Month: May 2015

(May 8, 2015) -- This is Motley's second appearance on RV Industry News. Last time he focused on service center operations. In this interview, Motley switches gears and focuses on one of his pet peeves -- dealers who do not ensure that RVs, especially used units, are properly set up in "sale ready" condition. It's a situation he thinks costs dealers dearly in terms of missed sales and lowered reputations. As an industry trainer, Motley has talked about his issues with RV dealers for years at various conferences. However, as more discerning buyers arrive on RV sales lots, they are expecting to view RVs without defect and missing parts.

(May 8, 2015) -- Voters in the Buffalo Chip Campground area near Sturgis, S.D., have voted unanimously to make their community South Dakota's newest city.

(May 8, 2015) -- Republican leaders of the Legislature’s budget committee voted Thursday to increase state park fees for visitors to levels higher than the increases proposed by Gov. Scott Walker.

(May 8, 2015) -- On Tuesday, May 5, at approximately 7:00 p.m., The Sierra County Sheriff's Office received a report that a 41 year old man along with his 5 year old son and 3 year old daughter were overdue in returning to their Alameda County home from a camping trip to Sierra County with other family members.

(May 8, 2015) -- "The mission of the third annual RV Industry Power Breakfast hasn't changed since it's inception," said Goldenberg. "We bring together the industry's current and future leadership on the brink of another summer season to break bread with colleagues and competitors and share common ground."

Atwood Mobile Products LLC will invest $3.2 million to expand its manufacturing facility in Greenbrier, Tenn., state and local officials announced today (May 8) . According to a release from the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development, the expansion will create 178 jobs over the next three years. Atwood Mobile, acquired by the Dometic Group […]

(May 8, 2015) -- These camper beds would be fun for anyone, not just children. They are sleek, offer storage, and look like a teardrop trailer.

(May 8, 2015) -- Debbie Suh of Ledford reported Tuesday a white Viking pop up camper stolen from her Ledford residence. Deputies located the camper on Union Grove Road 1/4 mile east of state Route 34 Monday in Saline County, Ill.

(May 8, 2015) -- Students at the Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders spent months renovating an old trailer so their teachers could have a place on campus to call their own.

Among a number of fresh features, floorplans and innovations, Newmar Corp. introduced its new STAR Foundation Thursday (May 7) during the second of its three-day dealer event at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville, Tenn. Billed as “Newmar & You: Blazing a New Trail,” the conference attracted all but five of the Nappanee, […]