Bob Ashley

Tulsa RV, a consignment dealer founded on the brink of the Great Recession, opened its second full-service dealership Monday (March 27) on the east side of Tulsa, Okla. ”We closed the deal on Thursday (March 23) and opened Monday,” said Craig Goldrich, owner of both stores who also continues to run the consignment lot. The […]

The Travel Channel Sunday (March 5) will air two pilot episodes of ''Beachin' RVs,'' a half-hour program that focuses on restoring vintage travel trailers for people who want to spend their free time on water. The episodes will be televised at 11 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. Sunday, and be repeated several times after that. Restorations […]

The Canadian Recreation Vehicle Association (CRVA) is looking for ”The Big One,” next week’s Toronto Spring Camping & RV Show & Sale in Mississauga, Ontario, to top last year’s attendance of more than 22,000 people. ”The momentum is there,” said Shannon O’Callaghan, CRVA show director. ”We are anticipating bringing in new younger campers as well as […]

Less than a year after acquiring Canadian Class B motorhome builder Roadtrek Motorhomes Inc. and announcing its intentions to expand into the North American RV market, Erwin Hymer Group North America Inc. (EHGNA) is making its presence felt in the U.S. and Canadian B-van arena with an array of new Roadtrek and Hymer-branded lines. In […]

Less than a year after acquiring Canadian Class B manufacturer Roadtrek Motorhomes Inc., Erwin Hymer Group North America (Hymer NA) assumed the No. 1 position in Class B sales for the last quarter of 2016, according to a spokesman for the Kitchener, Ontario, manufacturer. ”We’ve reclaimed what Roadtrek was in the past,” said Mike Snell, […]

More than 70 people representing 14 RV dealers and an assortment of suppliers have signed up for the California Recreation Vehicle Dealers Association (CalRVDA) 2017 Conference Tuesday (Feb. 21) through Thursday at Agua Caliente Resort in Rancho Mirage, Calif. Highlights will include a workshop on California’s Lemon Law led by attorneys David Ruben and Tom […]

Spurred by the popularity of the retro Vintage Cruiser and Ameri-Lite travel trailer brands, Gulf Stream Coach Inc. increased its dealership base by 175 outlets in 2016 for a total of more than 400 retailers, according to officials for the Nappanee, Ind., firm. Family-owned Gulf Stream, founded in 1983 by the late James Shea Sr., […]

Longtime automotive distributor Meyer Distributing will stage its second virtual wholesale recreational vehicle show beginning next Friday (Jan. 20) and running through Feb. 3. Jasper, Ind.-based Meyer, which entered the RV segment in 2015, will make products of more than 200 vendors available to dealers during the eMeyer Mega Show through www.online.meyerdistributing.com. Dealers must sign […]

Vanleigh RV will go into full production in January with its third floorplan, a six-slide Vilano luxury fifth-wheel after building its 500th unit earlier this month. ”We started a year and a half ago from absolutely nothing,” said Joe Lazzarino, national sales manager for the Tiffin Motor Home Inc. subsidiary based in Burnsville, Miss. ”It’s […]

Tents for Troops (T4T), an eight-year-old nonprofit organization that provides free sites at more than 300 campgrounds for active-duty military and members of the National Guard and military reserve, intends to expand the program with free towable RVs. “I have just about enough money to buy one and outfit it with dishes, camp chairs and […]