Month: April 2016

OptiView, a fully integrated, all-digital LCD instrument cluster unveiled by Freightliner Custom Chassis Corp. (FCCC) at last year’s National RV Trade Show in Louisville, Ky., is gaining the attention of RV manufacturers. Bryan Henke, manager of product marketing for FCCC, said OptiView is one of several products and campaigns from the company that is doing well for […]

Amid a growing trend of residents renting their homes to travelers, the North Little Rock (Ark.) City Council is likely to vote tonight (April 11) on a proposal to collect hospitality taxes on short-term rentals, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported. Some property owners in the city advertise on websites such as Airbnb and Home Away for visitors […]

Girard Products, a leader in tankless water heater technology, announced the revamping of its website, www.greenrvproducts.com. The revamped site features information on Girard’s newest model, the GSWH-2 tankless water heater, along with the first two generation models. In addition, retail customers will find a technical support and a dealer/service center locator section, which has its own login section […]

Editor’s Note: The following is a list of recent RV-related recalls compiled by the U.S National Highway Transportation Safety Association (NHTSA). • Prevost Cars, Inc. (Prevost) is recalling 1,348 2011-2016 H3-41, H3-45, H3-VIP and X3-45 Coach vehicles, 2012-2016 X3-VIP vehicles and 2011-2013 XL2 Entertainer vehicles. The coolant line on the affected vehicles may be missing a […]

RVAA is currently accepting nominations for the 2016 Jim Barker Award. This highly coveted award is RVAA’s highest honor, given to those who truly exemplify service in the RV aftermarket industry. Jim Barker originally developed the RVAA in the late 1960s in the form of a recommendation to his distributor customers. The notion was carried […]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Richard Cordray defended the bureau’s use of regulation by enforcement to senators on the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, during the bureau’s semi-annual report to Congress hearing. Automotive News reported that senators pressed Cordray on the agency’s using enforcement, rather than rulemaking, to set an auto-lending standard, […]

The RV Rental Association (RVRA) is surveying operators of RV rental businesses to gauge the current state of the rental market in terms of fleet size and makeup, economic impact, and consumer preferences. According to a release, results of the survey will be used to promote this segment of the industry and expand consumer understanding […]

When Bob Hughson and Don Fenwich first spotted their GMC Motorhome in a junkyard in Florida in 2010, they knew they had something special on their hands, even if it didn’t quite look like it at the time. “It had vines growing through it,” Hughson said. Fenwich said, “It was the ugliest thing I had […]

For 30 years, Rocky Mountain RV & Marine has been a family-run business – and not just with blood relatives but with employees, as well. And as the company prepares to celebrate its third decade, it can count on three generations of family members participating in its success. “That’s pretty cool,” said assistant general manager […]

(April 8, 2016) — The Caravan Club allowed the BBC to film its ‘Caravanner of the Year.’ Six top enthusiasts, (all Club members) battled it out across two highly charged weekends to win The Caravan Club’s inaugural competition and the coveted title of ‘Caravanner of the Year’. It’s the caravanning world’s “Great British Bake Off.”