People Living in Vans, RVs Squeezed During Crisis

A family with two young kids, a young woman who’d escaped a tiny expensive flat in Barcelona, and a group of young friends who adored traveling. After weeks of bouncing around, this group of nomads had finally managed to find a place to live. Then, according to a recent CNN report, the police forced them […]

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Returning Snowbirds Quarantined in Canada Parks

Campground owner Luc Choquette told Bloomberg News recently he is seeing something he never does in the chilly early spring of Quebec: campers. Snowbirds – the colloquial term for tens of thousands of elderly Canadians who flee harsh winters for the southern U.S. or Mexico – are returning early at the urging of Prime Minister […]

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Report: NHTSA Issues Latest List of Recalls for RVs

The following is the latest list of RV recalls complied by the National Highway Traffic Safety Association (NHTSA): • Thor Motor Coach is recalling 85 2019-2020 Venetian and Aria motorhomes . They may have insufficiently tightened brake caliper bolts. • Thor Motor Coach is recalling 25 2020 Sequence and Tellaro motorhomes. They may have missing seat […]

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Cummins, DuPont Partner to Supply Respirator Masks

As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads across the globe, Cummins Inc. and DuPont are helping address the nation’s shortage of N95 respirator masks, according to a release issued today(April 6). Cummins’ NanoNet and NanoForce Media technology, which uses DuPont’s Hybrid Membrane Technology (HMT), can typically be found in air, fuel and lube filtration products used in […]

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COVID-19 Has Elkhart Down Now, But Not For Long

EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is an excerpt from a column published Sunday (April 5) by James Briggs in The Indianapolis Star, who discussed the reasons why the RV industry could emerge from the pandemic uniquely positioned to capitalize on people’s likely desire to move about the country in the relative safety of an RV. Elkhart […]

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RVIA: CARES Act Provides Floor Plan Financing Relief

On March 27, President Donald Trump signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) into law. Section 2306 of the bill temporarily increases the amount of interest expense businesses are allowed to deduct on their tax returns, by increasing the 30% limitation to 50% of taxable income for 2019 and 2020, according […]

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Canada Offers Emergency Wage Subsidy Program

Canada Finance Minister Bill Morneau released important details on the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) program, the RVDA of Canada announced in a member communication Friday (April 3). These details confirmed that RV dealers across Canada are eligible for the much-needed wage subsidy, the association stated, adding that it “welcomes the government wage subsidy program and […]

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Five Travel Trailers Stolen from Gerzeny’s RV World

The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office in Florida reported that thieves stole five travel trailers from Gerzeny’s RV World in Bradenton late on March 31, according to a report by YourObserver.com. The Sheriff’s Office report said the thieves cut a lock on a gate to the property. They stole two Intrepid trailers, two Aspen Trail trailers […]

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KING Launches Redesigned, Optimized Website

KING has launched a new website at www.KingConnect.com, that is designed to “better serve its customers, ” officials for the Bloomington, Minn.-based supplier of connectivity solutions for the RV and related industries stated in a release. “In light of global events, our primary concern is health and safety. KING is making every effort to continue […]

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