Rick Kessler

Last November, Southlake, Texas-based Coach-Net, a leading provider of RV-specific OEM roadside assistance and related services, announced the appointment of David Ostlund as its president and the promotion of Kimberly Gregory to national sales director. Later that same month, Coach-Net announced a partnership with Velvac Inc., a leader in RV vision systems, to provide enhanced […]

Officials at the California RV Dealers Association (CalRVDA) are making final preparations for the group’s 2016 Conference, Feb. 25 at the Agua Caliente Resort in Rancho Mirage. The conference will host a number of state and national speakers as well as the induction of a new slate of officers, including the expected installation of Steve […]

Officials are in the final stages of preparation for the 53rd Annual Wisconsin Association of Campground Owners (WACO) Convention and Trade Show, March 16-20 at the Holiday Inn Convention Center in Stevens Point, Wis. Widely regarded as one of the largest such events in the nation, the convention and trade show features about 190 vendors […]

The 50th Annual Detroit Camper & RV Show, held Feb. 10-14 at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi, Mich., registered a 16.5% increase in attendance from a year ago boosted by strong turnouts on Saturday and Sunday. The host Michigan Association of Recreation Vehicles and Campgrounds (MARVAC) reported that attendance was the best since the event moved to […]

More than 200 people turned out to celebrate the 50th Annual Detroit Camper & RV Show at a gala event Tuesday (Feb. 9) at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi, Mich. (To view a slideshow of the event scroll to the right side of the RVBUSINESS.com website). The event marked the official prelude to today’s opening of the […]

It’s only been about six months since Blue Ox opened the Jay C. Hesse Welcome Center & RV Park adjacent to its manufacturing facility in Pender, Neb., but already customers have been taking advantage of the accommodations. Named in honor of the company’s former president, who died in 2013, the campground has 16 full-service camping […]

For 2016, the Michigan Association of RVs and Campgrounds (MARVAC) has turned to a new company, VP Demand Creation of Traverse City, Mich., to produce a new printed directory, revamp the website and conduct its social media efforts. Gary Becker, president of Indigo Bluffs RV Resort in Empire, Mich., and a member of the MARVAC […]

With the 50th Annual Detroit Camper & RV Show now just over a week away, officials are anxiously looking forward to the gala reception from 6-9 p.m. on Feb. 9 — the night before the five-day show opens to the public at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi, Mich. Tim DeWitt, executive director of the […]

Perhaps there’s no better sign of the industry’s continued resurgence than the ongoing revival of the ultra-high end market for luxury motorcoaches and bus conversions. By the same token, there’s probably no more suitable place to gauge the health of the high-end coach market than last week’s Florida RV SuperShow, the nation’s premier retail venue […]

A bustling crowd of more than 2,500 people — including 200 RV industry aftermarket suppliers — converged Tuesday and Wednesday (Jan. 19-20) at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center for the New Orleans 2016 NTP-STAG Expo. The gathering represented the first annual convention hosted by Keystone Automotive Operations Inc. in which the clients, vendors and staffs of all three distribution companies acquired […]