UFC fighter buys second Heartland toy hauler

(March 5, 2012) -- An avid outdoorsman, Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone prefers to travel and live in his RV for fights that are within driving distance from his ranch in Albuquerque, N.M. – shunning the airline ticket and plush hotel room provided by the UFC. A motorcycle and ATV buff, he previously owned a 2007 Heartland Cyclone sport utility RV and purchased the new Road Warrior from Windish RV during a January RV Show in Denver.

RVers gear up for RV safety conference

(March 2, 2012) -- Designed for new RVers, full-time RVers, and those simply thinking about purchasing their first RV, the RV Lifestyle Education and Safety Conference is the only learning event where representatives from manufacturing, retail dealerships, aftermarket service providers and education all assemble in one location to promote the RV lifestyle, said Cannon.

American Coach featured on Rachel Ray show

(March 2, 2012) -- When Oklahoma City was named one of the fattest places in America, mayor Nick Cornett responded by challenging citizens to lose 1 million pounds. The Rachael Ray Show sent its style contributor Kyan Douglas and its Million Pound Makeover motorcoach to Oklahoma City to greet these participants and reward them for their inspiring weight loss with a trip to New York City for a head-to-toe makeover.

Small business owners benefit from workampers

(March 2, 2012) -- "The term 'workamper' was coined nearly 25 years ago, but most do not know the word refers to anyone who lives and works part or full-time from their RV -- whether self-employed in any type of business or in the more typical outdoor hospitality industry, campgrounds or for a corporation," said Anderson. "More importantly, people don’t have any idea there are tax advantages to working from your RV."

LVM Resort in Las Vegas earns 10-10-10 rating

(March 2, 2012) -- “We feel honored and appreciative to receive this perfect score and high recognition by Trailer Life again. We know that our guests look to their rating system for guidance when choosing a motorcoach resort and realize it is a tremendous resource for RVers,” said Poteet. “We take our professional ratings very seriously and are committed to maintaining our grounds and amenities while attracting guests and potential owners to LVM Resort.”

Canadian GDP growth slows in fourth quarter

(March 2, 2012) -- "The slowing in fourth-quarter 2011 GDP growth relative to the third quarter is disappointing; however, the monthly detail indicated that most of the slowing resulted from a drop in activity in November that was more than reversed in December," said Ferley. "This augurs well for growth in the first quarter of 2012 to bounce back to our current projection of a 2.5 percent annualized gain.