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Wednesday, May 22, 2013 • RV PRO Staff
Spartan Motors has recalled 2,694 motorhome chassis including certain model year 2006-2011 K2, and K3 and 2006-2010 MM motorhome chassis manufactured July 20, 2005 through Dec. 17, 2010.
They have been recalled for possible cracking and detaching...
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 • RV PRO Staff
Stoett Industries Inc., parent company of Stoett Retractable Screens and Libart North America, has moved into a 70,000-square-foot facility in Hicksville, Ohio, doubling the square footage of its previous facility.
The company said the size of...
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 • RV PRO Staff
Keystone RV Co. named Jason Gill as product manager for the Hideout, Hornet, Retreat and Energy line of travel trailers, fifth wheels and destination trailers.
Gill was formerly district sales manager for Cougar and is a five-year Keystone...
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 • RV PRO Staff
The Burma Shave signs are long gone and Route 66 exists in name only but this summer travelers can hit the road in a rig that truly recalls the glory days of the Great American Road Trip.
Launched earlier this month, Airstream2Go.com offers the...
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 • RV PRO Staff
Indiana was ranked as the most competitive state for business in the Midwest and the second best nationwide, after Texas, in Site Selection magazine’s Top 10 Competitive States of 2012, according to Indiana Economic Development Corp.
The magazine...
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 • RV PRO Staff
During the upcoming Memorial Day weekend, 5.8 million RVs will be on the road and in the nation’s more than 16,000 campgrounds, according to a survey by RVIA and Cvent. An estimated 14 million Americans will enjoy the holiday weekend in an RV....
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 • RV PRO Staff
Girard Products said its second-generation tankless water heater, the GSWH-1M, is continuing to make significant market gains with both OEMs and in the aftermarket.
Girard reported more than 30 brands of major RVs now offer the GSWH-1M on their...
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Wednesday, May 22, 2013 • RV PRO Staff
Two weeks ago, workers at SJC Industries learned the company had been sold to Allied Specialty Vehicles.
On Monday (May 20) they learned the company was moving to Florida and taking all of their jobs with it.
SJC Industries filed notice that it...
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 • RV PRO Staff
The national average price of gasoline has increased 9.5 cents a gallon this past week (to $3.68) according to GasBuddy.
According to GasBuddy, people are quick to blame the approaching holiday weekend, but said the real culprit is due to...
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 • RV PRO Staff
The Federal Reserve's monetary stimulus is helping the U.S. economy recover but the central bank needs to see further signs of traction before taking its foot off the gas, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Wednesday (May22).
In testimony...
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 • Darian Warden
Oklahoma City-area RV dealerships and campgrounds appear to have been spared effects of a devastating tornado Monday (May 20) that authorities are calling one of the deadliest in U.S. history.
In the small community of Moore, Okla., police said...
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 • RV PRO Staff
Gulf Stream Coach Inc. issued a recall for certain model year 2001 Ultra, Conquest, Independence, Ultra Supreme, Yellowstone and Cavalier motorhomes with floorplans 6316 or 8325.
Manufactured between May 17, 2000, and Dec. 31, 2000, a portion of...
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 • RV PRO Staff
The Pennsylvania RV and Camping Association is preparing for another record-breaking year with its annual America’s Largest RV Show.
PRVCA Vice President Rebecca Lenington said space sales at the time of this year’s Show Drawing have not...
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 • RV PRO Staff
The National Association of RV Parks & Campgrounds (ARVC) addressed Congress concerning what the ARVC says is a problem of cash-strapped cities violating federal law by increasingly attempting to impose property taxes on recreational park...
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 • RV PRO Staff
After months of debates about noise issues, property values and proper land use, a manufacturing company northeast of Elkhart will be allowed to expand one of its three plants between an elementary school and a group of residential subdivisions,...
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 • RV PRO Staff
Alliance Coach Inc. in Wildwood, Fla. has announced plans to open a second facility in Georgia.
The new location will be a full-service RV dealership directed by General Manager Jeff Dillard, who has more than 20 years experience in RV sales,...
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 • RV PRO Staff
Northwood Manufacturing recently reached a milestone when it produced its 50,000th RV.
Northwood COO Ward King and District Sales Manager Brad Clark met with BCRV Sales President Don MacDonald to ceremoniously deliver the RV. Northwood executives...
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 • RV PRO Staff
Partnering with UVS Junction, Loveland, Colo.-based dealership RV America has launched a new website.
Visitors to the new site can view detailed information and vehicle layouts for RV America’s entire inventory of new and used RVs....
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 • RV PRO Staff
B&W Trailer Hitches announced it has begun shipping its new GNRK 1314 aftermarket gooseneck trailer hitch to its nationwide distribution network.
The new hitch feature B&W’s Turnoverball design and provides what the company says is...
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 • RV PRO Staff
Expanding their inventory to include Heartland manufactured RVs, Pete’s RV center now carries Bighorn, Cyclone, Sundance and Silverado travel trailers, fifth wheels and toy haulers.
Vice President of Sales Todd McGinnis said, “I was sold on...