Dave Barbulesco

The Mobile Academy has released its 2017 schedule for its five-day RV technician apprenticeship training program. According to a press release, for the last five years Mobile RV Academy has traveled across the U.S. training RV technicians, RV inspectors and campground RV maintenance technicians. This year’s sessions include: Day 1: RV electrical systems • Understanding the three […]

Indianapolis-based Allison Transmission Holdings Inc. reported full-year net income of $215 million in 2016, up from $182 million the previous year. Despite the increase, the company saw a drop in net sales for the year. Inside INdiana Business reported that fourth-quarter net income rose significantly to $61.2 million, up from $13 million during the same […]

Fretz RV was named as Pennsylvania Dealer of the Year 2017 by DealerRater.com, according to a press release. It marked the second year in a row the dealership earned the top-ranking honor. As one of the largest RV dealerships in Pennsylvania, Souderton-based Fretz RV serves customers in all the surrounding states in the northeastern U.S. […]

Black Book reported that RV values at auction showed impressive gains in Januar for both motorized and towable units, reversing course from the seasonal trends established in earlier months. “Just when you think the markets have stabilized and settled into long established seasonal patterns, they do something to surprise you,” said Eric Lawrence, director of specialty vehicles […]

Helen M. Giancola, co-owner/founder of Ellwood City, Pa.-based Clem’s Trailer Sales Inc. and Beaver Valley RV Center, passed away Saturday (Jan. 28) in the Good Samaritan Hospice. She was 79. Giancola was born on Feb. 4, 1937 in Ellwood City to the late Ernest and Theresa Sandora DeCaro Sr. She graduated from Lincoln High School […]

The overall tenor delivered by yesterday’s (Jan. 25) year-end industry shipments report from the Recreation Vehicle industry Association (RVIA) was resounding confirmation of the sector’s continued prosperity and its ability to keep pace with shifting demographics and emerging consumer trends. Highlighting the glowing report card were some significant benchmarks as 2016 marked the highest shipment […]

Equity Lifestyle Properties Inc. (ELS) on Monday reported a key measure of profitability in its fourth quarter, ended Dec. 31. As reported by the Associated Press, the Chicago-based real estate investment trust said it had funds from operations (FFO) of $75.2 million, or 81 cents per share, in the period. Funds from operations is a […]

Since December, the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA) has continued to monitor a proposal by the state of Oregon Standards and Codes program with regards to the classification and regulation of park model recreation vehicles and tiny homes. At issue, according to RVIA Senior Director of Communications Bill Baker, is whether units are being used as […]

The North Carolina RV Dealers Association (NCRVDA) is hosting the first RV show of the year, slated to run Friday (Jan. 6) through Sunday in Greensboro. According to a press release, the show will be held at the Greensboro Coliseum and features nine independent RV dealers from across the state. Over 130 different types and brands […]

The Mobile Extreme Environment Research Station (MEERS) at the Daytona Beach Campus is a student-run project to design and build a mobile laboratory and space habitat simulator out of a 31-foot 1976 Airstream trailer for the purpose of testing and advancing space technologies. It will allow for the study of human behaviors and performance in […]