RVBusiness

The phone calls from OEMs begin in February for Rob Letherman. As the purveyor of prime real estate for the Elkhart County RV Open House, slated for its eighth running the week of Sept. 19, his product is a hot commodity. Which is why Letherman is already on the verge of selling out this year’s 18 available lots, […]

Lippert Components Inc. (LCI) announced today (Aug. 1) that Jeff Albrecht has been named director of new product development to help the company grow its research and development department. According to a press release, Albrecht will “utilize key OEM relationships and his extensive product knowledge to generate product advancements for the recreational vehicle, marine, heavy truck […]

Editor’s Note: The following is a list of recent RV-related recalls compiled by the U.S National Highway Transportation Safety Association (NHTSA). • Newmar Corp. is recalling 1,243 2014-2016 Dutch Star and Mountain Aire and 2015-2016 London Aire and Essex motorhomes manufactured Jan. 28, 2013, to Dec. 14, 2015 and built on a Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) chassis. […]

Patrick Industries Inc. announced today (Aug. 1) that it has completed the acquisition of the business and certain assets of marine industry supplier BH Electronics Inc. (BHE). According to a news release, Munford, Tenn.-based BHE is a manufacturer of custom thermoformed dash panel assemblies, center consoles and trim panels, along with complete electrical systems, including […]

Editor’s note: The following Q&A appears in Woodall’s Campground Management, sister publication to RVBusiness. Mark Koep is the founder of CampgroundViews.com, a website developed in 2013 to help RVers evaluate RV parks before making a reservation. The site features thousands of short videos of campgrounds to give guests a feel for the park’s condition and […]

Cheaper oil is leading to the lowest summer gasoline prices in years, and it is causing heartburn for oil companies and their shareholders, according to an Associated Press report. On Friday (July 29), Exxon Mobil Corp. reported its smallest quarterly profit in nearly 17 years – although it still earned $1.7 billion. Chevron Corp. posted […]

Kampgrounds of America Inc.’s (KOA) 2016 North American Camper Report was featured today (July 29) during a “CBS This Morning” segment covering millennials and camping. The piece focused on the emerging segment of millennial-age campers, their habits and their desires, and relied heavily on data from KOA’s North American Camper Report survey of nearly 3,000 North […]

Judging by feedback garnered over the past year as well as rising participation levels, the annual RVBusiness Top 50 Dealer Awards program has staked its claim among North American RV retailers as a valuable means of recognizing a dealership’s commitment to excellence in customer service and an array of other professional skill sets, according to […]

Shari Bontrager, longtime executive secretary to Coachmen RV President Michael Terlep, passed away unexpectedly July 25 at Lutheran Hospital, Ft. Wayne, Ind., from a brain aneurism. She was 53. Bontrager’s tenure with Coachmen spanned 20-plus years, dating back to its days as Coachmen Industries Inc., prior to the company’s acquisition by Forest River Inc. in late […]

Travel blogger Trevor Morrow camps around the world, regularly posting pictures for his more than 8,000 Instagram followers. Like many millennials, part of what drew him to the Catalina Island campsite – about 20 miles off the California coast – were its amenities. As reported by the CBS News, the island campground provides all the […]