RVBusiness

The RV Safety & Education Foundation (RVSEF) will be hosting a series of seminars as part of the 49th Annual New Jersey RV & Camping Show, running this weekend at the New Jersey Convention Center in Edison.  RVSEF’s Trey Selman will be presenting seminars on the following topics. Weight and tire safety. What you should/should not […]

Nelson’s RV plans to build a new, 16,000-square-foot facility at its current Caldwell, Idaho, location. According to the Idaho Press-Tribune, the new building will include six service bays for RV repair and maintenance, a truck bay, a wash bay, showroom and a new waiting room. There will also be increased parking and more landscaped areas. […]

Elkhart, Ind.-based Forest River Inc. has filed a lawsuit against Winnebago Industries Inc. for trademark and trade dress infringement and unfair competition. Winnebago spokesmen declined comment on the pending litigation. Forest River’s lawsuit, filed before Christmas in South Bend, Ind., alleges Winnebago wrongfully copied Forest River’s R-Pod line of teardrop trailers. Winnebago is marketing its travel […]

Next week at the NTP-STAG -Coast Dealer Expo in New Orleans a fully restored 1978 Terry travel trailer is up for auction in a silent auction with the proceeds being donated to the RV/MH Hall of Fame. The Expo, sponsored by NTP- STAG, will run Jan. 19-20. “NTP-STAG believes in the RV Hall of Fame mission, and we are […]

Techniques for predicting future employee behavior and putting this valuable tool to work at dealerships will be addressed in a free dealer webinar from the Mike Molino RV Learning Center on Jan. 21 at noon EST.  Register online. According to a press release, experts have found that real life examples of how individuals behaved in the past are […]

Thor Industries Inc. announced that its Keystone RV Co. subsidiary’s Montana 3820FK front-kitchen fifth-wheel was named RV of the Year by RVBusiness Magazine, the industry’s leading trade publication. During a year in which towable RV sales reached record highs and RV manufacturers introduced hundreds of new products, the Keystone Montana 3820FK “stood above the rest,” the […]

Lippert Components Inc. announced that it will showcase several RV dealer profit programs and new Solera awning products at The Expo by NTP-Stag in New Orleans from Jan. 19-20. According to a press release, LCI and Furrion will be offering dealers the opportunity to opt in to the new Furrion product profit program, as well […]

Bob Barra, former senior vice president of sales for Stag Parkway, joins KING as vice president of sales. “We are excited to have Bob join us as a key member of the KING team and are confident that his talents and passion for the business will allow us to experience continued, significant growth in the […]

Leisure Travel Vans, a brand of Winkler, Manitoba-based Triple E Recreational Vehicles, announced the introduction of the Wonder Class B-plus style Class C motorhome, offering European styling and built on Ford Transit chassis. “Many people tell us they wish they could find an affordable way to head out on the road while enjoying the contemporary […]

Through the weekend, outdoor enthusiasts and wannabe wanderers are choking the Florida State Fairground midways in what has become the world’s largest showplace of take-it-with-you-on-the-road lodging. WFTS TV reported that a record one-day crowd of over 17,000 jammed in between the shiny new pop-ups, fifth-wheels and motor-homes on Wednesday — and thousands more were on […]