Month: February 2016

(Feb. 24, 2016) -- According to the Kendall County, Ill., Sheriff’s Office, a man was found at around 4:43 a.m. after a deputy on patrol in the area of Fox Road and Fox River Drive in unincorporated Plano found a pickup truck parked on the west end of the Cedar Ridge Primitive Campground.

Eugene, Ore.-based Industrial Finishes & Systems Inc., a distributor of recreational vehicle paint, equipment and supplies, announced the addition of Craig Floyd as general manager of the company’s RV division. According to a press release, Floyd comes to Industrial Finishes & Systems with a 25-year background in the recreational vehicle and marine industries. Most recently, he […]

(Feb. 24, 2016) -- The Cape Breton Regional Municipality will schedule a public hearing on a request to turn over a former campground site in Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, to a group working to develop a visitor experience centre.

(Feb. 24, 2016) -- The Devils Lake, N.D., Police Department reports that Lake Region RV had several of their campers broken into over the weekend.

(Feb. 24, 2016) -- St. James Parish authorities have confirmed that two people died Feb. 23 after a tornado hit the Sugar Hill RV Park in Convent, La.

(Feb. 24, 2016) -- When sudden back problems forced an elderly couple to stop camping, they assumed a dealer would do a better job of selling their barely used trailer than they could, which is why they agreed to consign it in Seattle, Wash.

Lippert Components Inc. (LCI) announced it has entered into an agreement with A.M.S. Global Inc. providing the Elkhart, Ind.-based supplier with the exclusive rights to manufacture, sell and distribute the Awnbrella awning canopy support system. “We are always on the lookout for excellent accessories to improve the RV lifestyle and complement our existing line of products,” […]

(Feb. 23, 2016) — What’s the difference between an employee and an independent contractor? If you don’t know, it’s important to find out because these are separate categories classified under labor law. A free webinar from the Mike Molino RV Learning Center Feb. 25, at noon ET, will explain the difference and share ways to protect your company from making costly errors.

According to a poll that was recently conducted by the National Sleep Foundation, a full 60% of Americans have driven while they were feeling sleepy at least once in their lives. In response Rear View Safety has introduced the Vuemate RVS-330 Driver Fatigue Monitoring System. According to a press release, the Vuemate RVS-330 uses the […]

Determining the differences between an employee and an independent contractor will be the focus of a free webinar presented by the Mike Molino RV Learning Center and conducted by strategic partner KPA. According to a press release, the session will be held Feb. 25 at noon EST. To register for the webinar click here. KPA HR expert […]