Greg Gerber

(April 25, 2012) -- Wholesale shipments to retailers of all RVs were reported at 28,100 units in the March 2012 survey of manufacturers conducted by the RV Industry Association.   However, several key segments reported no change over 2011. They included travel trailers, folding campers and Type C motorhomes. Truck campers and Type A motorhomes posted declines last month.

(April 25, 2012) -- The volunteer leaders of the RV Dealers Association announced today they will host a celebration honoring Mike Molino’s 24 years of service to the association, 16 of which were as RVDA president. The event takes place June 12 at the Army Navy Country Club in Arlington, Va., starting at 6 p.m. Tickets are on sale for $100.00 each, and must be reserved before May 21.

(April 25, 2012) -- Prior to joining Sika, Elizabeth Farhat worked for Delphi Corporation for 10 years, and for PPG Chemical in various chemist roles. Project focuses have included electrochemical sensors, solid oxide fuel cells, as well as various gas and particulate sensors. She is also a named contributor on three patents.

(April 25, 2012) -- "The drop in capital goods orders in March was disappointing and will likely raise concerns about the strength of business investment going forward," said Janzen. "With that said, the strengthening in the corresponding shipments measure in March and February following a disappointing drop in January suggests, if anything, some upside risk to our forecast that business capital investment rose at a 3.5 percent rate in the first quarter of 2012 following a 7.5 percent rise in the fourth quarter of 2011.

(April 25, 2012) -- This week's recipe is for pecans in easy chicken salad. This week's recipe is from the forthcoming Go Nuts! The Texan Pecan Cookbook coming out this fall.

(April 25, 2012) -- Jayco, Inc. today announced that John Ganyard has been named vice president human resources where he will have corporate-wide responsibility for employment, employee relations, occupational safety and health, and environmental affairs.

(April 24, 2012) -- Follow-up activities need to be more than just a one-time event that may or may not happen. There needs to be a strategy behind it. An in-depth plan that retains what you've worked so hard to get, your customers. Most of the time we think of post-sale follow-ups as strictly a sales activity. We should be just as thankful to a customer buying parts or service as we are to someone buying a unit. And with customers coming in more for parts and service than new units, perhaps we should thank them even more.

(April 24, 2012) -- “This single step works with any truck camper bumper and eliminates the 14-inch vertical step-down gap between the camper bumper and the entry door commonly found on basement model campers,” explained Taylor. “People struggle to step up and down with a gap that large. After hearing stories about people slipping or falling off their bumper because they lose their footing, we responded by creating this product.”

(April 24, 2012) -- A total of 140 people, including vendors, are participating in a series of meetings to learn about products and services offered by or to dealers in the network. The network also formally welcomed 14 new dealerships this morning. The dealership has grown so much in the past year that they will be recognized today as the No. 1 cooperative group for retail sales in 2011.

(April 24, 2012) -- "As of this coming August, we at Dave’s RV Center will have been in business for 42 years," said Simso. "It is always nice to see the hard work of all of us here rewarded in a positive way. These awards that we have achieved serve not only as an award for past performance but as a reminder to keep striving forward to maintain this level of customer satisfaction, both in the sales and in the service end of our business."