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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

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                                 CURRENT REPORT
     Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934


                 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): JuneAugust 153, 2005

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                            Collins Industries, Inc.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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          Missouri                                          0-12619                                      43-0985160
(State or other jurisdiction                  (Commission                               (IRS Employer
     of incorporation)                              File Number)                        Identification No.)

   15 Compound Drive, Hutchinson, KS                                                               67502
(Address of principal executive offices)                                                   (Zip Code)

           Registrant's telephone number, including area code:      (620) 663-5551

                                 Not Applicable
         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Item 24.0201 ResultsChanges ofin OperationsRegistrant's andCertifying Financial ConditionAccountant.

     On JuneAugust 143, 2005, KPMG LLP ("KPMG") notified Collins Industries, Inc. issued(the
"Company") athat pressit releasehad resigned as the independent registered public accounting
announcingfirm for the Company.

     The reports of KPMG on the financial statements of the Company for the
fiscal years ended October 31, 2004 and 2003, did not contain any adverse
opinion or disclaimer of opinion, nor were they qualified or modified as to
uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principle, except that itKPMG's hadreport filedon
the financial statements of the Company as of and for the years ended October
31, 2004 and 2003, contained a Formseparate 12b-25paragraph seekingthat indicated that the
financial statements for the year ended October 31, 2003 have been restated and
that the Company changed its method of accounting for goodwill and other
intangible assets in 2003 to comply with the accounting provisions of Statement
of Financial Accounting Standard No. 142.

     During the fiscal years ended October 31, 2004 and 2003, and through August
9, 2005, there have been no disagreements with KPMG an extensionany matter of timeaccounting
principles withinor practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope of
procedures, which disagreements, if not resolved to filethe itssatisfaction quarterlyof reportKPMG,
would have caused KPMG to make reference to the subject matter of the
disagreements in connection with KPMG's opinions on the financial statements for
such years.

     During the fiscal years ended October 31, 2004 and 2003, and through August
9, 2005, there have been no "reportable events" as described in Item
304(a)(1)(i)(v) of Regulation S-K, other than the two material weaknesses in
internal controls, which were previously disclosed in Item 9A of the Company's
Form 10-QK forfiled on August 3, 2005 and Part I, Item 4 of the secondCompany's fiscalForms quarter10-Q
endedfiled Aprilon 30August 3, 2005 regarding the following: (1) the Company's lack of
effective policies and procedures regarding management override of controls, and
the ineffectiveness of its policies and procedures implementing its Code of
Conduct; and (2) the Company's inadequate controls in place to record workers'
compensation reserves in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles. AThe Company has authorized KPMG to respond fully to any inquiries of
the Company's successor accountants concerning the subject matter of these
events.

     KPMG did not seek the Company's consent to its resignation. As a result,
the Company's audit committee did not recommend or approve the resignation of
KPMG.

     The Company has provided KPMG a copy of the pressforegoing releasedisclosures and
requested that KPMG furnish a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission
stating whether or not KPMG agrees with the above statements. KPMG furnished
such a letter, dated August 8, 2005, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit
99Exhibit 16.1.

     The Company's audit committee has commenced the process of selecting an
independent registered public accounting firm to replace KPMG.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

             (c)         Exhibits.

         99     16.1   CollinsLetter Industries,from Inc.KPMG PressLLP Releaseto datedthe JuneSecurities 14and Exchange Commission dated
            August 8, 2005.



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                                    SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



                                                                COLLINS INDUSTRIES, INC.


Date:  JuneAugust ___9, 2005
                                                                By:        /s/ Cletus C. Glasener
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                                                                Name:      Cletus C. Glasener
                                                                Title:    Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
                                     (Signing on behalf of theFinance registrant and as
                                     principal                                           Chief accountingFinancial officer)Officer



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