Month: January 2015

(Jan. 26, 2015) -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District at West Point Project announced today that prescribed burns will start. Campgrounds included are R. Shaefer Heard Campground, Whitetail Ridge and Holiday Campground, and Amity Campground.

(Jan. 26, 2015) -- Candidate must be able to achieve and maintain a high level of production while maintaining top quality workmanship from the service tech and advisor team in a very busy shop and profitable shop.

Based on input from its dealer body, Peru, Ind.-based Riverside Travel Trailer is starting 2015 with a totally revamped look. “We test marketed the angled metal siding this past fall and it was a huge hit with our dealers,” said Sales Manager Jerry Sell in a press release. “Now we have taken it to the next level […]

Consumers were drawn to the wide variety of RVs on display during the RV and Outdoor Sports show at the Civic Center in Mankato, Minn., as participating dealers enjoyed strong sales. “We’re very optimistic it’s going to be a great year,” said Lisa Keepers of Keepers RV in Mankato. The Mankato Free Press reported that Kimberly Kroubetz, […]

(Jan. 26, 2015) — Bob and Amy Martin have made a personal donation of $5,000 to the Mike Molino RV Learning Center.

One of the more prolific towable manufacturers in the RV industry, EverGreen Recreational Vehicles LLC pushes the envelope in RV design on a regular basis. So when the Middlebury, Ind., OEM released its first motorized entry, it was a sure bet the all-new Imperial Class B wouldn’t be a “me too” design. Designed in concert […]

Total wholesale shipments to retailers of all RVs surged to 26,736 units in the December survey of manufacturers, soaring 23.3% greater than the final month last year. This was the largest December total in nine years dating back to 2005. Seasonally adjusted, the December 2014 total reached an annualized rate of more than 375,000 units. […]

(Jan. 26, 2015) -- Improvements to San Mateo County, Calif.'s, Francis Campground at Half Moon Bay State Beach, are getting a late start but the project should be done in four months.

Bob and Amy Martin made a $5,000 personal donation to the Mike Molino RV Learning Center in December. According to a press release, Martin is the president and CEO of Thor Industries Inc., the sole owner of operating subsidiaries that, combined, represent one of the world’s largest manufacturers of RVs. “Bob Martin’s generous year-end donation […]

Dealers expect 2015 to be another good year, though perhaps not quite as good as 2014. They headed to San Francisco for the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) convention after just having closed the books on what was, for almost all of them, a profitable 2014 — notably, even in the new-car department. Looking ahead, […]