Month: March 2016

The Recreational Vehicle Aftermarket Association (RVAA) will be hosting a free dealer training webinar from noon to 1 p.m. CST on April 5. To register click here. Brian Roba, vice president of sales and marketing for JR Products/Fairview Fittings, and Product Manager Andrew Ridge will be discussing LP gas. Topics covered include: • Btu capacity […]

(March 10, 2016) — Earlier this week, CellTuck released to their clients their newest mobile updates. Now when visiting a client site, the visitor has the option of clicking the ‘text us now’ button and sending a message.

(March 10, 2016) — Winnebago Industries will issue an advisory release and host a conference call on March 24. The company plans to issue an advisory release before the market opens on March 24, notifying the public that a complete and full-text press release discussing the results for the company's second quarter ended Feb. 27.

(March 10, 2016) — Grand Rapids-based Statistical Surveys, Inc., posted 2015 year-end retail sales and market share results, which indicate Starcraft RV outpaced the industry in sales growth with an increase of over 35 percent and a growth in market share of 15 percent.

Seventeen-year industry veteran Nate Nickell has joined CrossRoads RV as general manager for the Sunset Trail and Cruiser brands. Nickell has held various management positions at some of the industry’s leading manufacturers including CrossRoads. “Returning to CrossRoads is returning to my roots,” said Nickell in a press release. “The workforce here is second to none. […]

(March 10, 2016) -- Travel is the No. 1 aspiration of individuals 50-plus, and America’s national parks are a popular destination with 75 percent of Baby Boomers, according to a recent AARP travel survey.

(March 10, 2016) -- The Texas State Parks mobile app, available for free on both smartphone platforms, is an indispensable tool. The app will take the guesswork out of choosing just the perfect spot for camping or exploring, offering potential park visitors access to descriptions, locations, easy to access maps and other information.

(March 10, 2016) -- The last signs of winter in Minnesota are melting away, so it seems a reasonable time to start planning summer camping trips around the state. Reasonable, maybe. But not as practical as you may think.

(March 10, 2016) -- Lazydays, The RV Authority and world’s largest RV dealership, has partnered with the Runaway Country Music Festival for their 6th annual multi-day concert event. Billed as the largest gathering of country music stars in Florida, the three-day festival will take place March 18-20, at the Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, Fla.

(March 10, 2016) -- "The current level is approaching the recent low in October of 259,250 that in turn represented the lowest level of claims since the mid-1970s," said Ferley.