Bob Ashley

Sixty years after buying a service station that became Tom Schaeffer’s Camping and Travel Center Inc. in Shoemakersville, Pa., the dealership’s namesake and founder hasn’t slowed down much. ”I’m here six days a week,” said Tom Schaefer, 83, president of the dealership he launched on April 15, 1955, after returning from a stint in the […]

Returning to the Fairplex in Pomona, Calif., for the first time since 2008, the Family Motor Coach Association (FMCA) expects about 1,000 RV owners to attend its 91st Family Reunion and Motorhome Showcase that begins Thursday (March 26) and runs through Sunday. ”It’s really shaping up to be a nice event,” said FMCA Executive Director […]

Returning to the Fairplex in Pomona, Calif., for the first time since 2008, the Family Motor Coach Association (FMCA) expects about 1,000 RV owners to attend its 91st Family Reunion and Motorhome Showcase that begins Thursday (March 26) and runs through Sunday. ”It’s really shaping up to be a nice event,” said FMCA Executive Director […]

Jack Sisemore Traveland in Amarillo, Texas, is expanding its popular RV and motorcycle museum to include a veteran’s memorial. ”It probably will be a permanent display,” said Trent Sisemore, co-owner of the dealership along with his father, Jack. ”It will include a 1941 Westcraft – a highline travel trailer with a ‘trolley top.’ The gentleman […]

Randy Lemasters, who developed the non-RV trailer program for Statistical Surveys Inc. (SSI), Grand Rapids, Mich., will retire at the end of February after 10 years with the company. Not related to his retirement, Lemasters received the ”Associate Member of the Year Award” this week from the National Association of Trailer Manufacturers (NATM) which is […]

Humboldt, Iowa-based Dodgen Industries Inc., manufacturer of Born Free Class C motorhomes, has been sold to HBF Investments, Des Moines, Iowa. The company’s new president is Jeff Butler, former head of engineering for Forest River Inc. subsidiary Dynamax, who took over Tuesday (Jan. 27). The sale for an undisclosed amount closed Jan. 14. ”We were […]

Humboldt, Iowa-based Dodgen Industries Inc., manufacturer of Born Free Class C motorhomes, has been sold to HBF Investments, Des Moines, Iowa. The company’s new president is Jeff Butler, former head of engineering for Forest River Inc. subsidiary Dynamax, who took over Tuesday (Jan. 27). The sale for an undisclosed amount closed Jan. 14. ”We were […]

Leigh Tiffin, general manager of fledgling RV manufacturer Vanleigh RV Inc., Burnsville, Miss., expects to have his company’s yet-to-be-named fifth-wheel line available to dealers by early fall. ”I wouldn’t commit to the (Elkhart County RV Open House in September) right now but odds are in favor of us being there,” Tiffin said, adding that it’s pretty […]

While The Recreation Vehicle Industry Association’s (RVIA) recent National RV Trade Show in Louisville, Ky., didn’t set any attendance records, Scott Degnan, Winnebago Industries Inc. vice president of sales and product management, says the Forest City, Iowa, manufacturer was pleased with the show’s traffic and outcome. ”We had a very good show,” Degnan said. ”I’ve […]

A Knoxville, Tenn., TV production company has put out a casting call in search of RVers – or potential RVers – who are in the process of purchasing a new RV for a program about their buying experience. The 12-episode, half-hour series is expected to be telecast next summer on an as yet unnamed major cable […]