Rick Kessler

After two compliance seminars this (Nov. 9) morning, the 2018 National RV Dealers Association Convention & Expo will come to a close and, by all accounts, the event has been deemed an unqualified success. Organizers noted a 16% increase in attendance over last year, and the general consensus among attendees at the Paris Las Vegas […]

With a standing-room only crowd overflowing out of the Champagne Ballroom at the Paris Las Vegas Wendesday night (Nov. 7), the RVBusiness Top 50 Dealers Awards reception honored North American RV dealers for their outstanding customer service, community involvement and general excellence in overall operations. (To view a slideshow of the RVDA Expo scroll to […]

One of the busiest people on the trade show floor during the 2018 RV Dealers Convention/Expo at the Paris Las Vegas, has been Dustin Johns, president of Travel Lite RV. The towables and truck camper manufacturer brought two models of its Evoke travel trailer – including the all-new X Series – and Johns stayed busy […]

While preliminary events such as the Society of Certified RV Professionals reception took place a day earlier, the National RV Dealers Association Convention & Expo officially got underway Tuesday (Nov. 7) with a full day of Vendor Training +Plus sessions with suppliers and dealers, a Mini Rental School, the opening of the Expo floor itself, […]

Ryan Krenek, general sales manager for Krenek RV Super Center in Coloma, Mich., and a familiar face at many industry events, was an invited call-in guest Wednesday evening (Oct. 31) on CNBC’s popular “Mad Money” TV show hosted by Jim Cramer after several days of communicating via email and Twitter with the program’s producers. Roughly […]

Excitement is at an all-time high for the 2018 RV Dealers Convention Expo, set to run Nov. 5-9 at Paris Las Vegas and presented by the Recreation Vehicle Dealers Association (RVDA), RVDA of Canada and the Mike Molino RV Learning Center. To be sure, an industry still chugging along at an impressive pace has a […]

Keller Marine & RV, Port Trevorton, Pa., is hosting two separate Dealer Open Houses, the first slated for Nov. 15 at its brand new Florida warehouse followed by a Dec. 11-12 event in Lancaster, Pa. The Florida Open House will be held at the company’s new warehouse outside Tampa in Thonotosassa, which is in part […]

By all accounts, Land ’N’ Sea Distributing Inc.’s RV & Marine Dealer Trade Show, held Oct. 18-19 at the South Point Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, was a success. Officials for the Pompano Beach, Fla.-based company noted attendance was at least 20% greater than last year and exceeded their goal of 250 RV-specific dealership personnel in attendance […]

As part of Manufacturing Days in Indiana’s Elkhart County, a group of eighth-grade students from Northridge Middle School recently toured Coachmen RV plant No. 310 in Middlebury, Ind. From Oct. 2-11, Elkhart County Manufacturing Days provided nearly 2,000 8th grade students the opportunity to visit local production companies such as Coachmen RV to explore the […]

A record 15,000-plus people attended the 29th Annual Fall Detroit RV & Camping Show, hosted Oct. 3-7 by the Michigan Association of Recreation Vehicles and Campgrounds (MARVAC) at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi. The final gate attendance represents a 3% increase over last year’s show, which was a record crowd over the previous year, […]