Month: August 2015

The RV Dealers International Convention/Expo will be holding a special mini rental school on Nov. 3 featuring two experienced operators who will discuss what it takes to create, or improve, a rental program. As reported in RV Executive Today Online, the extended session, offered by the RV Rental Association (RVRA) and MBA RV Rental School, will […]

With the Class of 2015 inducted into the RV/MH Hall of Fame (Hall) earlier this month, the Hall’s staff has turned its focus to nominations for the Class of 2016. “The deadline for nominations for the Class of 2016 is Oct. 31, so we are encouraging all those who plan to nominate a candidate to […]

Ontario-based Campkin’s RV Centre has grown its YouTube presence, increasing the number of product reviews, trailer walk-throughs, FAQ videos and factory tours. With more than 100,000 views on its YouTube Channel to date, President Brad Campkin is intent on launching new videos every day. “Videos are the only way to bring our products to life on the web, […]

More than 100 dealer personnel recently traveled to Alabama for the 2015 Tiffin Motorhomes Inc. Dealer Meeting, held Aug. 10-11 at the Marriot Shoals Resort & Spa in Florence. Tiffin President Bob Tiffen addressed attendees during the meeting which included a tour of the manufacturer’s campus in Red Bay along with the introduction of three new models, one […]

When Arizona businessman Dave Napp wants to shatter all the stereotypes of trailer parks, he piles skeptics into a golf cart and takes them on a tour of this sprawling Lake Erie community south of Niagara Falls. As reported by the Toronto Star, Napp whizzes them along the sandy shoreline that has drawn day campers […]

Rick Stotler has only owned a recreational vehicle for six months, and he’s already hooked. “I fell in love with ‘RVing’ really fast,” says the Penn Hills, Pa., resident. As reported by the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, the retired truck driver, who is single, had been contemplating buying a home in Florida. “But I’ve always been intrigued […]

It just got another step easier and more convenient to earn technician certification. According to a report in RV Executive Today Online, all of the career ladder certification tests are now available through the online proctor service called ProctorU. This live online service allows technicians to take a certification test from any comfortable location, using […]

It’s travel season, and sales at Safford RV are almost back to pre-recession levels. Fredericksburg.com reported that staff at the Thornburg, Va., dealership have been selling two to three travel trailers and motor homes a day. Over a recent weekend, they had contracts on 17. “It’s buyer confidence,” said sales manager Mike Richards. “This is […]

Mark Bowersox, executive director of the Indiana Manufactured Housing Association-Recreation Vehicle Indiana Council (IMHA-RVIC), has resigned his position effective Sept. 5, announced association President Ken Eckstein. Bowersox, who has been with IMHA-RVIC for more than 12 years, is leaving IMHA-RVIC to take a position with the Manufactured Housing Institute. “Mark certainly leaves the association in […]

(Aug. 14, 2015) — RVDA’s annual and confidential Dealer Satisfaction Index survey measures dealers’ attitudes on vehicle reliability and quality, parts support, dealership warranty support, and price/value of RVs with sales territory protection. Participate today by taking the online DSI survey.