Month: October 2013

Thor Industries Inc. today (Oct. 31) announced that, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, it has acquired the net assets of specialty trailer manufacturer Bison Coach from an operating unit of Navistar Inc. The purchase price, which will be paid in cash, is approximately $16.7 million, subject to post-closing adjustments. “We are pleased to welcome Bison Coach [...]

(Oct. 31, 2013) -- "Those dealers we have done business with in the past are in the process of reordering units, and some have already reordered three or four times," said Gronberg. "Our new dealers are coming on board and quickly learning about what we are and the value proposition we bring them when it comes to buying quality inventory."

(Oct. 31, 2013) -- Go RVing teamed with Sports Illustrated to provide King with a Jayco Precept Type A motorhome for his Monday Morning Quarterback (MMQB) Training Camp Tour this summer. He and other Sports Illustrated writers and staffers enjoyed a three-week RV odyssey that visited 19 training camp sites. Along the way, King and other writers wrote and blogged about their RV adventures in addition to their normal football reporting on the widely-read MMQB.com site

(Oct. 31, 2013) -- Show attendees have until Nov. 8 to submit requests for show credentials and have the badges mailed to them. Attendees submitting their badge requests after Nov. 8 but before Nov. 18 will be able to pick up their badges at the show. After Nov. 18, attendees will need to register on site.

(Oct. 31, 2013) -- Higgenbotham Auctioneers, in cooperation with NAI Horizon, has announced the auction of the Turquoise Valley Golf Course, Restaurant & RV Park at 11 a.m. (MST) on Saturday, Nov. 16, at 1794 W. Newell St., Naco, AZ.

(Oct. 31, 2013) -- Campers and other visitors lined up Friday and Saturday for Astoria/Warrenton/Seaside KOA's Haunted Toy Factory. The Daily Astorian says they left behind more than 1,700 pounds of food for Clatsop Community Action’s Regional Food Bank and more than $1,300 for the Kid Care Camp.

(Oct. 31, 2013) -- "Our goal at Mike Thompson RV really is what our advertising message delivers. We don't want our customers to miss a moment of enjoying life. This new Class A product could not make it any easier," said Rosenbaum.

(Oct. 31, 2013) -- A group of youths who converged on Briar's Gully campground at Lake Benmore over Labor Day Weekend have cost the Waimate District Council $4,000 in damages, reports Stuff.co.nz.

The Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA) reports that pre-registration for the National RV Trade Show is going strong, and hotels in Louisville, Ky., are experiencing strong demand for accommodations. With the show fast approaching, RVIA is reminding industry members about important preregistration, registration and badge pickup information, according to a report in RVIA Today. Show [...]

(Oct. 31, 2013) -- Lafayette loves being a boomtown, but hasn’t quite figured out what to do with the people who build that boom, writes The Daily Advertiser.