Gary Gerard 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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Using the RV industry as a barometer for the health of the U.S. economy while gauging the economy’s effect on the upcoming election, a news crew from Agence France-Presse visited Elkhart, Ind. Friday (Jan. 24). While in town, they conducted interviews with Mervin Lehman, general manager of Riverside RV; Don Clark, president/CEO of Grand Design; […]
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REV Group’s divisions have convened in early January for the past five years to kick off the new calendar year. And this year’s “REV Group Summit,” held Jan. 4-6 at Rosen Shingle Creek resort in Orlando, Fla., was a decidedly upbeat event with numerous exhibits resembling a conventional commercial trade show, reports Tony Besasie, chief […]
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Maintaining a rural, blue-collar work ethic while providing state-of-the-art products and customer service is the hallmark of Blue Ox. The Pender, Neb.-based towing products manufacturer is in its 95th year and is experiencing record growth under transitional leadership. Blue Ox product offerings beyond tow bars include vehicle braking systems, steering products, weight distribution and gooseneck […]
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A pioneer in the industry whose RV dealership was a model for dealers nationwide passed away Friday (Jan. 10) at his home in Bakersfield, Calif. He was 71. Mike Stier, who for decades owned Stier’s RV in Bakersfield, readily identifiable by its massive American flag, had suffered from cancer and the effects of treatment since […]
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