Month: December 2014

During the holidays, employees at Pleasant Valley Teardrop Trailers in Sugarcreek, Ohio, were busy moving down the road to their new $2.5 million, 65,000-square-foot manufacturing facility. The extra space is about five times the size of its former 12,000-square-foot plant about a quarter of a mile away. The move came in response to the fifth consecutive […]

Grammy-winning musician and songwriter John Mayer decided he needed the ultimate recreational vehicle. So, according to a report by the Times-Call, he did what any guy with hundreds of thousands of dollars to spare would do — headed to Dacono, Colo., and the folks at EarthRoamer. “I am a proud owner of this most formidable […]

The former New China Super Buffet in Sun City, Ariz. — an eyesore, frequent spot for garbage dumping and occasional home to squatters – is finally going to be cleaned up for good. According to the Daily News-Sun, the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors has approved Phoenix-based Anthem RV’s plan to develop the property as […]

Sales of boats and travel trailers are at some of the highest levels in years as consumers feel better about making discretionary purchases. The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reported that the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) said it expects recreational boat sales were up as much as 7% this year compared with 2013. Furthermore, 2014 retail expenditures […]

New Paris, Ind.-based Better Way Products announced the promotion of two senior executives, according to a press release. Clinton Decker assumes the role of president for the fiberglass products supplier. Decker has been with Better Way since 2001 with responsibilities as sales and customer relations manager, general manager and most recently COO. Patrick Hare, who joined Better […]

The Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA) reported that shipments of park model RVs gained 3.3% in November compared to the previous year. For the month, 253 units were shipped to dealers’ lots versus 245 in 2013. Year-to-date, the park model segment grew 4.4% with 3,520 units shipped over the 11-month period compared with 3,371 a year ago. […]

Consumer Confidence rose in December as Americans embraced more employment opportunities and persistent declines in prices at the gas pump. According to Bloomberg, the Conference Board’s index increased to 92.6 from a revised 91 in November that was stronger than initially estimated, the New York-based private research group said today. A measure of current conditions […]

The South Texas RV SuperSale, hosted annually by the Texas Recreational Vehicle Association (TRVA), is set to get underway Jan. 2-4 at the Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio. Organizers are expecting over 10,000 attendees at this year’s event, which will showcase more than 300 RVs displayed across the expo hall in the expansive Freeman facility. TRVA […]

The Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA) reported that shipments of park model RVs gained 3.3% in November compared to the previous year. For the month, 253 units were shipped to dealers’ lots versus 245 in 2013. Year-to-date, the park model segment grew 4.4% with 3,520 units shipped over the 11-month period compared with 3,371 a year ago. […]

Seffner, Fla.-based Lazydays RV announced that Jeff Dillard has been hired as a sales manager. With nearly 25 years of RV industry sales and management experience, Dillard “will bring strong sales knowledge and longstanding industry awareness to the team at Lazydays,” according to a press release. He will lead one of eight sales teams as […]