Month: January 2015

(Jan. 20, 2015) -- Bob Fuston, of Fountain, Colo., a former heavy line mechanic and street rod airbrush artist, now is now retired and creates dog-sized RVs identical to the owner's RV.

(Jan. 20, 2015) -- A camper trailer fire in Morehead, Ky., claimed the life of Gary Phillip and left his brother, Ollie Brickles, injured.

Trial began Monday (Jan. 19) for the daughter and former son-in-law of a Millet, Canada, farmer convicted in Alberta’s largest ever RV fraud scheme. The Edmonton Journal reported that Rebekah Donszelmann, 33, and Steven Weeres, 55, are accused of fraud over $5,000 and theft over $5,000 related to two cases involving Leisure RV, a Millet-area motorhome […]

Looking to expand beyond its RV manufacturing base, Winnebago Industries Inc. has launched Winnebago RV Insurance, Winnebago Premium Roadside Assistance and Winnebago Tire & Wheel Protection. In conjunction with Farm and City Insurance Services (FCIS), Winnebago RV Insurance offers a wide complement of coverage, from RV to personal insurance plans.  The Premium Roadside Assistance and […]

Kitchen, Ontario-based Class B builder Roadtrek Motorhomes Inc. announced record sales during last week’s Florida RV Supershow, held Jan. 14-18 at the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa. “We had an extremely strong show with all of our products, from our more traditional Chevy-based 190 Popular to our entire line of Sprinter-based models and our newest model […]

Editor’s Note: The following is a “Guest View” column by Gregg Fore appearing in the January/February issue of RVBusiness magazine addressing a perceived push by print media and community leaders in the Elkhart, Ind., area for economic diversity – arguably at the expense of the RV industry. Fore is president of Elkhart-based Dicor Corp., an integral supplier […]

If Elkhart County, Ind., was the symbol of the recession, then Ed Neufeldt became the face of the unemployed worker. According to an NPR report, Neufeldt introduced President Obama at a town hall meeting at Concord High School in February 2009. It was Obama’s first big trip in office. At the time, Elkhart had the dubious […]

Data reported by the California Recreation Vehicle Dealers Association (CalRVDA) for 2014 year-end RV dealer rankings indicate that Mike Thompson’s RV was the state’s top-selling retailer. According to a press release, the Southern California dealer ranked No. 1 in motorhome, trailer and overall sales, leading the Class A, Class and Class C motorized segments along with fifth-wheels, travel trailers and […]

(Jan. 19, 2015) -- Entegra Coach is recalling certain model year 2015 Aspire motorhomes manufactured July 14 to Oct. 29 and equipped with certain Latitude awnings manufactured by Carefree of Colorado.

Forest City, Iowa-based Winnebago Industries Inc. announced today (Jan. 19) the launch of a new Winnebago RV Insurance offering. In conjunction with Farm and City Insurance Services (FCIS), Winnebago RV Insurance offers a wide complement of coverage. From RV to personal insurance plans, the program is designed to provide all of the coverages and services needed to […]