Month: March 2014

(March 4, 2014) -- Janet Dowling and her husband, Bill, are looking to buy a 28-foot "R-Pod" style trailer to start their dreams of traveling the county in their mini home.

The National Association of Trailer Manufacturers’ (NATM) 26th Annual Convention & Trade Show last week (Feb. 26-28) at the South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa Pavilion in Las Vegas generated an increase in terms of sponsorships, exhibitors, trailer manufacturing attendees and workshop registrants, the Topeka, Kan.-based trade association for commercial and cargo trailers reports. Over [...]

(March 4, 2014) -- Petersen explained that buy here, pay here dealers will often go to great lengths to ensure a positive customer experience, including spending their own money to repair customers’ vehicles.

Middlebury, Ind.-based EverGreen Recreational Vehicles LLC announced that Jack Snyder has been appointed regional sales manager of the Sun Valley, i-Go, Ascend and Amped travel trailer lines. According to a press release, Snyder will oversee all product sales development in the western states of New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, California, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho and Washington. He will [...]

(March 4, 2014) -- Confidence fell to -35 during the government shutdown in October 2013, the lowest level since 2011. The index's recovery now puts it within nine points of the monthly high of -7 since 2008, when Gallup began tracking economic confidence daily.

Winnebago Industries Inc. announced the promotion of Jay Swearingen to the position of motorhome training manager. According to a press release, Swearingen will conduct all motorhome product training activities including, planning and implementation of regional training seminars and the development of product training materials for district sales managers and dealer sales personnel. Swearingen began his [...]

(March 4, 2014) -- Crawford will discuss hazardous waste operations relative to dealership facilities, including how to determine if a waste is hazardous and ways to correctly contain and dispose of waste. She will also cover the necessary paperwork to be maintained.

(March 4, 2014) -- A man and his two sons were snow camping when they heard a frantic bark from a stranded dog miles away from home.

A decade ago, the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter was an outlier in the U.S. van market, as the Ford E-Series and Chevrolet Express dominated the segment. But the Sprinter gained a lot of fans with its capacious cargo capacity and fuel-efficient diesel powertrains. Fast-forward to today and there are a lot of similar-looking and similarly configured competitors. [...]

(March 4, 2014) -- The 42 New Hampshire Camping & RV Show will be held March 7-9 at the Hampshire Dome. More than 50 campground owners will have a booth set up to take reservations.