Month: February 2014

(Feb. 20, 2014) -- TriMas Corporation today announced financial results for the year and quarter ended December 31, 2013. Company reports growth in sales of 10% and income of 22% for the year.

Patrick Industries Inc., a major supplier to the recreational vehicle, manufactured housing and industrial markets, reported the best sales and earnings in its history for the fourth quarter, punctuated by record revenue for its full year. Net sales for the fourth quarter, ended Dec. 31, increased $40.5 million, or 38.1%, to $146.6 million from $106.1 [...]

Along with the former Allied Specialty Vehicles Inc. (ASV) towable RV-manufacturing plant that it just purchased on Indiana 19 on the south side of Elkhart, Ind., Thor Industries Inc. also acquired a host of towable brand names once marketed by ASV and its predecessor, Monaco RV, from whom they were purchased last year. Included are [...]

The National Association of Trailer Manufacturers (NATM) will be hosting its 26th Annual Convention & Trade Show in Las Vegas Feb. 26-28. According to a press release, over 150 suppliers for the trailer industry will be showcasing their products and services at this two-day trade show event. The trade show will run Thursday, Feb. 27, [...]

RV Warranty Forever (NWAN Inc.) announced that Bill Plemmons RV World was named as the exclusive dealer in North Carolina’s Raleigh and Winston Salem area. “We are celebrating our 63rd year of business this year, and couldn’t be more excited about adding the RV Warranty Forever program to our long list of reasons for customers to [...]

FOREST CITY, Iowa — RV owners can kick their motorhome lifestyle into high gear with the new Itasca Solei, a luxury diesel pusher at an attractive price, Winnebago Industries announced today. The Solei shows off its muscle with a Freightliner XCS chassis featuring a 340-hp Cummins diesel engine coupled with a six-speed Allison transmission. Its ...

Middlebury, Ind.-based EverGreen Recreational Vehicles LLC announced that its Amped toy hauler has been named a “2014 Best of Show” from RV Pro Magazine. The award was announced in the January issue of the magazine. “We are thrilled that our Amped toy hauler was named Best of Show by RV Pro Magazine,” said EverGreen RV President [...]

(Feb. 20, 2014) -- Seminar topics include the impact the new healthcare reform act will have on campgrounds; marketing to the multi-cultural community; preparing a campground for sale or the next generation; real communication for media marketing; reducing stress and building teamwork.

(Feb. 20, 2014) -- "We are thrilled that our Amped Toy Hauler was named Best of Show," said Boessler. "We knew when we created this travel trailer we had designed something unique. With storage space only found in a fifth-wheel, the Amped is a perfect solution for SUV and pickup owners who prefer conventional towing."

Extending its reputation for “super-duty” construction, Work and Play launched its Catalyst line of fifth-wheel toy haulers at January’s Florida RV Supershow sporting three robust 42-foot floorplans. “For the past two years, Work and Play has been the top-selling travel trailer toy hauler,” said Kevin Finn, general manager for the Goshen, Ind.-based division of Forest [...]