Month: May 2015

(May 21, 2015) -- Horseshoe Bend is a campsite along Beaver Lake, in Arkansas, usually flooded with RV's this time of year, now roads are flooded with six inches of water. More than a dozen campers were there Wednesday, but thanks to mother nature, they must be gone Thursday

The 2015 RV Dealers International Convention/Expo announced four highly rated workshop speakers who have never been featured at the annual event which takes place Nov. 2–6 in Las Vegas. According to a press release, the program is balanced to include newcomers to the convention lineup along with expert RV industry trainers that dealers rely on […]

(May 21, 2015) — Equine Motorcoach and Equine Carriage Trailer are on site at the MayDaze Horse Trials, KDA Spring Warm Up & Annual Dressage Show and the Kentucky Invitational High School Rodeo at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky., this weekend.

(May 20, 2015) -- Get out and enjoy your state and federal parks this summer because when the next financial downturn arrives, which will be in a year or two (probably after the presidential election), the opportunities for people who really fund public recreation sites to actually use them, will be drastically limited for many years.

(May 21, 2015) — Fleetwood RV announced that it’s expanding its dealer network to include a new partnership with Funtime RV, Inc. Funtime RV, Inc. will carry Discovery, Expedition, Excursion, Bounder and Flair products.

(May 21, 2015) — Pacific Coachworks (PCW) (www.pacificcoachworks.com) announced that its year-to-date toy hauler trailer sales in the California market has positioned them No. 1 over all of its competitors in the market, the press release from the organization stated.

(May 21, 2015) — The SEMA Data Co-op (SDC) recently announced the addition of its 1,000th member, now featuring over 385 supplier brands and over 620 data receivers registered in the system.

Workhorse Group Inc. expects to be producing Class A gas motorhome chassis at its Union City, Ind., factory by the end of the year and building ”thousands” by the end of next year. ”We are producing pilots right now and will be in full production in 2016,” Workhorse COO Caimin Flannery told RVBUSINESS.com. Assets of […]

(May 21, 2015) -- This week's guests are Scott and Diane King, the owners of the Springfield Route 66 KOA campground in Missouri. Diane serves on the board of directors of KOA Care Camps, an organization that has raised $8 million since 1984 -- $1 million last year alone -- to help send kids with cancer to camp for a week. Care Camps supports 56 separate campgrounds that provide a camping experience to kids at no cost to their families.

The emissions and efficiency standards for vehicles have been a big success, according to a new analysis by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS). The Union of Concerned Scientists reported that 10% of new passenger cars and trucks sold today already meet standards for 2020 and beyond, and the majority of those are powered by gasoline […]