The Freightliner FS-65 is a Type C conventional bus chassis manufactured by Freightliner, used for school bus and commercial bus applications. It was introduced for the 1997 model year for Thomas Built Buses. The FS-65 is most closely related to Freightliner's FL-Series medium-duty conventional.
Freightliner FS-65 | |
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A Freightliner FS-65 bodied by Thomas Built Buses | |
Manufacturer |
Freightliner |
Production |
1997-2007 |
Body Manufacturer |
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Class |
School Bus Transit Bus Specialty Vehicle |
Engines |
Diesel |
Related |
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Sucessor |
List of body manufacturers[]
Initially, the FS-65 was widely available to manufacturers throughout the industry with a notable exception; AmTran, a wholly owned subsidiary of Navistar International, one of Freightliner's biggest competitors, did not offer the FS-65 chassis. However, after 2002, availability of the FS-65 became limited to Thomas Built Buses as Blue Bird dropped Freightliner as an option.
Manufacturer | Model Name | Production | Notes | ||||
Blue Bird | Conventional | 1997-2002 | |||||
Carpenter |
Classic Classic 2000 |
1997-1999 (For Classic) 2000-2001 (For Classic 2000) |
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Corbeil | 1997-2002 |
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Thomas Built Buses | Thomas/Freightliner FS-65 | 1997-2007 |
Instead of Conventional
Chassis avalible for Thomas from 2003 to 2004
2004 to 2007 |