Rick Kessler

With Hurricane Irma becoming more of an immediate threat, the Florida RV Trade Association (FRVTA) officials decided to cancel the organization’s 37th Annual State Convention, scheduled for Sept. 7-10 at the Sawgrass Marriott Golf Resort & Spa in Ponte Vedra Beach, just south of Jacksonville. FRVTA Executive Director Lance Wilson told RVBUSINESS.com that Irma was just […]

With the situation very much in a fluid state, Thor Industries Inc. is coordinating relief efforts on behalf of its RV manufacturing subsidiaries — many of which have already begun their own donation drives — to aid the Texas communities struggling in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. Rick Schutt, just three weeks into the job as […]

Attracted by its business model, quality product and the promise of its RV division, Scott Tuttle, founder and former president of Livin’ Lite Recreational Vehicles LLC and one of the original founders of Heartland RV LLC, has become a part owner of Nappanee, Ind.-based inTech Trailers, an all-aluminum motorsports and industrial trailer manufacturer founded by […]

Under a new management team with its sights set on bold action, Starcraft RV, the Topeka, Ind.-based division of Jayco Inc., is set to debut an innovative new travel trailer called the “GPS”at the Elkhart RV Open House. When the design team first started working on what would eventually be called the GPS, they started […]

MORryde International, Northern Wholesale Supply and 3X Chemistry/Tom Manning & Associates were the big winners at the 2017 RV Aftermarket Association (RVAA) Executive Conference held Aug. 14-18 in San Diego, Calif. MORryde won Product of the Year for its StepAbove entry steps while Northern Wholesale and 3X Chemistry won the Distributor of the Year and […]

Looking to capitalize on the nostalgia for vintage RVs — in particular the iconic early 1960s travel trailer featuring the wrap-around curved front window — Nappanee, Ind.-based inTech RV is resurrecting the iconic Holiday House RV brand under the oversight of industry veteran Mark Lucas. The first units, carrying an MSRP of about $30,000 for […]

Bill Sheffer, executive director of the Michigan Association of Recreation Vehicles and Campgrounds (MARVAC), called the move an an “unfortunate setback” as Michigan Gov. Bill Snyder recently opted to not sign Senate Bills 0094 and 0095 into law. The legislation would have amended the General Sales Tax Act and the Use Tax Act, respectively, to increase the […]

While it’s difficult to provide an accurate attendance figure when you factor in the 1,477 family registrations — the number of coaches whose owners had an event-long pass — and the 1,300 walk-up visitors, it’s safe to say the Family Motor Coach Association’s (FMCA) 96th International Convention & RV Expo attracted a gate attendance of […]

Forging public-private partnerships is the key to accelerating the modernization of America’s outdated, Eisenhower-era National Parks with the end result being “a better parks experience all Americans could enjoy for the next 100 years,” U.S. Interior Sec. Ryan Zinke said repeatedly during a day-long event Tuesday (July 18) in Washington, D.C., as part of the Trump […]

Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke, along with members of Congress and representatives of the Outdoor Recreation Industry Roundtable (ORIR), met this morning (July 18) at the U.S. Department of the Interior for a discussion about integrating public-private partnerships into the national park system. Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA) President Frank Hugelmeyer and Recreation Vehicle Dealers […]