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SOUTH HUTCHINSON, Kan., Feb. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Allied Specialty Vehicles (ASV), a $1 billion revenue, privately held company comprised of industry leading brands in the fire & emergency, recreation and commercial specialty vehicle segments, appointed Dan Peters as the president of Collins Bus Corporation. With 30 years of experience in developing strong customer relationships, team building, and an established record of leading business growth, Peters is a proven business...
SOUTH HUTCHINSON, Kan., April 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Collins Bus Corporation announced today a complete re-design of their industry leading Type A bus. Unveiled at a recent dealer meeting, the new bus represents a culmination of several years of research and development based on input received from a wide range of customers, dealers, and employees. Marketed under the model designator NEXBUS, it will be offered throughout North America under all three brands: Collins, Mid...
SOUTH HUTCHINSON, Kan., Feb. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- IMMI, the industry leader in the design, testing and manufacturing of advanced safety systems for commercial vehicles, and Collins Bus Corporation, North America's largest manufacturer of small school buses, today announced that SafeGuard XChange(TM) seating products by IMMI will soon be standard on all Collins, Mid Bus, and Corbeil buses. With its unique design, SafeGuard XChange seating gives buyers the freedom and flexibility to...
SOUTH HUTCHINSON, Kan., Dec. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Collins Bus Corporation announced today an exclusive agreement with BAF, A Clean Energy Company, to develop the first Type-A school bus with a Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) fuel system. BAF is the premier provider of natural gas vehicles under Ford Motor Company's Qualified Vehicle Modifier (QMV) program. Collins, North America's largest builder of Type-A school and school activity buses, will be offering this system as...
PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Portland Public Schools, a national leader in the deployment of clean, safe and cost-effective propane-powered school buses, hit the road with the district's first factory-installed Type A small propane school buses this month, thanks to Collins Bus Corporation and its Boring, Oregon-based distributor Western Bus Sales. "Portland Public Schools started using propane buses in 1983 because of concerns about increasing conventional fuel prices and...
SOUTH HUTCHINSON, Kan., July 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Collins Bus Corporation announced today it has completed the certification process for its new NexBus Propane school bus and has begun full production. Collins Bus Corporation is the first Type-A bus builder to produce dedicated propane powered buses which will be available under the Collins, Mid Bus, and Corbeil brands. Demonstrator vehicles will be at state and regional shows this summer where customers will be able to see the latest in...
OAK PARK, MI, Sept. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Azure Dynamics Corporation (TSX: AZD) - ("Azure" or the "Company"), a leading developer of state-of-the-art green technologies that address environmental and cost issues for the commercial and student transportation industry, announced that its partnership with Collins Bus Corporation has sold two hybrid electric NEXBUS school buses to Durham School Services, a subsidiary of National Express Corporation (NEC). NEC manages more than 16,000...
HUTCHINSON, Kan., Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Collins Bus Corporation announced today an exclusive agreement with CleanFUEL USA to develop the first Type A small school bus to operate on autogas with a Liquid Propane Injection (LPI) system. CleanFUEL USA is a world leader in the development of Liquid Propane Injection and the only company that will currently offer an EPA and CARB certified system on the GM 6.0L gasoline engine cutaway chassis. Collins, as the largest builder of Type A school...
OAK PARK, MI, Aug. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - The NAPA Valley Unified School District (NAPA) in California has purchased the nation's first NEXBUS, the only hybrid electric Type A school bus available in North America. NEXBUS is produced by Collins Bus Corporation and features Azure Dynamics Balance(TM) Hybrid Electric drive train which is considered an ideal application for the frequent starts and stops, significant idle time and clean air needs of school service. Azure Dynamics...
DOWNERS GROVE, Ill., Aug. 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Durham School Services, a subsidiary of National Express Corporation, announced today it has received the first of two NEXBUS Hybrid-Electric school buses from Collins Bus Corporation. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090812/DC60898) The first bus, configured for 20 seats, was delivered to Durham's Rosemead, California location. The bus is built on a Ford E-450 chassis with Azure Dynamic's parallel drive system. NEXBUS is...
