Collins Bus
Motor Vehicle ManufacturingKansas, United States51-200 Employees
Collins Bus is a motor vehicle manufacturer based at 415 West 6th Avenue, South Hutchinson, Kansas 67505, United States. It operates as a division of Forest River Bus & Van and employs between 51 and 200 people. The company specializes in Type A school buses and related vehicles, including multi-function school activity buses and childcare buses, and has developed zero-emission variants using Ford E-Transit Type A and GM G-4500 chassis. Collins Bus is credited with pioneering the small school bus and contributing to the Type A segment, with a stated emphasis on safety in its production. In 2024, Collins Bus was acquired by Forest River Bus LLC, indicating a change in ownership within Forest River's bus operations.