Founded in Kansas City, MO by Don Collins Sr. as E-CON-O Conversion, the company develops and builds the first Type A school bus

E-CON-O moves to Hutchinson, KS as Collins Industry.

Collins becomes the first bus company to develop and produce a special needs Type A school bus.

Collins designs and builds the industry’s first child-care specific, 14 passenger multi-function school activity bus (MFSAB).

Collins offers the largest selection of Type A product lines in the industry.

Among all North American bus manufacturers, Collins establishes and maintains the largest Type A distribution organization.

Collins is purchased by REV Group and joins a family of 28 brands that’s over 240,000 vehicles strong.

Collins becomes the first bus company in the industry to produce a Type A propane school bus.

Collins offers the industry’s largest chassis inventory of Type A products, ensuring an unrivaled lead time compared to other bus manufacturers.

Collins introduces the first OEM Type A compressed natural gas school bus to the market.

Collins becomes the largest North American manufacturer of the Type A school bus as well as MFSAB and multi-purpose vehicles.

All Collins school bus products are Altoona tested

Now offering Ford E-Transit

Collins Bus is purchased by Forest River Bus