Month: April 2014

(April 29, 2014) -- Campers are being warned to be wary of packs of mating dingoes roaming across central Australia and popular campsites.

(April 29, 2014) -- Nearly 13,000 people pitched a tent or unrolled a swag in Queensland, Australia’s national parks and state forests over the ANZAC weekend, providing a massive tourism boost to regional areas.

(April 29, 2014) -- The Boys & Girls Club of the Wisconsin Rapids Area is raffling off a 2014 Flagstaff Camper by Forest River. The camper was generously donated by Greeneway RV Sales & Service and Flagstaff by Forest River.

(April 29, 2014) -- The annual Drover’s Campfire at Boggabri was a roaring success with Mother Nature smiling kindly on the popular event and a record 502 caravans, motorhomes and camper trailers camping out at Boggabri, Australia Showground

Bloomfield, Mich.-based TriMas Corp., parent to Cequent Performance Products, reported record net sales for its first quarter, ended March 31. Revenue during the period grew to $367.7 million, an increase of 8.9% compared to first quarter 2013. Net income attributable to TriMas totaled $18.6 million, or $0.41 per diluted share, as compared to income of […]

Engine maker Cummins Inc. today (April 29) reported an increase in net income and sales for its first quarter, ended March 30. First quarter revenue of $4.4 billion increased 12% from the same quarter in 2013. The increase year-over-year was driven by stronger demand in on-highway markets and distributor acquisitions in North America. Revenues in North […]

(April 29, 2014) -- “We are very excited to be celebrating 40 years of serving the RV industry of Texas and we look forward to 40 more years of growing and expanding our services to our members," said Campos.

A letter distributed Monday (April 28) to Jayco Inc. dealers and obtained by RVBUSINESS.com confirms that 42-year-old Kevin Combs, product director for Middlebury, Ind.-based Jayco Inc., died early Saturday morning. Combs, who oversaw product design for Jayco’s toy hauler division, was killed in a car accident in South Bend. According to a report in the South […]

(April 29, 2014) -- Mini camper owners, dubbed Runaways, gathered in Silver Springs State Park in Ocala, Fla. for a two-day meet organized through Runaway owners Facebook page.

(April 28, 2014) -- Greenacres Camping of North Wootton, near Shepton Mallet, England has been named Small Campsite of the Year by the AA and awarded Gold Pennant grading.