Rick Kessler

Tiffin Motorhomes Inc. rolled out its new Wayfarer, a Class C product on Mercedes-Benz Sprinter chassis, Tuesday (Jan. 17) during Industry Day at the Florida RV SuperShow in Tampa, Fla. Hosted by the Florida RV Trade Association (FRVTA) at the Florida State Fairgrounds, the 32nd annual SuperShow opens to the public beginning today and runs through […]

The Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association recently lauded its corporate partnerships, including that with Orlando RV, part of RV One Superstores Inc. and its five dealerships in Tampa and Orlando, Fla., Albany and Buffalo, N.Y., and Des Moines, Iowa. Since 2010, Orlando RV has been the exclusive RV partner of the Orlando Magic. […]

For the second straight year, “Rollin’ On TV” (ROTV), the nation’s leading weekly RV lifestyle television program, will broadcast the annual RVBusiness Magazine RV Of The Year Awards Show on Jan. 9 at the RV/MH Hall of Fame Museum/Northern Indiana Event Center in Elkhart, Ind. The awards program is scheduled to air the week of Jan. 29 before […]

The 2017 NTP-Stag Expo, the RV industry’s largest aftermarket parts and accessories trade show, has become a “value-added event for the industry as well as our customers and suppliers,” said Bill Rogers, vice president and general manager for the industry’s dominant traditional two-step distributor. Slated for Jan. 30-31 at California’s Anaheim Convention Center, which offers an […]

Although the matter is far from resolved, some 1,760 Canadian campgrounds received welcome news in early December when it was learned government officials are recommending to reverse the Canada Revenue Agency’s (CRA) decision to rescind the small business tax deduction for private campgrounds. It’s a somewhat complicated matter, but basically earlier this year CRA decided […]

More than 45 people attended the 5th Annual Campground Industry Meeting last week, hosted by the Michigan Association of Recreation Vehicles and Campgrounds (MARVAC) at the state association’s offices outside of Lansing. The full agenda included an update on political issues affecting Michigan campgrounds as well as a presentation by Don Westphal, whose Rochester Hills, […]

Saying the combined companies are “a good fit culturally, strategically and we hope financially,” Michael Happe, president and CEO of Winnebago Industries Inc., sought to put everyone at ease during an impromptu Q&A session during the Louisville Show with 200-some dealer members for Grand Design RV Co. Winnebago officially acquired Grand Design on Nov. 9 for approximately […]

With more than 1,100 units already preregistered, organizers are reporting “brisk” advance interest in the 95th Family Motor Coach Association (FMCA) International Rally, March 7-10 at the Rawhide Western Town & Event Center in Chandler, Ariz. Pamela Kay, director of FMCA communications, told RVBUSINESS.com that, with the International Rally being held in the famed “Valley […]

Editor’s Note: This is the final installment in a Louisville Show spotlight focusing on the supply side that has run on RVBUSINESS.com over the past few weeks. Several dozen products from nearly as many industry suppliers that displayed in Louisville are highlighted in the series. Stromberg Carlson HC-75 Hose Caddy The HC-75 hose caddy from Stromberg Carlson Products Inc. […]

Editor’s Note: This is the 10th of several installments in a Louisville Show spotlight focusing on the supply side that have run on RVBUSINESS.com over the past few weeks. Several dozen products from nearly as many industry suppliers in Louisville are highlighted in the series. Infinite Polymer Solutions Inc. Rexoseal RV Elastomeric Roof System Rexoseal RV Elastomeric Roof System, […]