Month: June 2018

While details continue to be worked out, organizers of “RVX: The RV Experience” (RVX) say the event’s concept is beginning to catch on as more people understand it’s not so much a replacement for the now defunct National RV Trade Show in Louisville, Ky., as much as it’s a completely new and “reimagined” industry-only event. […]

The annual Aug. 13-16 Aftermarket Executive Conference, open to all RV Industry Association (RVIA) supplier and distributor members, will feature one-on-one appointment meeting sessions where companies in the aftermarket segment can develop strategies for expanding their business in the coming year, and introduce new products and services before the fall/winter RV shows, network. According to […]

(June 27, 2018) -- In Elkhart County, and especially in the RV industry, there's a lot of vacant jobs that need filled. That's a problem that robots can come in to help, reported WNDU.

REV Group Inc. announced a partnership between REV Rentals and Outdoorsy to offer RV rentals through Outdoorsy’s peer-to-peer marketplace. According to a press release, the partnership with REV Group is the first of its kind for Outdoorsy – working directly with a manufacturer and rental vehicle supplier to bring RV units to the Outdoorsy marketplace. The Outdoorsy […]

Anchorage-based rental firm Great Alaskan Holidays was selected by Google, LLC to represent Alaska in its annual Google Economic Impact Report (EIR 2017). According to a press release, Director of Marketing Bob Johnson and software engineer Wes Rathburn Sr. recently visited the Google headquarter campus in Mountain View, Calif., for the “Grow With Google” event.  During the event, […]

Elkhart, Ind.-based advertising and public relations agency TaigMarks announced the hiring of Drew Duncan as marketing and project assistant. Duncan, who will is soon be graduating from Indiana University South Bend, will be responsible for assisting with special projects and vendor relations. According to a press release, the Chicago native also studied film design at […]

Optronics International, a supplier of heavy-duty LED vehicle lighting, announced the introduction of five new LED Light Bars, increasing its line to eight products. According to a press release, the new lamps include two three-inch cubes, a nine-inch bar, a 30-inch bar with supplemental turn functions and a 52-inch bar with a 20,000-lumen beam. With […]

In Indiana’s Elkhart County, and especially in the RV industry, there’s a lot of vacant jobs that need filled. As reported by WNDU, that’s a problem that robots can come in to help. “What we’re looking to help do is eliminate some of the dull boring tasks that people don’t want to come to work […]

Consumer confidence fell well below economists’ expectations in June, fueled by a bleak outlook for U.S. economic conditions. The Confidence Board’s index dropped to 126.4 from a revised 128.8 in May. The index was expected to hit 128.1, according to a survey of Reuters’ economists. American sentiment was generally mixed about current conditions; however, positive […]

Air suspension supplier Air Lift Co. announced the redesign of load support products, specifically engineered for the 2009-2018 RAM 1500. According to a press release, the LoadLifter 5000 series kits for the RAM 1500 has been redesigned to provide up to 50% faster installation time, with no modifications to the vehicle required. The kit works […]