Rick Kessler

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 […]

In 1956, the price of gas was 23 cents per gallon, the average income was $4,454, Norma Jean Mortenson legally changed her name to Marilyn Monroe and Pres. Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the Federal Aid Highway Act, creating the Interstate Highway System. And, on Jan 6, 1956, George Dodd, while still a student at Old […]

About 300 people, including the owners of some 100 Entegra Coach motorhomes who were in town for the Middlebury, Ind., manufacturer’s four-day Springfest Event, were among the first to see the company’s 2017 models – the highlight of last night’s (April 19) gala dinner at the RV/MH Hall of Fame in Elkhart, Ind. Prior to […]

In an announcement this morning (April 19) on its website, and subsequently promoted via social media, Entegra Coach, a division of Middlebury, Ind.-based Jayco Inc., has re-introduced the Insignia in its Class A diesel lineup that includes the Aspire, Anthem and Cornerstone. Chuck Lasley, vice president of sales for Entegra Coach/Jayco Motorhomes, confirmed to RVBUSINESS.com […]