Month: April 2016

(April 4, 2016) — Region One of the Florida RV Trade Association returns for its 21st annual admission-free recreation vehicle show at the Lee County Sports Complex/Hammond Stadium in south Fort Myers, April 15-17, Chris Morse, president of Region One, announced today.

(April 4, 2016) -- People are upset with the proposal that would go into effect this month and are leaving comments on the docket, Inquisitr reported.

(April 4, 2016) — Curt Manufacturing announced the acquisition of Towing Electrical Systems (TES) and ProTek Philippines. TES and ProTek have been a designer, developer and manufacturer of vehicle electronics and electromechanical products for more than 30 years.

(April 4, 2016) -- Schaeffer describes the networking opportunities with fellow campground operators, the types of seminars to be expected and the value of attending a trade show. He also offers his take on the best and worst seminars he’s seen.

With the introduction of the ISR Series SuperLite 20K, Mishawaka, Ind.-based PullRite Towing Systems believes it has reinvented the fifth-wheel hitch. In a traditional fifth-wheel hitch setup, a kingpin off the trailer slides into the jaws of the hitch mounted in the bed of a truck. The SuperLite replaces that with an upside-down ball-and-coupler system […]

The Great Recession came as a wave of blows to Tom Bumpas. The Guardian reported that in 2008, he lost his job of 20 years in the recreational vehicle manufacturing capital of the world – Elkhart County, Ind. Demand plummeted for what are popularly known as RVs, the wheeled apartments in which Americans tour their […]

(April 4, 2016) -- In 2008, Tom Bumpas lost his job of 20 years in the recreational vehicle manufacturing capital of the world – Elkhart County, Indiana. Demand plummeted for what are popularly known as RVs, the wheeled apartments in which Americans tour their country, and unemployment in Elkhart surged to nearly 20 percent.

(April 4, 2016) -- Navistar announced today it has appointed Jonathan Peisner as vice president, Investor Relations. In this role, Peisner will be responsible for developing Navistar's Investor Relations strategies, leading its investor marketing activities and managing relationships with the company's shareholders and analysts.

(April 4, 2016) -- April 22 to 24 will see the fifth annual BC Interior RV Show taking place at the Penticton Trade and Convention Centre and the South Okanagan Events Centre, and the BC Interior RV Society is looking to the community for volunteer support.

(April 4, 2016) -- Patrick Industries Chief Executive Officer Todd M. Cleveland sold 15,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on March 30.