Month: September 2017

(Sept. 29, 2017) -- The ROUTE 66 RV Network will institute a new format for its Oct. 2-4 rally in Colorado intent on bringing dealer members a more education-focused format through a series of targeted workshops, reported RV Business.

Airstream Inc. announced dealers who have earned the distinction of “Five Rivet” status, a rogram requiring dealers to meet high standards for both sales and service departments. According to a press release, once those standards are met, the dealer then needs to receive high scores on  customer surveys to obtain  official “Five Rivet” status. “Airstream is […]

ASA has expanded its Voyager line with the CVFPS16 front sensor system that helps make maneuvering large RVs less challenging. According to a press release, the system comes equipped with four sensors and an IPX6 waterproof camera. Visual and audible alerts help keep drivers fully aware of their vehicle’s proximity to objects. The CVFPS16 will “plug n’ […]

(Sept. 28, 2017) -- This week’s guests are Jeff Braun, the chief financial officer at Meyer Distributing, and Bruce Terwiske, the director of purchasing. The gentlemen explain why Meyer enjoys a competitive advantage in that the firm controls its own fleet of delivery vehicles. As a family-owned business, the staff really understands smaller, independent businesses. Braun and Terwiske also describe the services Meyer offers to RV dealers, suppliers and RV manufacturers.

(Sept. 28, 2017) -- Several Virginia park rangers are in Florida helping that state clean up parks damaged by Hurricane Irma.

(Sept. 28, 2017) -- If you've driven south of Marquette on M-553, you've seen several cabins under construction right next to Marquette Mountain most of the summer, and just up the road, there's a sign proclaiming a campground is coming soon.

(Sept. 28, 2017) -- A campground improvement project at Greenbo Lake State Resort Park is underway and will limit reservations for dates in 2018.

(Sept. 28, 2017) -- With fall officially here, the U.S. Forest Service wants to remind campers how to keep their trips safe and sustainable through the season.

(Sept. 28, 2017) -- Airstream’s Five Rivet Dealer Standard Program requires dealers to meet high standards for both sales and service departments.

(Sept 28, 2017) -- The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has sent formal requests for information (RFIs) to some dealers and manufacturers of both manufactured housing and recreation vehicles, reads letter from RVIA and RVDA to FEMA.