Month: January 2015

Drivers paid an average of $2.2021 a gallon for regular gasoline at U.S. pumps last week, the lowest level for this time of year since 2009, according to Lundberg Survey Inc. As reported by the Chicago Tribune, prices dropped 26.92 cents in the three-week period to Jan. 9 and are $1.14 a gallon below year-ago […]

Grasshaven Outdoor, a supplier of premier RV housewares, announced the addition of Tennessee RV Sales & Service to its dealer network. According to a press release, the Knoxville-based dealership displays Grasshaven’s signature product kiosk in its store and also during last weekend’s Knoxville RV Supershow at the Sevierville Convention Center in Sevierville.  With a location visible through […]

TriMas Corp. today (Jan. 12) announced Bob Zalupski as the company’s new CFO, effective immediately. According to a news release, the announcement follows the previously announced plan to spin off its Cequent businesses, which is expected to occur in mid-2015. Zalupski currently serves as TriMas’ vice president of finance, corporate development and treasurer. “I am pleased […]

(Jan. 12, 2015) — The Mogo Freedom proves less is more with the design of its Mogo, the company said in a press release. The flexible space allows outdoor enthusiasts to enjoy camping.

Automakers sold more cars and trucks to U.S. buyers in the last two months than in any other November and December in history. Automotive News reported that entering its sixth consecutive year of growth, the market could top 17 million units for the first time since 2001. If that weren’t enough, an improving economy, plunging gasoline […]

Sales of new-model full-size commercial vans rose more than 11% in 2014 as several manufacturers transitioned to European-style vans and phased out less fuel-efficient models. Truckinginfo.com reported that total sales rose to 288,378 units for 2014, an 11.4%  increase from the 258,823 units sold the prior year. Full-size vans have been in growth trend, increasing […]

(Jan. 12, 2015) — Driving Expo 2015, a website dedicated to open air tourists that visit Italy during the six months of Expo 2015, will provide information and assistance for RV owners visiting for the event.

It’s no secret that RV manufacturers in a strong growth market have been scrambling lately to acquire real estate and facilities in an effort to add production capacity at a pretty impressive rate – a prime example of which is the new 185,000-square-foot, Jayco Motorhome Group plant currently nearing completion on the southwest side of […]

The U.S. car industry is booming once more, and the gloom – and then brittle optimism – that once permeated the Detroit Auto Show has faded into a more relaxed confidence. BBC News reported that sales at the so-called Detroit big three – Ford, General Motors and Chrysler (now owned by the Italian firm Fiat) – […]

(Jan. 12, 2015) -- Firefighters worked to extinguish a pop-up camper that was set on fire by an employee in Grand Junction, Colo., after the Mesa County Landfill refused to accept it.