Gary Gerard

In an effort to do its part to fight the spread of the COVID-19 (novel Coronavirus), Heartland Recreational Vehicles LLC donated a pickup truck load of masks and protective gear Wednesday (March 25) to Beacon Health Systems. The Elkhart, Ind.-based RV manufacturer, a subsidiary of Thor Industries Inc., donated two pallets of masks and protective […]

RV manufacturers and suppliers have stepped up in a big way to help ensure the success of the RV Training Institute (RVTI) and its programs, according to Curt Hemmeler, RVTI executive director. “Grand Design provided us with our initial coaches that allowed us to deliver our Level One and Level Two courses at the beginning […]

When news broke that COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) was causing a shutdown of national forests, national parks and most state park campgrounds all across the country, it was an emotional blow to the RV and related outdoor industries. But SylvanSport CEO Tom Dempsey saw it as an opportunity to join the fight against the virus. “Coming […]

A Fort Worth, Texas, area RV dealership is providing trailers to the city of Fort Worth in to help in its fight against COVID-19 (novel Coronavirus.) “We’re providing them to the city. I believe they’re using them for the homeless,” said Kevin White, vice president of United RV, a family-owned dealership in Fort Worth. “They’re […]

One of the consequences of the COVID-19 (novel Coronavirus) outbreak has been a shortage of masks used by medical workers and Elkhart, Ind.-based RV suppliers are stepping up to help meet the demand. “We have switched over to making masks,” said Reid Mellot, partner at Northwest Interiors. “You started seeing this last week when (the […]

The RV industry was well represented during the March 3-6 20th Annual Work Truck Show at the Indiana Convention Center in downtown Indianapolis, as the expansive facility was filled with commercial vehicles from OEMs, equipment from upfitters, aftermarket accessories and trucking service providers. Sponsored by the National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA), 541 exhibitors were on […]

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The industry’s new RV Training Institute (RVTI), headquartered in the RV Industry Association’s (RVIA) Midwest offices on the east side of Elkhart, Ind., is making headway in establishing remote locations throughout the country where service technicians outside Northern Indiana can also polish their skills. That was the biggest takeaway from Thursday’s (Feb. 27) board meeting […]

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Approximately 8% of all RV service technicians in the U.S. are Level 2 certified, according to Curt Hemmeler, executive director of the RV Training Institute in Elkhart, Ind. But at Open Roads Complete RV Sales and Service, a White, Ga., dealership, 25% of the technicians now carry that certification. That’s because at the end of […]

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Before the gates opened at this year’s Quartzsite Sports, Vacation & RV Show (Jan. 18-26), organizer Kenny King said he expected great things. The show exceeded even his expectations. Marking its 37th year, the event has become a “must see” for the RVing community as it runs concurrently with nearby rock, gem and mineral shows, plus […]

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Travel Lite RV is up and running once again. “We started full-blown production on Monday (Jan. 27),” CEO Dustin Johns told RVBUSINESS.com. “Technically, we have been finishing and building coaches for a little while now — for about a month and a half — but it wasn’t a full-blown bringing-units-in-the-back-and-starting-to-push-them-out-the-front type of thing. So, it’s a great […]

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