IDS Mobile App Streamlines Service Operations

Integrated Dealer Systems (IDS) has added new functionality to its mobile app designed to streamline service, parts and inventory operations. According to a press release, the new features provide service writers, technicians, salespeople and parts managers with the ability to perform key daily tasks and offer quick and efficient communication to customers from anywhere in the […]

RV Firms Work to Aid World’s Starving Children

Employees from an array of RV manufacturers, including Forest River Inc., Newmar Corp. and Livin’ Lite along with suppliers such as Patrick Industries Inc. and Ascot Enterprises Inc. have been working in shifts with thousands of area volunteers — approximately 7,500 total — in the gymnasium of Nappanee Missionary Church to package 2.3 million meals […]

EverGreen RV, Lifestyle Hold Top 10 Dealer Trip

Middlebury, Ind.-based EverGreen Recreational Vehicles LLC and its Lifestyle Luxury RV division recently hosted its annual Top 10 Dealer Trip, held Oct. 18-26 at the Marriott Beach Resort & Emerald Casino on the Caribbean Island of Curacao. According to a press release, 81 dealer personnel attended the weeklong event, which included snorkeling, hiking, golfing and relaxing on […]

Jellystone ‘Symposium’ Slated to Open Sunday

More than 260 park operators, vendors and industry officials have registered to attend Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park Symposium and Tradeshow, according to a press release. The Nov. 9-13 event, held at the Embassy Suites and Northern Kentucky Convention Center in Covington, attracts representatives from 80 Jellystone Park Camp-Resorts across the United States and eastern Canada […]

Pleasure-Way is No. 1 with MotorHome Readers

Pleasure-Way Industries Ltd. reported that readers of MotorHome Magazine named the Saskatoon, Saskatchewan-based builder as their favorite brand of Class B motorhome, earning the Gold Readers Choice Award. “We are proud to be recognized by MotorHome Magazine readers – they are a large consumer group of well informed and avid RVers. Earning this award as the […]

EverGreen, Decio Hosting Skyline Dealers Event

The Skyline RV Division, now part of the EverGreen Recreation Vehicles LLC’s family of companies, will be hosting a Skyline dealer reunion party before the National RV Trade Show in Louisville, Ky. According to a press release, the event is scheduled for Dec. 1 at the Spire Room atop the Hyatt Regency Hotel from 6-9 p.m. EST and will “celebrate the long Skyline […]

Ally Debuts Online Training Courses for Dealers

Ally Financial has introduced new, interactive web-based training courses to its Performance Development Center, designed specifically for RV dealerships and their employees. According to a press release, the new courses are designed to educate RV dealers about important financing topics and tools, so that they can process applications more quickly and efficiently, and increase opportunities for […]

‘Great American RV Show’ Underway in Georgia

Bob and BJ Hood were looking around for a tag-along trailer to spend weekends in Georgia’s state parks, according to a report in the Newton Citizen, while John and Margaret Boyanton of McDonough were shopping for a motorhome with plenty of storage space. “When you’re going to be on the road four or five months, you […]

EverGreen to Host Skyline Dealers in Louisville

The Skyline RV Division, now part of the EverGreen Recreation Vehicles LLC’s family of companies, will be hosting a Skyline dealer reunion party before the National RV Trade Show in Louisville, Ky. According to a press release, the event is scheduled for Dec. 1 at the Spire Room atop theHyatt Regency Hotel from 6-9 p.m. EST and will “celebrate the long Skyline RV […]

Dan Holt Was Passionate Advocate for Industry

Dan Holt, founder and publisher of the former RV News magazine, a prominent RV industry trade journal during its time, passed away peacefully at his home this morning (Nov. 6) in Chandler, Ariz., according to former RV News Editor Don Magary. “Dan will be remembered for his passionate advocacy for the industry and his willingness take […]