Month: May 2015

(May 28, 2015) -- Wednesday night a driver leaving a gas station lost control and crashed into a fifth wheel camper at Tower Campground in Sioux Falls, S.D.

(May 28, 2015) -- Lippert Components is sponsoring Qchair’s Traveler as the not-for-profit’s executive director David Sherrer sets out on a four-year solo RV trip across the United States and Canada to advance travel accessibility for people with disabilities.

(May 28, 2015) — ARC Representation and RV Improvement Systems, a unit of Stalwart Design & Development LLC, announced that they are joining forces to help RV dealers increase sales of high performance trailer suspension products.

The first guest is Tim Sullivan, the interim CEO of Allied Specialty Vehicles. He address concerns about the direction of the company following the sudden and immediate retirement of former CEO John Draheim and the announcement that the company had laid off several dozen people at its motorhome production facility. Next up is Caimin Flannery, the chief operations officer for Workhorse, which announced its re-entry into the motorhome chassis market. He addresses up front the idea that Workhorse is a company that jumps in and out of the RV market.

As campers bring more and more electronics with them — whether in tents or in RVs — and as RV designs allow campers to bring more of the comforts of home to campgrounds, the need for reliable electrical service today has grown into a business imperative. “I’m of the belief that having your park with […]

(May 28, 2015) — Lance Camper Manufacturing Corporation has added Jim Waters to the Lance Marketing Staff as marketing coordinator. Waters is a recent graduate of California State University, Northridge, with a degree in Journalism.

(May 28, 2015) -- NADAguides.com announced Wednesday it has added various tools for motorcycles, RVs and boats, among others, to its mobile site. The tools will include access to pricing, specifications and other various tools for these other types of vehicles.

(May 28, 2015) -- A proposed Sawyer County, Wis., zoning ordinance definition for “park model trailers” was revised to remove a condition that would have restricted the number of PMTs in licensed campgrounds, but was sent to the Zoning Committee with another condition preventing their use on private property.

ARC Representation and RV Improvement Systems (RVIS), a unit of Stalwart Design & Development LLC, announced they are joining forces to help RV dealers increase sales of high performance trailer suspension products. “ARC is excited about the growth potential in this important segment of the market,” said Raymond Padgett, managing partner at ARC Representation. “Travel […]

Genesis Products, an Elkhart, Ind.-based supplier of laminated panels and interior components, continues to build and refine its product portfolio with the acquisition of Welformed Materials. Welformed, established in Elkhart in 2014 by Chris Welch and two co-founders, utilizes a proprietary forming and molding process to transform raw materials into premium grade composite products. Genesis President […]