Month: July 2014

For 12 years running, the Northwood RV Owner’s Association (NROA) hosted its annual rally at Eagle’s Hot Lake RV Park in La Grande, Ore. – home of Northwood Manufacturing Inc. According to a press release, the event ran June 17-21.  Northwood again helped host the annual rally that brings together active RVers who own Northwood-brand RVs. The event […]

Winnebago Industries Inc. has named Jamie Sorenson to the position of director of specialty vehicles. According to a press release, Sorenson is responsible for the Metro transit bus and commercial vehicle production. Sorenson, 43, joins Winnebago with a comprehensive background in emergency vehicle services, fire supply, emergency management, custom farm field operations, sheet metal fabrication and over-the-road trucking. […]

California needs to completely make over the way it pays and cares for its state parks, according to a state commission reviewing a park system it says is in severe crises. According to a Los Angeles Times report, the 12-person commission issued a preliminary report calling for an “internal transformational team” to develop a new […]

Winnebago Industries Inc. announced the premiere of the 2014 WIT Club Grand National Rally video “Happy!”  Produced by WIT Club members, the four minute music video is set to Pharrell Williams hit song “Happy.” To view the video click here or scroll down the right side of the RVBUSINESS.com home page. “I’ve worked at Winnebago for 15 years and, […]

Parts and service professionals can learn new ways to increase profitability, provide top-notch service, and boost productivity at the 2014 RV Dealers International Convention/Expo, slated for Nov. 10-14 at Bally’s in Las Vegas. According to a report on RV Executive Today Online, this year’s convention has parts and service tracks with workshops offering proven methods for […]

Consumer confidence and GDP numbers are one way to gauge the direction of the economy. Another is to count how many recreational vehicles leave the Winnebago plant in Forest City, Iowa. The Des Moines Register reported that RV sales are “a great indicator of the health of consumers if they are willing to spend 70, 80 grand […]

EverGreen Recreational Vehicles LLC announced that Tonia Conley has joined its customer service and parts center team. According to a press release, Conley will serve as a parts writer for Middlebury, Ind.-based EverGreen. Most recently she worked as a senior retail customer service representative for a large RV manufacturer. “Acquiring the new customer service and parts center is […]

  Magellan announced the availability of its RoadMate RV9490T-LMB, an RV GPS navigator with smartphone and cloud technology integration. The Magellan RoadMate RV9490T-LMB features a 7-inch HD glass capacitive touch screen and sleek tablet design for greater clarity and enhanced responsiveness. With the powerful Android OS, navigation software calculates and responds quickly to commands. Built-in […]

Dexter Axle Co., a leading manufacturer of trailer axles and trailer brakes for over 50 years, announced the launch of the Dexter Sway Control system (DSC). According to a press release, the DSC system is a critical safety item to stabilize the sway of a trailer or RV by continuously monitoring trailer yaw – the side-to-side movement, […]

California needs to completely make over the way it pays and cares for its state parks, according to a state commission reviewing a park system it says is in severe crises. According to a Los Angeles Times report, the 12-person commission issued a preliminary report calling for an “internal transformational team” to develop a new […]