Month: May 2018

Every place has a pitch for why you should live there. Mark Dobson, the CEO of the Economic Development Corp. of Elkhart County, might have the most seductive line of them all. “Please come to Elkhart County,” Dobson likes to tell people. “We’ve got a job for you.” According to an Indianapolis Star report, that’s […]

Class B sales continued to climb during the first three months of 2018, posting double-digit growth as overall registrations jumped 37.9%. Statistical Surveys Inc. (SSI) reported that Winnebago Industries Inc. led the segment through March with a 37.2% market share followed by Erwin Hymer Group North America (30%) and Thor Industries Inc. (13.1%).  To subscribe to […]

Keystone RV Company reached an industry milestone with the production of its 150,000 Cougar towable RVs. According to a press release, Cougar has solidified its position as one of the all-time best selling models. According to Statistical Surveys Inc., Cougar has ranked as the No. 11 selling mid-profile fifth-wheel for the past 17 consecutive years. Keystone […]

Every year, Airstream Inc. celebrates its long-tenured associates. Recognition begins with those employees who have worked at Airstream for 20 years, and moves upward through the years in five-year increments. “This event honors the associates who have made Airstream more than just their job,” said Airstream Senior Vice President of Operations Mark Wahl. “These folks have made Airstream their […]

A two-decade partnership among two of the most respected names in the work-truck and parcel-delivery industries reached a major milestone, as Freightliner Custom Chassis Corp. (FCCC) delivered its 50,000th chassis to UPS. According to a press release, leaders from UPS and FCCC were on hand at FCCC headquarters in Gaffney, S.C., recently to mark the […]

Ford suspended all production Wednesday of its profit-driving F-150 pickup, the nation’s best-selling vehicle for more than 35 years, because of a “black swan” parts shortage.  The Detroit Free Press reported that the production halt was caused by a fire May 2 at a parts factory in small-town Michigan that rippled through the North American auto industry […]

ASA Electronics is offering free, interactive training sessions on iN∙Command Control Systems to give RV dealers and manufacturers the tools to deliver Smart RV technology to consumers. According to a press release, with Millennials and Gen Xers making up over 76% of the camping population, the demand for new and more intuitive campsite technology is […]

(May 10, 2018) -- Says Josh Nye, economist with RBC, "Today's report remains consistent with the view that inflation risks are increasingly skewed to the upside of 2 percent."

You can go online and rent a house in a faraway city, or hitch a ride on Lyft or Uber. Now a Valparaiso, Ind.-based firm is bringing the sharing economy to recreation vehicles. The Northwest Times reported that Ernst Lamothe and Edward Lareau have launched RV There Yet, a website that lets people rent RVs and […]

(May 10, 2018) -- Have a camping, RVing, or outdoor loving dad? This list of awesome gifts is sure to please the outdoorsman you’re buying for this Father’s Day.