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(June 30, 2014) -- If you travel cross-country on month-long excursions or only have time to take weekend getaways with the family, your pickup truck can be outfitted for it all. Today, a new vehicle and product niche has been created to cater to what is known as overlanding.

Middlebury, Ind.-based RV builder Jayco Inc.’s revised management team was on a mission during the company’s “2014 Homecoming” dealer meeting, June 22-25 at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, to assure representatives of some 170 dealerships in attendance that the future will exceed the past after a series of unusual and, some […]

Equine Motorcoach was showcased on the June 26 edition of Travel Channel’s Mega RV Countdown. According to a press release, the show features the U.S. based manufacturer’s all-in-one RV and two-horse transport with queen bedroom and full living accommodations. Julie Phillips and her daughter, Alyssa, were featured with their Equine Motorcoach. Alyssa Phillips is a […]

(June 30, 2014) -- Bert Taylor, a furniture designer, who started working with teardrop trailers has began to pick up speed with his business, Vistabule.

(June 30, 2014) -- It started out as Country Fest in Cadott, Wis., but heavy rains have turned the country music festival’s ground into what some campers are calling mud fest and river fest.

(June 30, 2014) -- Walla Walla, Wash. entrepreneurs who refuse to toe the traditional retail line are using retrofitted camping trailers as mobile storefronts.

The Recreation Vehicle Dealers Association (RVDA) announced that Brown & Brown Recreational Insurance is a Bronze level Partner for the 2014 RV Dealers International Convention/Expo, Nov. 10-14, at Bally’s in Las Vegas. According to a press release, the convention is sponsored by RVDA, RVDA of Canada, and the Mike Molino RV Learning Center. “Generous partners like […]

Stag-Parkway Inc. has named Marc Boisvenue as its new outside sales consultant in the eastern Ontario Territory.  According to a press release, Boisvenue joined Atlanta-based Stag-Parkway on June 23 with over 25 years of experience in distribution and sales of chemical application, compliance and safety products. Previously, he operated Solochem and was responsible for consulting with companies […]

(June 30, 2014) -- “When it’s 110 degrees in Phoenix they will come out of there like you wouldn’t believe,” said Mickelson. “In July, a lot of people will come up and stay for four weeks or longer just to get out of the heat. They love to hike in the mountains. They go out to dinner. They bring a lot to the economy.”

(June 30, 2014) -- "The modest increase in overall April GDP was disappointing because it implies only limited strengthening from weather-related weakness in the first quarter of 2014," said Ferley.