filibuster. That ensures the measure will pass ... - Date : Thu, 05 Aug 2010 02:33:47 GMT+00:00
Marx Layne & Company Designs New Corporate Identity For Collins, Einhorn ... - PRLog.Org (press release) Tweet this news
PRLog.Org (press release)--based law firm -Collins-, Einhorn, Farrell & Ulanoff, PC. The announcement was made by Marx Layne Managing Partner Michael Layne. Marx Layne was responsible ... - Date : Wed, 04 Aug 2010 19:29:51 GMT+00:00
Roundtable Looks at B'klyn Retail, Residential, Waterfront Development - Brooklyn Daily Eagle Tweet this news
Brooklyn Daily Eagle--Speaker Lexy Funk, CEO and co-founder of Brooklyn -Industries-, which started in 1998 as a manufacturer of messenger and other bags, said her company now has ... - Date : Wed, 04 Aug 2010 23:35:03 GMT+00:00
Butler renovations continue on course - Times Community Newspapers of Greater Dayton Tweet this news
Times Community Newspapers of Greater Dayton--The Butler High School renovations are moving ahead by leaps and bounds. That was the word from Superintendent Christy Donnelly and ... - Date : Wed, 04 Aug 2010 13:29:54 GMT+00:00
Why procrastination could be bad for your career - Helium Tweet this news
Helium--Procrastinating, putting off, delaying or deterring action until a later time, is a very bad habit. It can also damage your career. ... - Date : Wed, 04 Aug 2010 20:09:59 GMT+00:00
Capacity of Texas and Emisstar Announce Successful Completion of PEMS Testing ... - PR Newswire (press release) Tweet this news
PR Newswire (press release)--Located in Longview, Texas, Capacity is a wholly owned subsidiary of -Collins Industries-, Inc., and is the largest American owned manufacturer of terminal ... - Date : Tue, 15 Jun 2010 14:54:21 GMT+00:00
Nibbling on Some CANDIES - TheStreet.com (subscription) Tweet this news
TheStreet.com (subscription)--So much for my thought that folks would stay around on their trading desk and keep things popping today. I have decided to part ways with ... - Date : Fri, 02 Jul 2010 18:32:30 GMT+00:00
Kourtaney Collins defying the odds - News-Herald.com Tweet this news
News-Herald.com--Miller said she has -Collins- on a waiting list to get into Deepwood -Industries- Inc., a nonprofit organization that secures paid work opportunities and ... - Date : Mon, 28 Jun 2010 17:13:21 GMT+00:00
CRASH FLASHBACK: ADVANCED ENERGY INDUSTRIES CURRENTLY 16.62% ABOVE ITS MAY 6TH ... - Zacks.com Tweet this news
Zacks.com--Jun 04, 2010 (SmarTrend News Watch via COMTEX) -- Advanced Energy -Industries- (NASDAQ:AEIS) is currently trading 16.62% above its May 6th low of $11.13. ... - Date : Fri, 04 Jun 2010 18:16:05 GMT+00:00
Heelys Announces New COO/CFO - Trading Markets (press release) Tweet this news
Trading Markets (press release)--Storey was, most recently, CEO/CFO for Ft. -Collins-, Colorado based Sprig Toys. Prior to that he was with Radica Games, a Hong Kong based toy and gaming ... - Date : Mon, 07 Jun 2010 21:15:07 GMT+00:00

North American School bus manufacturers

Active Manufacturers |Blue Bird Corporation * Collins Industries (Collins, Mid Bus, Corbeil) * Girardin Minibus * IC Bus * Starcraft Bus * Thomas Built Buses, Inc * Trans Tech |list3style=background:#ddf; |Defunct Manufacturers (Including date of closure) |
2000sCarpenter Industries, Inc (2001) * American Transportation Corporation (AmTran) (2002) * Les Enterprises Michel Corbeil (2008) * Liberty Bus (2005) * U.S. Bus Corporation
1990sCoach and Equipment Manufacturing * Crown Coach Corporation (1991) * Gillig Corporation (1993) * Mid Bus (1998) * TAM-USA (1991) * Wayne Corporation (1992) * Wayne Wheeled Vehicles (1995)
1980sWard Body Works (1980) * New Bus Company (1989) * Superior Coach Company (1985)
1970sNorthern Coach * Perley A. Thomas Car Works (1972)
1960sHackney Brothers Body Company (1966)
1950sKenworth-Pacific (1957)
Blue Bird Corporation * Collins Industries (Collins, Mid Bus, Corbeil) * Girardin Minibus * IC Bus * Starcraft Bus * Thomas Built Buses, Inc * Trans Tech |list3style=background:#ddf; |Defunct Manufacturers (Including date of closure) |
2000sCarpenter Industries, Inc (2001) * American Transportation Corporation (AmTran) (2002) * Les Enterprises Michel Corbeil (2008) * Liberty Bus (2005) * U.S. Bus Corporation
1990sCoach and Equipment Manufacturing * Crown Coach Corporation (1991) * Gillig Corporation (1993) * Mid Bus (1998) * TAM-USA (1991) * Wayne Corporation (1992) * Wayne Wheeled Vehicles (1995)
1980sWard Body Works (1980) * New Bus Company (1989) * Superior Coach Company (1985)
1970sNorthern Coach * Perley A. Thomas Car Works (1972)
1960sHackney Brothers Body Company (1966)
1950sKenworth-Pacific (1957)
Defunct Manufacturers (Including date of closure) |
2000sCarpenter Industries, Inc (2001) * American Transportation Corporation (AmTran) (2002) * Les Enterprises Michel Corbeil (2008) * Liberty Bus (2005) * U.S. Bus Corporation
1990sCoach and Equipment Manufacturing * Crown Coach Corporation (1991) * Gillig Corporation (1993) * Mid Bus (1998) * TAM-USA (1991) * Wayne Corporation (1992) * Wayne Wheeled Vehicles (1995)
1980sWard Body Works (1980) * New Bus Company (1989) * Superior Coach Company (1985)
1970sNorthern Coach * Perley A. Thomas Car Works (1972)
1960sHackney Brothers Body Company (1966)
1950sKenworth-Pacific (1957)
2000sCarpenter Industries, Inc (2001) * American Transportation Corporation (AmTran) (2002) * Les Enterprises Michel Corbeil (2008) * Liberty Bus (2005) * U.S. Bus Corporation
1990sCoach and Equipment Manufacturing * Crown Coach Corporation (1991) * Gillig Corporation (1993) * Mid Bus (1998) * TAM-USA (1991) * Wayne Corporation (1992) * Wayne Wheeled Vehicles (1995)
1980sWard Body Works (1980) * New Bus Company (1989) * Superior Coach Company (1985)
1970sNorthern Coach * Perley A. Thomas Car Works (1972)
1960sHackney Brothers Body Company (1966)
1950sKenworth-Pacific (1957)

North American bus builders

ActiveAdvanced Bus Industries * Blue Bird Corporation * Champion Bus Incorporated * Coach and Equipment * Collins Bus Corporation * DesignLine Corporation * DINA S.A. * Dupont Industries * Eagle Bus * ElDorado National * Federal Coach * Ford Motor Company * Glaval Bus * Gillig * Girardin Minibus * Goshen Coach * IC Bus * Motor Coach Industries * North American Bus Industries * New Flyer Industries * Nova Bus * Optima Bus Corporation * Orion International * Prevost Car * Setra * Stallion Bus Industries * Starcraft Bus * Thomas Built Buses * Trans Tech * Trident Bus Industries
DefunctAerocoach * AM General * AmTran * Beck * Canadian Car and Foundry * Carpenter Body Company * Crown Coach Corporation * Fageol * Fifth Avenue Bus Company * Flxible * General Motors Corporation (buses)/General Motors Diesel Division * Kenworth * Les Enterprises Michel Corbeil * Mack Trucks * Millennium Transit Services * Neoplan USA * Superior Coach Company * Transportation Manufacturing Corporation * Twin Coach * U.S. Bus Corporation * Ward * Wayne Corporation * Yellow Coach



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