Rick Kessler

The NHTSA reporting seminar, hosted by the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA) Standards Department on May 4 at the RV/MH Hall of Fame in Elkhart, Ind., is now available on YouTube. To view the series of videos click here. The seminar, which drew over 300 people, was designed to offer an overview on NHTSA and […]

A reception to honor Tim DeWitt, who will retire as the longtime executive director of the Michigan Association of RVs and Campgrounds (MARVAC), will take place June 13 following the 21st annual HARVEST Golf Outing June 13 at the Mystic Creek golf course in Milford, Mich. In addition, MARVAC recently launched its new website, developed […]

Grand Design Recreational Vehicles Co. welcomed Indiana Gov. Mike Pence and Lt. Gov. Eric Holcomb to its Middlebury, Ind., complex today (May 12) for a ground-breaking ceremony commemorating the construction of two 110,000-square-foot buildings.  This was the second time the governor has visited Grand Design for such an occasion, and he took the opportunity to salute […]

RVTravel.com, one of the leading sources for RV consumer news and information, recently debuted a revamped website – the latest step in a significant transformation for the 17-year-old company that at one time was selling about a $1 million worth of books, buying guides and other RV-related publications to consumers. Chuck Woodbury, editor and publisher […]

Two of Giant Recreation World’s three central Florida dealership locations will soon be relocating into larger facilities. In about a month, the Ormond Beach store will move into a new site just a few miles up U.S. 1 at the Destination Daytona complex on the I-95 interchange. Later this year the Melbourne location will open for business […]

Some 400-plus members of the Ramblin’ Pushers 419, a Holiday Ramblers special interest owners club, converged on the Elkhart County Fairgrounds in Goshen, Ind., for the “2016 Maintenance Session.” (To view a slideshow scroll to the right side of the RVBUSINESS.com home page). The six-day event, which closes today (May 4), features more than 100 technical and educational […]

Wave Express, an RV transport company in Goshen, Ind., celebrated a ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday (May 3) at its new location along U.S. 33 south of town. The 14-acre property was previously the site of McIntosh Show Landscapes, which Wave Express owners Dorian and Anita Carpenter developed as the new site for its 100-driver transport company. In addition, […]

RVwest, a western Canada publisher of RV and camping information, announced the redesign of its website. “At first glance, we hope you’ll notice that the site is cleaner and better looking. When you spend some time on it, we also hope you’ll see how much easier it is to use, whether it’s on your tablet, […]

About 15 months after moving into a new $2.5 million, 65,000-square-foot manufacturing facility, Pleasant Valley Teardrop Trailers in Sugarcreek, Ohio, has broken ground on a 91,639-square-foot expansion project. CEO Scott Hubble told RVBUSINESS.com nearly all of the new space would be used to increase production capacity for the company’s retro-looking teardrop trailers, such as the T@B […]

In yet another sign the RV industry continues to gain momentum, exhibitor space for this year’s “America’s Largest RV Show” has sold out quicker than ever before. Hosted by the Pennsylvania RV & Camping Association (PRVCA), the Hershey Show is one of the industry’s marquee events that last year attracted a record gate of 52,191 people […]