Month: November 2014

(Nov. 5, 2014) -- Paul Brady shared with CN Traveler eight interesting places to rent Airstream trailers around the world.

GE Capital, Commercial Distribution Finance (CDF), a leading provider of recreational vehicle dealer financing across North America, is a platinum sponsor of the RV Dealers International Convention and Expo, Nov. 10-14 at Bally’s Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Sponsored by the Recreational Vehicle Dealers Association (RVDA), the event gathers together RV dealers to learn […]

(Nov. 5, 2014) -- The webinar will also cover essential planning strategies, with a discussion on how corporate preparedness can protect a company’s market value and establish financial resilience, regardless of whether the disaster comes in the form of a flood -- or a lawsuit.

Velvac Inc., a manufacturer of vision systems and components for the truck, bus, recreational and specialty vehicle industries, announced that it has acquired the operations and major assets of Qualnetics Corp. According to a press release, the new company will operate under the name of Road-iQ LLC, and will remain based in Bellingham, Wash., led […]

Forest River Inc., a Berkshire Hathaway company, and Thor Industries Inc. today (Nov. 4) announced the establishment of a Community Foundation to be funded jointly and to benefit employees and their families during times of need. The Elkhart, Ind.-based manufacturers reported in a news release that the Forest River/Thor Community Foundation will be jointly funded by […]

Editor’s Note: The following is an article authored by Woodall’s Campground Management Editor Justin Leighty examining efforts to enact new legislature that would define park models as recreational vehicles instead of manufactured housing. WCM is a sister publication to RVBusiness. For the full story click here.  Now that attempts failed to get the U.S. Secretary of […]

(Nov. 5, 2014) -- "Road-iQ’s technical capabilities strengthen Velvac’s ability to bring fundamentally new products, embedded with cutting-edge technology, to the commercial vehicle, RV, and specialty vehicle markets," said Porter.

(Nov. 5, 2014) -- Ontario parks on the Great Lakes are great locations for storm watching, and November is when the fiercest storms often occur, Ontario Parks reported today. Ontario Parks are known for their storm watching vistas on the Great Lakes.

A traveler’s dilemma: Spend $60,000 on a nicely appointed RV, or drop a half-million on one of Bill Swails’ EarthRoamers? For Swails, the answer is a no-brainer. Granted, he could be biased. But, according to a report by the Denver Post, the founder of Colorado-based EarthRoamer says there’s absolutely nothing like the experience of traveling in his […]

Columbia Northwest Inc., a Pennsylvania-based manufacturer of Aliner and Somerset camping trailers has announced the appointment of Little Guy Trailers in San Diego as the Southern California retailer for its  Somerset brand of folding tent trailers. According to a press release, the dealership specializes in premium lightweight trailers.  “We are absolutely delighted to have Little Guy Trailers representing […]