Gary Gerard

Nonprofit 501(c)(6) groups across the U.S. should be eligible for federal COVID-19 relief programs and to drive that point home, the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) has sent a letter to Congress co-signed by 2,200 organizations including the RV and campground industries three leading trade associations, Phil Ingrassia, president of the Recreation Vehicle Dealers […]

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A voluntary best practice providing guidance regarding RV model-year changeover and an overall length-labeling requirement have been approved by the Recreational Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA) board of directors. The board members agreed a “best practice” regarding model-year changeover would be for “RV manufacturers make their annual model year and major product design changes between July […]

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EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is an excerpt of an article that will be published in the upcoming July/August edition of RVBusiness magazine. Extended hours, emergency service, 24/7 support, the hiring of a 30-year call center veteran and a rebranding are some of the recent moves made by Lippert Components Inc. (LCI) in an effort to […]

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While travel trailers are still king of the market when it comes to annual RV sales, fifth-wheels command a significant – and growing – audience of devoted RVers. OEMs are offering inviting floorplans with defined living spaces, innovative amenities, plenty of technology and lots of cargo storage. Those features, along with what many describe as […]

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Thetford Corp. used a webinar Tuesday (May 26) to introduce its new iNDUS smart sanitation system to the European RV press. The event was originally planned to be live, with reporters invited to Thetford’s office in the Netherlands, but COVID-19 restrictions forced cancellation of that event and the company took the announcement online. According to Thetford the system – […]

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Following the behind-the-scenes efforts by many, including the Indiana Manufactured Housing Association-Recreation Vehicle Indiana Council (IMHA-RVIC), private campgrounds and RV parks in Indiana can open Friday (May 22) – just in time for Memorial Day Weekend – as long as social distancing limitations and sanitation precautions are followed. The news came Wednesday afternoon (May 20) […]

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The RV rental business across the country has been hit hard by the COVID-19 crisis, but prospects seem to be brightening – at least in some areas – with weather and regulations being the determining factors, according to Scott Krenek, of Krenek RV Super Center in Coloma, Mich., who serves as president of the RV […]

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Amid current challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic, Q1 financial results from Lippert Components Inc. (LCI) served as a timely reminder of just how good things were going for the RV industry during the opening months of 2020. In Q1 overall, the Northern Indiana-based supplier delivered double-digit sales growth and year-over-year growth in adjacent markets […]

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As RV manufacturers in and around the northern Indiana RV-building center of Elkhart County, Ind. resumed operations today (5/4), spokesmen for all of the companies consulted by RVBUSINESS.com were emphasizing the need to play by the rules, so to speak, in terms of social distancing, sanitation and other measures designed to keep workers safe during […]

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In a Thursday (April 30) conference call with investors, Patrick Industries President and CEO Andy Nemeth opened his remarks by giving an update on the “attention and discipline” his Elkhart, Ind.-headquartered company, a major supplier to the RV, manufactured housing and adjacent industries, is undertaking as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. “In response to […]

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