Month: July 2014

The Go RVing Coalition is once again teaming with Sports Illustrated to provide the magazine’s lead NFL writer Peter King with an RV for his Monday Morning Quarterback (MMQB) Training Camp Tour this summer. RVIA Today Express reported that King along with other Sports Illustrated writers and staffers embarked from New York on July 19 […]

From the exterior, the modest industrial building on County Road 6 in Elkhart, Ind., looks like so many others along that stretch of road: yet another place where Elkhart’s entrepreneurial spirit has caught fire and put people to work. But inside, Chris Welch and his two partners have quietly been gearing up for what they […]

This week’s “RV Capital Talk” segment features an interview with Nexus RV executives and cofounders Claude Donati and Dave Middleton discussing the Elkhart, Ind.-based company’s planned launch of the first diesel pusher motorhome and its factory-direct business model. To view the video click here or scroll to the right side of the RVBUSINESS.com home page.

Total wholesale shipments of all RVs in June this year were reported at 32,809 units, according to the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA) survey of manufacturers, an increase of 6.2% compared to this same month one year earlier.  Towable RVs increased 6.5% on shipments of 29,184 units while motorhome shipments were ahead by 3.7% on […]

  In partnership with LiveNation, Go RVing hosted two interactive RV displays at Jamboree in the Hills, the longest running and most popular country music festival in America held July 17 -20 in Belmont, Ohio. According to a report in RVIA Today Express, the festival, which featured 25 hours of live music from country music […]

A free webinar on dealership inspections will highlight how to avoid citations from OSHA and EPA. 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 live event helps support the Learning Center’s development […]

Supreme Industries Inc. recently reported that second quarter sales and income were up. The Goshen News reported that the company, which makes specialized commercial vehicles, reported its consolidated net sales from continuing operations grew to $71.6 million in the second quarter, which was a 3.8% increase compared with $68.9 million during the second quarter of […]

(July 25, 2014) -- Larry Milks, whose family grew Fantastic Vents from conception to its sale in 2010 is back with a new company and new product. Fabulous Operating Products launched the SAM-1 Range Hood Upgrade Kit that can replace traditional venting systems -- even roof-mounted vents. Then, Kimberly Travaglino, founder of Fulltime Families, talks about how her organization helps younger RVers live their dream of traveling together and roadschooling their children.

(July 25, 2014) -- "Our new SAM-1 Upgrade Kit takes ventilation technology to a new level with half the current draw," said Handy. "On low, SAM-1 is a quiet smoke extractor. On medium and high, its a quiet ventilator with slightly open windows. Customers love the brilliant cooking light and soft night light setting."

The Heart of Oklahoma Exposition Center is hosting the 22nd Annual National African American Recreational Vehicle Association (NAARVA) rally.The rally began Sunday (July 20) and will continue until July 27. The Shawnee News-Star reported that Wendell Simpson of Alabama, the southern regional director for NAARVA, said it is the largest, if not only, African American […]