RVBusiness

To celebrate National Parks Week, Equal-i-zer Hitch is giving away a free National Parks Pass via Facebook and has created an infographic all about the history of the country’s national Parks. To enter, visit Equal-i-zer hitch’s Facebook page and comment, like, and share for the National Parks Giveaway post at the top of Equal-i-zer hitch’s timeline. The […]

Canadian aftermarket distributor Enterprise Robert Thibert Inc. announced that it has doubled the staff at the London, Ontario, order desk. According to a press release, the move represents the company’s “commitment to offer the best customer service in the industry.” Robert Thibert Inc., founded in 1976, is a distributor for automotive and RV accessories, wheels, tools and trailer […]

Wells Fargo bank is in talks to buy General Electric Co.’s $74 billion U.S. commercial lending and leasing operation, according to reports. Wells Fargo, which reported $415 billion of commercial loan holdings last quarter, could beef up its commercial loan holdings with the purchase of all or part of GE’s U.S. commercial lending and leasing […]

CanaDream Corp. CEO Brian Gronberg was a recent guest with James West of MidasLetter. He describes his company’s ‘Experience Canada at your Own Pace’ approach to recreational vehicle-based vacations for visitors to Canada, and how that approach has resulted in his company’s recent delivery of 20 cents per share in earnings on record revenue of $28.5 […]

The RV Air Conditioning Service Course, hosted by Northampton Community College in conjunction with the Pennsylvania RV and Camping Association (PRVCA), begins May 18 and runs through June 14. The course examines the roof-top air conditioner in detail. Revisiting the fundamentals of alternating current electricity also, the students jump into the science of the refrigeration cycle. Delving into […]

For the first time, the National School of RV Park & Campground Management will offer a weeklong summer session during the second week of July. “We think it’s about time,” said Barb Youmans, executive director of the ARVC Foundation, which scheduled the summer session for July 6-10 at Metro University in Denver. According to a press […]

Equity LifeStyle Properties Inc. (ELS) announced its first-quarter results Monday (April 20). The Chicago-based real-estate investment trust, which owns or has an interest in 386 RV parks and manufactured housing communities in 32 states and British Columbia, saw property operating revenues up $10.7 million over the first three months of 2014 for a total of $197.3 […]

Year-over-year Canadian towable sales fell 8.4% in February and 3.1% for the first two months, according to the latest report from Statistical Surveys Inc. (SSI). Results by segment showed: • Sales in the travel trailer sector declined 11.2% in February and 4.8% year-to-date. • Canadian fifth-wheel sales edged up 0.8% for the month and 2.6% through February. • Folding […]

A new cargo trailer manufacturing facility could be on its way to Bristol, Ind., following a meeting of the Elkhart County Board of Commissioners Monday (April 20) morning. The Goshen News reported that a request by Universal Trailer Corp. for a zoning map change from Agriculture-1 to General Planned Unit Development Manufacturing-2 was approved. The […]

Furniture supplier Flexsteel Industries Inc. today (April 21) reported record third-quarter and nine-month sales and net income. Sales were $122.5 million for the quarter, ended March 31, a 10.9% increase from the prior year quarter. For the nine months sales were $345.6 million, an increase of 5.5%. The company noted that the West Coast port congestion, […]