Greg Gerber
Elkhart looking to reinvent itself — again
Leisure Time introduces instant rubber roof repair
FMCA releases 2012 towable guide
(Jan. 27, 2012) -- Family Motor Coaching’s annual “Towables” guide offers valuable advice to motorhome owners regarding vehicle selection, making sure it is outfitted with the proper towing equipment, and how to safely tow it. The guide includes 137 model-year 2012 vehicles from 21 different manufacturers that have been approved to be towed four wheels down behind a motorhome.
U.S. GDP rises 2.8 percent in fourth quarter
(Jan. 27, 2012) -- "Much of the strength in the fourth quarter of 2011 reflected a sizeable addition to growth from inventories that is not likely to be repeated," Janzen explained. "This suggests some downside risk to our forecast for GDP growth early in 2012. However, recent strengthening in labor markets, including a slowing trend in layoffs, bodes well for consumer spending to continue to grow."
RPTIA may merge with RVIA
(Jan. 26, 2012) -- The Recreational Park Trailer Industry Association is contemplating a move that could reunite two industry segments as a single voice under the RV Industry Association's umbrella for the first time since 1983, RV Daily Report has learned.
NATDA reports trailer sale decline in November
(Jan. 26, 2012) -- For the first 11 months of 2011, trailer sales are down 1.4 percent. While overall sales are down, the percentages are getting close to even with those of 2010, said Andy Ackerman, president of NATDA.
Fed says low interest rates warranted through late 2014
(Jan. 26, 2012) -- "Our view is that recent economic data suggest that the U.S. economy has been able to raise its game with solid employment gains recorded in December," said Desjardins. "Recent reports also point to the economy having grown at a 3 percent annualized pace in the fourth quarter of 2011 with early signs showing that the momentum continued into the first quarter of 2012."
Recipe of the week: Cabbage and bacon skillet
(Jan. 26, 2012) -- This week's recipe is for cabbage and bacon skillet. It was submitted by Paul Meicher, from Sioux Falls, S.D. He has been RVing for eight years and has a Class A motorhome.
RV shipments fall 7.7 percent in December
(Jan. 26, 2012) -- Total RV shipments fell 7.7 percent in January. However, RV wholesale shipments for all of 2011 reached 252,300 units in 2011, up 4.1 percent over 2010’s year-end total, the RV Industry Association reported today.