Month: July 2014

A lengthy Edmonton Police Service investigation into a travel trailer theft ring has led to 95 charges against three men, including a former Edmonton man who masterminded one of the largest Internet-based frauds in history. The Edmonton Journal reported that Kelly Yates, 50, Alyn Waage, 67, and Donald White, 56, face charges, including trafficking in […]

(July 17, 2014) -- Recreation vehicle industry officials told said the backlog of thousands of new RVs sitting in northern Indiana lots has lessened as companies have found more delivery drivers.

(July 17, 2014) -- Dodge City, Kan.'s core redevelopment project south of Wyatt Earp Boulevard will likely include an antique mall, a 3,000-seat amphitheater and a 6-acre to 8-acre recreational vehicle campground along with the previously reported restaurant, hotel and water park.

(July 17, 2014) -- Patrick Industries, a manufacturer and distributor of building and component products for the recreational vehicle, manufactured housing and industrial markets, expects to release its second quarter 2014 financial results before the market opens on Tuesday, July 29, 2014.

(July 17, 2014) -- TriMas Corporation, headquartered in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., a manufacturer of engineered and applied products, announced today that it will host its second quarter earnings conference call on Thursday, July 31, 2014.

(July 17, 2014) -- The University of Iowa Mobile Museum will visit the Winnebago Grand National Rally in Forest City today as part of an extended trip across northern Iowa.

(July 17, 2014) -- Cummins Inc. plans to pick a proposal from one of three New York-based architecture firms vying to design its global distribution headquarters downtown Indianapolis.

(July 17, 2014) -- The percentage of Americans saying now is a good time to find a quality job is increasing, and has reached levels not seen since the very beginning of the recession. While the percentage is still much lower than what was typically seen in the years right before the recession, the higher percentage is a promising sign for the U.S. economy, Gallup noted.

The 2014 Jamboree in the Hills country music festival starts today (July 17), and the industry’s national Go RVing marketing campaign has a strong presence at the event. For over 36 years, more than 100,000 fans have flocked annually to the rolling hills of east-central Ohio near the community of Belmont to take part in […]

Editor’s Note: The following column, authored by Recreation Vehicle Dealers Association (RVDA) President Phil Ingrassia and appearing in the July issue of RV Executive Today, offers a look into how dealers gauge demand for RVs. One of the things I most admire about RV dealers is their ability to gauge the demand for RVs in their market […]