Month: June 2012

(June 7, 2012) -- Clues for the fifth mystery location in Torklift's Treasure Hunt include known for historic lighthouses, areas along this stretch of land are referred to as "ocean graveyard" due to hidden sand bars, and there are more than 1,000 documented shipwrecks here.

(June 7, 2012) -- Last spring, Flagg’s management asked 10 seasonal residents to remove their trailers to make way for six new park-owned cottage-style units that would become rental units, Seacoast Online reported. However, York's Code Enforcement Officer Ben McDougal ordered the park models removed because they didn't fit the town’s definition of a recreation vehicle.

(June 7, 2012) -- The 61-year-old grandfather reported that a group of people camping in the same campground were being loud, drinking and partying. Randy Gillingham told Edmonton CTV it didn't bother him until the group started driving a pickup truck erratically around the campsite.

(June 7, 2012) -- Peggy Grich, host of AmericanRVer.com, a popular online TV show for RVers, visited Alliance Coach in Wildwood, Fla., and details the steps involved in removing an old refrigerator and replacing it with a new residential unit.

(June 7, 2012) -- After a disappointing financial report in which its truck segment recorded a $89 million loss, Navistar makes it official that it will idle its Workhorse Custom Chassis division, thus pulling out of the RV market. Last year at this time, the truck segment earned a profit of $92 million. The company took a $28 million impairment to shut down Workhorse and incurred a charge of $24 million for extended warranty costs.

(June 7, 2012) -- "I have always valued the ability of our readers to chime in with their own opinions regarding any story we publish," said Gerber. "I founded this publication with the idea that everyone in the RV industry, regardless of position, has a right to step up to the microphone and share their views, set the record straight, or offer a suggestion. I am hopeful we can get back to enjoying some lively debate on the pages of RV Daily Report."

(June 7, 2012) -- Hilltop Trailer Sales located in Fridley, Minn., today announced the opening of a second location in Rochester, Minn., as of June 1. The new facility located at 7050 11th Avenue SW in Rochester will feature a full line-up of new Jayco brand towable RVs along with a comparable selection of used RVs.

(June 7, 2012) -- Dietzen is an 11-year industry veteran, most recently selling the Coleman brand of product for Dutchmen Manufacturing. He will be responsible for developing all states east of the Mississippi river in the United States, as well as the provinces of Ontario, Quebec, and all of Canada’s Atlantic provinces.

(June 7, 2012) -- LVM Resort’s '50s-style diner in Las Vegas recently earned the title of “Dining Pick of the Week” from the Las Vegas Review-Journal. The checkered tile floors, jukebox, booth seating and extensive menu gives RVers at LVM Resort the feel of a truly classic diner from back in the '50s.

(June 7, 2012) -- The Bangor Daily News reports that a jury will decide if attorneys at a local firm were negligent when they negotiated the sale of three Hancock County campgrounds, or if the former owner understood the terms of the deal from the start.