Rick Kessler

Dangerously high water levels of Lake Oroville in California, created when Oroville Dam was built in 1967, and the looming failure of the dam’s spillway to ease those levels, has put everything and everyone below the dam in peril — including several campgrounds, one of which is already under water and evacuated. Lake Oroville provides […]

According to an industry survey conducted during the 2016 National RV Trade Show in Louisville, Ky., by Wells Fargo CDF, 87% of RV industry professionals expect their company’s sales to increase by at least 5% in 2017. Of note, 42% of the respondents said they expect sales to grow more than 10%, up from 31% […]

According to a recent industry survey by Wells Fargo CDF, 87% of RV industry professionals expect their company’s sales to increase by at least 5% in 2017. Of note, 42% of the respondents said they expect sales to grow more than 10% — that’s up from 31% last year. Wells Fargo CDF RV and SV […]

With record attendance each of its five days, the 51st Annual Detroit Camper & RV Show easily set a new high mark as nearly 28,500 people attended the consumer show at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi, Mich. Hosted by the Michigan Association of Recreation Vehicles & Campgrounds (MARVAC), the final tally surpassed last year’s […]

The controversial “Airstream Ranch” — a curious row of partially buried Airstream travel trailers created by Frank Bates in 2007 off I-4 near his Bates RV dealership in Tampa, Fla. — is being torn down. Swinging the wrecking ball is RV One Superstores Inc., which purchased Bates RV in 2013 and re-opened it as Tampa […]

With a lengthy line of people waiting for the doors to open, the 51st Annual Detroit Camper & RV Show got off to a rousing start Wednesday (Feb. 8) at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi, Mich. (To view a slideshow scroll to the right side of the RVBUSINESS.com home page). By the end of […]

Wakarusa, Ind.-based Horizon Transport recently welcomed the 55th member of the company’s “Million Mile Club” comprised of drivers who have logged more than a million miles transporting RVs to North American dealers. Joe Rothenbuhler surpassed the million mile marker on Feb. 1 while making a delivery to Neal’s Motorsports in Long prairie, Minn. Rothenbuhler was […]

Several companies used January’s 2017 Florida RV SuperShow to gain added exposure within the RV community, including Liquid Spring LLC which touted its “Compressible Liquid Adaptive Suspension System” (CLASS) during the four-day event at the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa. The Lafayette, Ind.-based firm forged a partnership with Born Free Motorcoach out of Humboldt, Iowa, […]

Riding the momentum of a landmark 2016 that saw shipments motor to a 40-year high, the industry is primed for more of the same this year as reports from the early show circuit have been decidedly positive underscored by record attendance and sales at the Florida RV Supershow. That optimism was echoed by several dealers […]

In addition to a record-setting crowd of more than 70,000, a sold-out 850-site rally and the most ever units on display at about 1,600, the recent Florida RV SuperShow featured more than 450 vendor booths featuring parks, campgrounds, aftermarket accessories and a variety of other retailers. One exhibitor that was particularly busy was MORryde as […]