Month: April 2014

(April 16, 2014) -- Last week, RVillage.com rolled out some improvements to its newly launched site. The RV social networking site officially opened March 12 in "beta" mode, meaning that developers asked users to submit ideas on how to improve the site.

(April 16, 2014) -- Bill Thomas Camper Sales of Wentzville, Mo, made a $5,000 gift to the Mike Molino RV Learning Center, bringing the dealership’s lifetime contributions to $31,000, the RV Dealers Association announced today.

(April 16, 2014) -- The solid increase in overall industrial output pushed the March capacity utilization rate up to 79.2 percent from 78.8 percent in February (previously reported as 78.4 percent). This marked the highest rate of capacity utilization since June 2008, said Josh Nye, an RBC economist.

(April 16, 2014) -- A supplier of maintenance, repair and operations products to property owners and managers, HD Supply Facilities Maintenance has 43 distribution centers, a fleet of more than 700 delivery vehicles and 27,000 items in stock.

Following up on a March board decision, the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA) has begun setting up a regional office in a sedate, one-level office complex near the intersection of County Road 17 and Middlebury Street on the east side of the RV-building center of Elkhart, Ind. In fact, RVIA staff members are on site […]

Cruise Inn, a newly launched membership network of campgrounds and RV parks, announced that HD Supply Facilities Maintenance is the latest addition to its group of preferred vendors. “An attractive part of Cruise Inn’s innovative membership model is its preferred vendor program,” said Cruise Inn Brand Manager Kristen Fandrey in a press release. “Park owners […]

The National Automobile Dealers Association’s (NADA) program for dealerships to establish a fixed rate for dealer reserve was strongly endorsed by legal experts at the Automotive Resource Network conference here this week, according to a report by Automotive News. “It would not surprise me if the finance source starts requiring you [dealers] to include this,” […]

Bill Thomas Camper Sales of Wentzville, Mo., made a $5,000 gift to the Mike Molino RV Learning Center, bringing the dealership’s lifetime contributions to $31,000. According to a press release, the gift will fund the ongoing work of the Learning Center to deliver an array of high quality programs, products and services to help dealers […]

(April 16, 2014) -- "There is no fear when you are ready for whatever comes next. Fear is like quicksand; once it grabs you, it can hold you, it can pull you down, and it’s hard to get out of its grip," said Sobel. "Salespeople who go on losing streaks will easily identify with this quicksand feeling."

Middlebury, Ind.-based Jayco Inc. announced a reorganization that will provide greater hands-on roles for Chairman Wilbur Bontrager and Derald Bontrager, president and CEO. “The new leadership structure will provide greater autonomy for our four operating divisions; Jayco Towables, Jayco Motorhome Group, Starcraft, and newly formed Highland Ridge RV which produces the Open Range family of […]