Month: April 2012

(April 16, 2012) -- "The driver shortage is definitely a part of the problem in getting RVs shipped, but another part is that most dealers allow deliveries only Monday through Friday," said Silva. "That means a lot of drivers don’t even move over the weekend, slowing the delivery process for all. We have instituted seven day a week delivery, and the drivers love it. They are not stuck waiting all weekend until Monday for the dealership to accept a new unit."

(April 16, 2012) -- "We have had several potential new customers contact us already," said Calzone. "Rolex has always been a productive event for us. The level of excitement has certainly reached a new level with the new model and this international event. We are so excited about being a part of this world-class event." 

(April 16, 2012) -- Current fees for paid campsites and Great Walks huts vary around the country. The new system, which comes into effect on July 1, will set uniform charges to make it simpler for users to plan outdoor trips and book accommodation accordingly.

(April 16, 2012) -- TheNewsTribune.com reports that 44-year-old Wilford Howard Sturgeon, accused of burning three cars and trying to burn down an occupied motorhome in Bellingham, has been arrested.

(April 16, 2012) -- "If anything, today’s report suggested some mild upside risk to our forecast that consumer spending rose at a 2.0 percent annualized pace in the first quarter of 2012, which would roughly unchanged from the 2.1 percent growth rate in the fourth quarter of 2011 and in line with our forecast that overall GDP growth rose at a decent 2.3 percent rate in the first quarter of 2012," said Janzen.

(April 16, 2012) -- SAE International will hold the 2012 Powertrain Electric Motors Symposium for Electric and Hybrid Vehicles on April 23 at the Westin Book Cadillac Detroit in Detroit.

(April 16, 2012) -- Rue Mapp has spent many nights camping in tents and sleeping bags with her three children. But when the Oakland family visit the Santa Cruz / Monterey Bay KOA in La Selva Beach this weekend, they’re going to try something new – two nights in a cozy park model cabin, known as a “lodge” in KOA parlance. 

(April 16, 2012) -- Eighteen years ago, Karen Saltus took a giant step and became a freelance voiceover artist full time. And last year, she took another giant step, becoming a voiceover-to-go in an old RV rigged with a high-tech soundbooth, reports the Florida Times-Union.

(April 16, 2012) -- Activities at some parks range from cardboard boat regattas to bigfoot adventure walks, while others offer everything from guided nature walks and astronomy talks to horseback riding and classes in cooking, wine tasting and outdoor photography.

(April 16, 2012) -- On Wednesday, another lawsuit was filed against the federal government over the deadly 2010 Albert Pike Campground flood. The Republic reports that 28-year-old Adam Jez's wife and three-year-old son were killed, and he says the Forest Service should have warned campers of the danger.