Month: February 2014

(Feb. 19, 2014) -- The NATM trade show will be held at the South Point Hotel, Casino and Spa Pavilion, located at 9777 Las Vegas Blvd. South in Las Vegas. Other activities include a golf tournament, educational workshops discussing pertinent issues in the trailer industry and networking and social events.

(Feb. 19, 2014) -- Participants can learn the expectations of regulators from OSHA, DOT and EPA. Safety engineer Chuck Elliott, from KPA, will help dealers see how understanding regulators’ goals and objectives can be useful in creating an effective compliance program.

Thor Industries Inc. today (Feb. 18) announced an expansion of production capacity for its motorhomes through an agreement to purchase a 220,000-square-foot facility located in Elkhart, Ind., formerly used to produce Monaco towable recreational vehicles and owned by Allied Specialty Vehicles Inc. According to a press release, the additional production capacity will be used to meet [...]

AmeriGO RV Club, the newest RV consumer organization in the RV industry launched in August 2013, today (Feb.19) announced the addition of five new RV dealers to its coast-to-coast RV dealership network. “As we continue to evolve, we are thrilled to introduce these highly respected and high quality dealerships to our ever-growing RV dealership network [...]

(Feb. 19, 2014) -- An open house will be held in honor of Harlan Rodberg who will mark 50 years as an employee of Winnebago Industries on Feb. 24. The company is only 56 years old.

(Feb. 19, 2014) -- Yellowstone Holiday RV Campground & Marina is pleased to announce that they will now begin taking reservations for the 2014 season which runs Memorial Day to Labor Day.

(Feb. 19, 2014) -- The Michigan House has voted to let off-road recreation vehicle drivers go without a crash helmet and protective glasses on their own private property.

(Feb. 19, 2014) -- Thor Industries Inc. has said strong demand for motorhomes has led the company to expand production capacity with the purchase of a Indiana facility that was previously used to produce Monaco vehicles.

Dealers are invited to a free webinar on Thursday (Feb. 20) at noon EST to explore what safety regulators expect from dealerships. According to a press release, the webinar is provided to dealers by the Mike Molino RV Learning Center through a partnership with online marketing firm KPA. RV dealers’ participation in the free, live event [...]

(Feb. 19, 2014) -- The average motor coach, which combines the vehicle and living quarters, costs $100,000. And you want to be prepared for sales tax, insurance, gas prices and more.