Dave Barbulesco

The World RV Conference, ready to mark its third edition Feb. 25-27 in Melbourne, Australia, will again promote unity and cooperation within an increasingly connected global RV community. Assembling a mix of established markets with a growing contingent of emerging industries – led by the rapidly developing Chinese marketplace – the forum will present challenges […]

The North American RV industry will again circle its wagons around the Northern Indiana Event Center and RV/MH Hall of Fame in Elkhart, Ind., for the 3rd Annual RV Industry Power Breakfast at which representatives from many of the industry’s key manufacturers and suppliers will break bread and review a series of fast-paced presentations delivered by […]

It’s been nearly five years since a massive fire temporarily crippled production at Champion Bus. What’s risen from the ashes earned praise from Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) officials who toured the Imlay City facility on Monday (Feb. 9). The Tri-City Times reported that President John Resnik guided MDOT Director Kirk Steudle and other state agency […]

Thor Livin’ Lite is targeting the end of the first quarter for the launch of an aluminum truck camper line bearing the Ford logo as part of a licensing agreement formed last November. The campers are being designed in conjunction with Ford engineers to offer a companion RV for the automaker’s 2015 aluminum-bodied F-150 truck […]

Thor Livin’ Lite is targeting the end of the first quarter for the launch of an aluminum truck camper line bearing the Ford logo as part of a licensing agreement formed last November. The campers are being designed in conjunction with Ford engineers to offer a companion RV for the automaker’s 2015 aluminum-bodied F-150 truck […]

Sobel University announced the release of its “New Hire Training Program” designed to carry new hires through the first 20 days of employment. “This first-of-its-kind program will revolutionize the way new salespeople are hired at RV dealerships across the country,” said International Sales and Management Trainer Randy Sobel in a press release.  A 2014 survey conducted […]

Heartland Recreational Vehicles LLC President Chris Hermon acknowledges that despite the company’s multifaceted expansion plans this year, there is still a tendency to look over the shoulder – a holdover from the fallout the industry endured in the face of the country’s economic tsunami. But he also recognizes that the time is right to jump […]

Heartland Recreational Vehicles LLC President Chris Hermon acknowledges that despite the company’s multifaceted expansion plans this year, there is still a tendency to look over the shoulder – a holdover from the fallout the industry endured in the face of the country’s economic tsunami. But he also recognizes that the time is right to jump […]

Recognizing that demand was quickly outstripping production capacity, Keystone RV Co. has several key expansion projects planned for 2015 at its sprawling campus in Goshen, Ind. Matt Zimmerman, president of the Thor Industries Inc. subsidiary, reported that construction of a 120,000-square-foot facility initiated last September is on schedule for completion late this summer. The plant […]

Recognizing that demand was quickly outstripping production capacity, Keystone RV Co. has several key expansion projects planned for 2015 at its sprawling campus in Goshen, Ind. Matt Zimmerman, president of the Thor Industries Inc. subsidiary, reported that construction of a 120,000-square foot facility initiated last September is on schedule for completion late this summer. The […]