Month: June 2015

About 425 people from 190 dealerships attended Jayco’s annual dealer gathering, held June 21-24 at the Hyatt Regency and Colorado Convention Center in Denver, which showcased 74 motorized and towable products. Generating considerable buzz at the show was the rollout of the “reimagined” Sprinter-based Melbourne Class C motorhome. The Melbourne was previously built on a Ford E-450 cutaway […]

KING, a leading mobile satellite and RV antenna supplier, has hired Scott Wilken as chief technology officer. According to a release, Wilken brings a wealth of consumer electronic product development and technology management experience to KING, based in Bloomington, Minn. “We couldn’t be more pleased to have Scott join our team,” said Craig Miller, KING president. “He has […]

(June 25, 2015) — Lorain Mayor Chase Ritenauer will be the honorary host of the ribbon-cutting ceremony at Neff Brothers RV (NBRV) Grand Opening on Sat., June 27, 2015.

(June 25, 2015) -- Jeff Crider, a publicist for California Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds, was in Brazil earlier this month and met with Juliana Baraldi, a Sao Paulo-based trade representative for Visit California, the state’s tourism marketing agency.

(June 25, 2015) -- Jobs topped both positive and negative lists, which not only illustrates how top-of-mind jobs are when Americans think about the health of the economy, but also that the jury is still out on whether the job market has improved enough to be considered a boon to the economy, Gallup noted.

(June 25, 2015) -- "There are many exciting new projects already underway, and I look forward to leveraging their clear culture of innovating for the customer to bring even more ideas to life," said Wilken. "King has aggressive growth plans that I am truly looking forward to helping put into action."

(June 25, 2015) -- The campout is co-sponsored by the U.S. Department of the Interior and will celebrate the National Park Service centennial as well as Great Outdoors Month. It will take place in one of the most historic backyards and national parks in the nation—the White House south lawn.

More than three-quarters of RV rental agents report higher rental-related revenue in 2014 and the healthy gains are fueling optimism for the upcoming travel season, according to a spring 2015 survey by the Recreation Vehicle Rental Association (RVRA). According to a press release, almost one-third of RV rental dealers reported revenue increases of 10% to […]

Pittsburgh native Brett R. Randall has been named president and chief executive officer of Columbia Northwest Inc. (CNW), parent company to the A-Liner and Somerset camping trailer brands, officials announced. “We are very excited to have Brett on the CNW team and look forward to the contributions he will make,” said Robert Barmen, board chairman. […]

Building on strong sales and growing market share in the fifth-wheel toy hauler segment, Heartland Recreational Vehicles LLC has broadened its product offerings with the introduction of the Torque Extreme Lite travel trailer series targeting a rapidly growing 1/2-ton pickup market. “Heartland has experienced tremendous growth over the last few years in the fifth-wheel toy […]