Month: February 2012

(Feb. 1, 2012) -- According to the Environmental Protection Agency's Interim Final Rule, which was scheduled for publication in the Federal Register yesterday morning, Navistar Inc. may have to pay penalties of up to $1,900 per engine if it cannot meet heavy diesel emission standards, reports Truckinginfo.

(Feb. 1, 2012) -- "While central Florida offers an assortment of activities, spring training is atop visitors’ must-see lists this time of year," said Greg Duncan, company spokesperson. "Whether attending games or team practices, fans experience an atmosphere with fewer barriers between spectators and players with daily games scheduled at 14 different stadiums across the area."

(Feb. 1, 2012) --  “Everyone I spoke with at the show was very pleased with the buying interest the public had,” said FRVTA Region 1 President Nelda Iacono. “In fact, we had several dealers who achieved double digit sales. All dealers came away with lots of sales leads they can now follow up over the coming weeks.”

(Feb. 1, 2012) -- Examiner.com writes that after Garret Finney’s pop-top cricket travel trailer debuted on the Travel Channels’ Extreme RV show on Sunday, the company's website received 11,000 visits in just 36 hours, causing it to crash, according to a message posted on the Cricket Trailer Facebook page Monday.

(Feb. 1, 2012) -- Along the Texas coast and in the watersheds of the Rio Grand Valley, migratory birds make stopovers on their way to destinations farther south or find winter homes until mid-spring. With such a high concentration of different species in south Texas, RV birders can set up in one spot and still check plenty of birds off their must-see lists.

(Feb. 1, 2012) -- Two long-time Thetford Corporation employees, Kevin Phillips and Doug Tharp, have been promoted.  Phillips was elevated to the position of executive vice president of North America. Tharp was promoted to senior director of finance for North America.

(Feb. 1, 2012) -- In a 6-1 vote Jan. 23, the DeWitt Township Board approved a special use permit for the proposed Woodside Golf Course and RV Park, a planned seasonal RV resort on a 53-acre tract, reports the Lansing State Journal.

(Feb. 1, 2012) -- “We ran out of our entire promotional giveaway product and sold 18 units.  It proved to be a great sale,” said Andro.  “The Hartford RV Show wasn’t as successful as we had hoped the prior weekend due to snowy conditions, but this past weekend we had a fantastic showing and it made up for it.” 

(Feb. 1, 2012) -- According to plans released last week by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, overnight camping would be available for the first time, along with new year-round rental cabins, at Grafton Lakes State Park, reports the Albany Times Union.

(Feb. 1, 2012) -- The RBC Canadian Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for January indicated that, although conditions in the manufacturing sector continued to improve, the rate of improvement slowed sharply. Also, the U.S. manufacturing sector expanded for the 30th consecutive month in January 2012, and the pace of growth accelerated as indicated by the ISM manufacturing index rising to 54.1 from 53.1 in December 2011.