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VacationRenter, Outdoorsy Partner
VacationRenter, a company that aggregates vacation rental listings, and Outdoorsy, a peer-to-peer RV rental platform, have partnered to make personalized, easy-to-book…
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Merrick Bank Merges Into Ally Financial
Ally Financial has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire CardWorks in a transaction valued at about $2.65 billion. Cardworks is…
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Protestors Block Canadian Rail Shipments
Canadian manufacturers said rail blockades across the country are hurting a key cog of Canada’s economy at a time they…
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RV PRO Announces July Special Issue Theme: Honoring Military Veterans
RV PRO will be launching its ninth special theme for the annual “Made-in-the-U.S.A.” July issue. “We’re pulling a familiar theme…
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Dutchmen Introduces Yukon Fifth Wheels
Kyle Kwasny, president of Dutchmen RV, has introduced the Yukon Luxury Residential Fifth Wheel to its 2020 product line. Yukon…
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Tech Certifications Extended to June 30
During the transition of the RV Dealers Association/RV Industry Association Certification Program to the RV Technical Institute (RVTI), any technician…
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Furrion Launches New Refrigerators
Furrion has announced five new additions to its RV refrigerators. These new models include a 15- and 16-cubic-foot French-door model…
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Jayco of Australia Showcases New 2020 Range
Jayco recently introduced seven 2020 product ranges released this month. “Innovation continues to be Jayco’s driving force in 2020 and…
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RVIA Webinar to Cover U.S. Infrastructure
The RV Industry Association will host a webinar at 2 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Feb. 19, for a detailed overview of…
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Maxxsonics Appoints VP General Manager
Alden Stiefel, president and CEO of Maxxsonics USA, has announced that Maxx Stiefel will be promoted to VP general manager.…
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Trends: Boat Registrations Climb 4%
U.S. boat registrations ended 2019 at around 280,000 units, according to the latest data from the National Marine Manufacturers Association.…
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ARVC-Led Effort Saves Campgrounds Millions
An advocacy effort led by the National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds (ARVC) – that took more than eight…
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Lazydays RV Opens Houston Service Center
Lazydays has opened its first dedicated service center. The 30,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art service facility is located in Waller, Texas, a suburb northwest of…
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NHTSA: Spartan to Recall 3,616 Sprinter Units
Spartan Motors USA is recalling certain 2019 Utilimaster Sprinter vehicles equipped with Voyager VOM74MM rear camera displays. The camera module…
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Marcus Lemonis to Keynote Marketing Summit
Camping World CEO Marcus Lemonis will be a keynote speaker for the Traffic and Conversion Summit, running March 31 to…
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VIDEO: AL-KO Reveals E-chassis Tech
RV chassis builder, AL-KO, is hard at work on its own electric-driven frame. Instead of leaving out the motorized RV…
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Dometic Showcases New Seastar Brand Identity
SeaStar Solutions’ industry leading products are now integrated with the Dometic brand. With this, Dometic expanded its visibility at this…
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Dealership Toolkit Adds Managed Chat Service
Dealership Toolkit recently launched Managed Chat Service (MCS) to give dealers 24/7 coverage for their website and Facebook chat. The…
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Affiliated Resources Hires Regional Sales Executive
Affiliated Resources has hired Angela Smith to its industrial sales team as an Indiana/Michigan regional sales executive. Smith will be…
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Hugelmeyer Speaks at Miami Boat Show
With the backdrop of downtown Miami in the distance, Miami International Boat Show director gave the opening remarks at this…
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Keystone RV Launches Water-Resistant Floor
The Keystone RV Innovation Lab has fully commercialized HYPERDECK, a water-resistant RV floor construction. The new floors are now in…
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RV Industry Asked to Comment on List 1 Exclusions
On Feb. 5, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) started the renewal clock for another round of List 1…
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NERVDA to Host Webinar on goIDit
The New England RV Dealers Association (NERVDA) will have two educational webinars hosted by goIDit and its professional services team…
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Report: European Glamping Revenue to Increase 11% by 2025
The glamping market in Europe by revenue is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of more than 11 percent…
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Dometic Tech Training Deadline is Feb. 17
Registration for the Dometic RV Technical Training class in Boston is Feb. 17. To avoid cancellation, at least 12 more participants are needed. The two-day…
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Brunswick Reveals Goals Through 2022
Executives at Brunswick have revealed ambitious goals through 2022 during its annual Brunswick Investor Day, held in Miami prior to the…
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Caravanning Club Appoints New Execs
Three new director level appointments have been made at the Camping and Caravanning Club that mark the start of a…
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ORR Already Makes Progress in 2020
The Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR) recently announced new recreation initiatives its members have helped with in 2020. Indiana has unanimously passed…
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Patrick Reports 3% Increase in Q4 Net Sales
Patrick Industries has reported its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended Dec. 31. Net sales for the…
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Wells Fargo Remodels Structure with Five Line of Business CEOs
Wells Fargo has appointed several new business leaders and made changes designed to create a flatter line of business organizational…
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RV Scholarship Application Now Available
The application for the Mike Molino RV Learning Center College Scholarship Program is now available online. The program is available to…
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Report: Rollick Reveals Powersport Trends
Rollick has announced its summary of insights on 2019 U.S. new powersports vehicle lead trends. The data, based on usage of…
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RVTI Seeks to Expand Tech Trainer Team
Now that classes have officially begun at the RV Technical Institute’s Elkhart, Ind.-based campus, the organization is looking to grow their team…
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Dallas RV SuperSale Returns Feb. 20
The 2020 Dallas RV SuperSale will run Feb. 20-23 at the Dallas Market Hall located at 2200 N. Stemmons Freeway,…
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Winnebago Celebrates 62 Years
Winnebago Industries is celebrating the company’s 62nd anniversary, the company announced on its LinkedIn profile. Its beginnings trace back to…
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Oklahoma City RV Show Runs Feb. 13-16
The Oklahoma City RV Super Show is returning to the Bennett Event Center at State Fair Park for its 51st…
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Lonski & Associates Adds Marine Industry Vet
Lonski and Associates, a recruitment firm specializing in staffing, has added commercial marine industry specialist Dan Macri. With a focus…
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Furrion Launches Vibrationsmart Gas Range
Furrion has introduced the Furrion Professional RV 24-inch, four-burner gas range. “All of our research shows consumers desire a similar…
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Good Sam Seeks RV Storage Facilities for New Network
Good Sam recently created the Good Sam RV Storage Network. The goal of this new nationwide network is to recognize…
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VIDEO: TMC’s Tellaro Boast European Design
The new 2020 Tellaro from Thor Motor Coach draws inspiration from European van life, blending a versatile, European-style interior and…
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RV Trader Releases App for Unit Pricing
RV Trader has announced a new Deal Designation feature in its TraderTraxx portal that gives dealers instant access to pricing…
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RVDA Expo Seeks Workshop Submissions
RV Dealers Association’s Convention/Expo Committee is soliciting workshop proposals for the 2019 RV Dealers Convention/Expo held Nov. 11-15 at Caesars Palace…
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NMMA: Marine CEOs Say Business is Stable
The NMMA has reported the fourth-quarter results of its Marine CEO Sentiment Survey. The survey found that 88 percent of polled CEOs…
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Three New Jellystone Parks to Open in 2020
Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park Camp-Resorts has signed franchise agreements for three new parks to open this year in Michigan and…
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Earnings for Private Payrolls Increase 3%
For the year ended January 2020, nonfarm payroll employment increased 2,052,000, or 1.4 percent, according to the U.S. Bureau of…
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Safer Braking Technology – A Match for Modern Vehicle Systems and Interiors
A match for modern vehicle systems With RVs increasing in size and mass it is common to see a 10,000-pound fifth…
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LCI Boasts 5% Increase in Q4 Net Sales
LCI Industries has reported full year and fourth quarter 2019 results, showing net sales of $564 million in the fourth…
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Details for Hall of Fame Induction Dinner Announced
The RV/MH Hall of Fame’s Annual Induction Dinner honoring the Class of 2020 will be held Aug. 3 at the…
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Lichtsinn RV Recognized as No. 1 Iowa Dealer for 18th Year
Lichtsinn RV has been recognized as the No. 1 dealer of motorhomes in the state of Iowa for 2019, marking…
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RV SnapPad, etrailer.com Partner for Online Sales
Origen RV Accessories, parent company to RV SnapPad, has announced a new online reseller partnership with etrailer.com to sell the…
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Fixed-Ops Certification Week Announced
The week of March 8-14 has been designated “RV Fixed Operations Professional Certification Week” by the Society of Certified RV…
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Trends: Marine Sales Grow as Inventory Balances
Nearly every aspect of retail in the boat business improved in January as dealers became more comfortable with inventory levels,…
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Trends: Influencers Inspire Gen Z Purchases
Younger generations are more likely to buy products based on influencer recommendations, as well as consider them reliable, according to…
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Rockford Fosgate Releases Color Optix
Rockford Fosgate has released the Element Ready products introduced last November. The M1 and M2 series speakers and subwoofers, as well…
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Floods Suspend Operations at Two Oregon Keystone Facilities
Rain and melting snow in eastern Oregon have resulted in some flooding at Keystone RV’s manufacturing facilities in Pendleton, resulting…
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Gulf Stream Reports a 30% Jump in Sales
Gulf Stream Coach sales representatives are reporting high traffic and brisk sales at major early-season RV shows, suggesting a robust…
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NHTSA: Recall Made for Forest River
Forest River is recalling certain 2018 Forest River Prime Time recreational trailers, model WCF35MB. The Federal Placard states an incorrect GVWR…
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Quartzsite Show Crowd Reaches 145,000
The 37th Annual Quartzsite Sports, Vacation & RV Show concluded Jan. 26 and broke records with an estimated crowd of…
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Winegard Air360+ Made Standard on 2020 Keystone RVs
Keystone RV and Winegard Co. have partnered to make the Winegard Air360+ HDTV antenna with Gateway router Wi-Fi/4G LTE upgrade…
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RVIA to Host Webinar on Trade Issues
The RV Industry Association will host a webinar on trade issues at 2 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Feb. 12, for…
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LOOK Trailers Celebrates 10 Years
LOOK Trailers is celebrating 10 years of growth in the cargo trailer industry, the company recently announced. The open and…
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Contour Airlines Coming to Indianapolis
Indiana Secretary of Commerce Jim Schellinger joined executives from Contour Airlines as they announced plans to establish an aircraft base…
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Camping App Offers Offline Search
Camping app Dyrt has announced The Dyrt PRO, a subscription that gives campers offline access to The Dyrt’s entire set…
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MasterCraft Reports 18% Sales Decrease
MasterCraft Boat Holdings has reported an 18 percent decrease in sales for its fiscal 2020 second quarter ended Dec. 29.…
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Registration for RVDA Expo Opens in March
Registration for the 2020 RV Dealers Convention Expo opens in March. The event will take place Nov. 9-13 at Caesars…
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ARVC Online Education Portal Debuts
The National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds (ARVC) has announced its NFPA 1194 Completion Certification class will be available…
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West Virginia to Create Office of Outdoor Rec
Legislation has been introduced in West Virginia to create an office of outdoor recreation. The bill details the responsibilities of…
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Southco Expands Torque Hinge Line
Southco has expanded its line of constant torque hinges with a new version that supports additional friction and reduced weight…
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French Press Visit Grand Design, Riverside RV
RV Industry Association’s public relations staff recently served as on-the-ground guides in Elkhart, Ind., to a team of journalists from…
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HSM MetalWorks Expands Production Capacity
HS Manufacturing, a full-service components and capabilities provider, is shifting the reporting structure of its Fort Smith, Ark., plant to…
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VIDEO: Influencers Garner 1.2M YouTube Views Driving Lance Camper
Lance Camper partnered with YouTube full-time RV influencers “Mortons on the Move” to create a reality-based web series chronicling Tom…
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VIDEO: Go RVing Releases New Videos for Diverse Audiences
Go RVing has added seven new videos to its AWAY series, which is a collection of adventures by real people who hit the…
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RV Industry Members Prep for Advocacy on Capitol Hill
Monika Geraci, a marketing powerhouse within the RV Industry Association, recently shifted from government affairs to handling the promotion of…
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NTP-STAG Welcomes RV Air
NTP-STAG has added RV Air to its appliances category. Designed by enthusiasts for enthusiasts, RV Air replacement filters ensure only…
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Outdoorsy Gets a New Look
Outdoorsy celebrated the launch of a brand refresh, featuring a new logo design. It’s been five years since Outdoorsy was…
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Dealers Expanding in Colorado Springs
As good economic times continue to roll along, so does the RV industry. Two Denver-area recreational vehicle dealers have expanded…
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Seattle RV Show Starts This Weekend
The Seattle RV Show at CenturyLink Field Event Center — which runs from Thursday to Sunday, Feb. 6 to 9…
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RV Palooza Comes to Oregon
RV Palooza is coming to the Linn County Expo Center in Albany, Ore. The show runs 10 a.m. to 8…
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Mom Makes a Living Flipping RVs
Sarah Lemp, 36, lives in Livonia, Michigan, with her husband, Jason, and their five children, ages 2, 8, 11, 13…
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Manufacturing, GDP Growing
Economic activity in the manufacturing sector grew in January, and the overall economy grew for the 129th consecutive month, say…
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China Slashes Tariffs
China on Thursday announced it would reduce tariffs on thousands of American products, signaling intentions to implement an interim trade…
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NTP-STAG Reflects on the 2020 Expo
NTP-STAG recently reflected on the outcome of the 2020 Expo last month, sponsored by Airxcel, held at the Gaylord Texan…
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Tavernier to Helm Keystone RV’s Alpine, Avalanche and Laredo
Longtime Keystone product manager, Dustin Tavernier, has been asked to take the lead of Keystone’s Alpine, Avalanche and Laredo business.…
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Daystar Products CEO Changes Role in the Company
On Feb. 3, Mark Turner, CEO of Daystar Products International, changed his role with the company. He is no longer CEO; however,…
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Fort Meyers Show Had 12,000 Attendees
The 35th Annual Fort Myers RV Show, held at the Lee Civic Center in Florida, registered its best show attendance…
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CDK Global Revenues Rise 4 Percent
CDK Global has announced financial results for its fiscal 2020 second quarter ended Dec. 31, showing revenue was $499 million,…
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Facebook Show to Discuss RV Weight
Facebook Live show, “RVing in New England,” will discuss RV weight management and safety with Trey Selman at 7 p.m. ET today.…
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Safe-Guard Expands Sales Leadership Team
Safe-Guard Products International has announced several additions to its sales leadership team. Dave Duncan has been elevated to the role of…
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NMMA Reports Increase in Outboard Sales
The National Marine Manufacturers Association has reported that outboard sales increased for the eighth consecutive year in 2019, reaching a…
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VIDEO: Jaguars’ QB Goes on Road Trip
Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Gardner Minshew said last week that he has had enough fun this offseason and is heading to Naples, Fla.,…
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Industry Veteran Keli Rose Joins Ranger
Ranger Distribution has announced that Keli Rose has joined the company. She has been in the RV industry for more than…
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Low Truck Production Leads to Cummins Q4 Decrease
Cummins has reported results for the fourth quarter of 2019, showing revenues of $5.6 billion, a decrease of 9 percent from the…
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Furrion Awarded Additional Patents
Furrion has received additional intellectual property protection for its kitchen appliances in the form of two new U.S. patents. The…
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Meyer Distributing, Gen-Y Partner
Meyer Distributing has partnered with Gen-Y Hitch. “These hitches are just not for SEMA trucks,” said Nick Gramelspacher, VP of…
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Torklift Announces Multiple Promotions
Several salesmen have been promoted to various positions through Torklift’s Leadership Growth Tract Program. Kyle Bonita has been promoted to…
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Banks Power Partners with AMSOIL
Banks Power, a leader in gas and diesel performance components, has partnered with AMSOIL. The company will be the lubricant…
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RVDA of Canada Sends Out Advocacy Survey
As the RV Dealers Association of Canada prepares for its annual Parliament Hill Day, the association stated that it continues…
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Arizona Expo Returns March 13
The Arizona Sportsmen Boat & RV Expo will return for its 20th anniversary from March 13-15 at WestWorld of Scottsdale.…
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Park Owner, Operator Group Reaches Membership Milestone
The “RV Park/ Campground Owners and Managers Operations & Marketing Forum,” a private Facebook group, has surpassed 1,500 active members.…
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Spartan Motors Sells Emergency Response Unit to REV Group
Spartan Motors has sold its emergency response (ER) segment to REV Group for about $55 million in cash at closing, which is…
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