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Fun Town RV Opens Second Texas Super Store
Fun Town RV announced the grand opening party of its new location in Corsicana, Texas, slated for April 30. The…
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KOA Reports a Record 57 Million Households Camped in ’21
Kampgrounds of America has released its annual North American Camping Report, and it reveals the explosive growth in camping in…
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Julie Markiewicz Promoted to VP at Lippert
Lippert announced that Julie Markiewicz has been promoted to vice president of internal audit and compliance. In her expanded role,…
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DENSO Announces Two Promotions
DENSO Products and Services Americas has promoted Reggie Cruz to director of corporate planning and Manny Rodriguez to senior manager…
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RVIA’s Former Standards VP to Receive Meritorious Service Award
The RV Industry Association‘s former Vice President of Standards, Bruce Hopkins, will be receiving the Meritorious Service Award at the…
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Brown & Brown’s Revenues Up 11%
F&I provider Brown & Brown reported first quarter revenues of $904.7 million, an increase of $89.4 million, or 11 percent,…
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Make-A-Wish Partnering with Winnebago Industries
Minnesota’s KARE covers Winnebago’s new partnership with the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Nothing says bonding like an old-fashioned family road trip. Being…
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Ep. 35 – Chad Lyon of Wells Fargo Talks Dollars and Sense
Chad Lyon is the commercial leader for Wells Fargo’s RV and marine division, and in the year-plus, he’s been in…
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March Shipments Set a New All-Time Record
Results for the RV Industry Association’s March 2022 survey of manufacturers determined that total RV shipments ended the month with…
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Newmar, Keystone, Forest River, Tiny Idahomes on Weekly Recall List
A handful of RV companies are featured on this week’s recall list from the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration. Newmar…
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Lance Camper Launches New Video Series
Lance Camper announced the release of its all-new video series, “Lance at a Glance.” This series of short, under-a-minute videos…
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Alliance RV Owners Group to Conduct First ‘Owner Empowerment Rally’
The Alliance RV Owners Group announced today it will conduct its first-ever owner empowerment rally, including an RV Fundamentals class…
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Coach-Net Hosts Industry Partners at New Headquarters
Every year, Coach-Net, a provider of RV technical and roadside assistance for 35 years, honors its hardworking employees with an…
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Airstream of Utah Announces New Location, Grand Opening
Airstream of Utah announced its new location’s Grand Opening Celebration from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 14,…
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Cavco Industries Acquires Manufacturing Facility in North Carolina
Cavco Industries announced its closing on the acquisition of a 184,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Hamlet, N.C. As previously announced, the…
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Protective Asset Partners with Powersports-Oriented Tech Company RumbleOn
F&I programs and services provider Protective Asset Protection announced it has signed a national agreement with RumbleOn, which Protective Asset…
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Tickets on Sale for RV/MH Hall of Fame Induction Dinner
Reservations are now open for the 2022 RV/MH Hall of Fame’s annual induction dinner. This year the event will be…
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New Podcast Episode this Tuesday
The next episode of the In Tow with RV PRO podcast will be going live this Tuesday with guest Chad…
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Exhibitor Info Now Available for RV Dealers Con/Expo
The RV Dealers Association released exhibitor information for companies interested in participating in the 2022 RV Dealers Convention/Expo live event…
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Mopeka Products Acquires Sonariot
Mopeka Products, makers of sonar tank monitoring solutions, announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Sonariot. Together, Mopeka…
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ASA Electronics Hires New Marketing Director
ASA Electronics has hired Rachel West as its new marketing director, following the retirement of Monica Pletchert. In this role,…
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FCCC Names Commercial Chassis Sales Manager for Western Region
Freightliner Custom Chassis Corp. (FCCC) has appointed company and industry veteran Brent McKinney to be its new Western region technical…
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Lance Camper Resumes Plant Tours in May
Lancaster, Calif.-based Lance Camper has announced it has begun announced it is restarting plant tours for the public next month.…
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Publication Names West Virginia Dealership 2021 ‘Business of the Year’
Mountaineer RV & Outdoor Center was named the Weston Democrat’s Business of the Year for 2021. The dealership came into…
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Nebraska Dealers Now Allowed to Sell Large Fifth Wheels
One of the missions of the RV Industry Association is to monitor state and federal legislation that might have some…
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Missouri’s Coachlight RV Goes All-In on RVTI Certification
The RV Industry Association highlights one dealership’s effort to eliminate what the store owner calls “a thorn in the side…
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Cummins’ Prepares for Filtration Business to be Separated
Power generation company Cummins announced that its filtration business has confidentially submitted a draft registration statement on Form S-1 with…
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A Satellite’s View of Supply Chain Issues
COVID-19 has again reared its ugly head in China, and parts of that country are undergoing the largest outbreak of…
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Campers Inn Acquires Arizona’s Little Dealer Little Prices
Campers Inn RV recently announced that it was planning on expanding to the western United States, and this week took…
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Airstream Extends Program to Offset Carbon Emissions from ’22 Models
Airstream has extended its program to help neutralize the estimated carbon emissions created by the manufacturer and use of the…
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Hoefer Group Acquires North Dakota Factory to Build RVs
Hoefer Group, owned by RV industry veteran Charles Hoefer and directed by Hoefer’s wife Andrea Kine, has closed $3 million…
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Idaho’s Leisureland RV Recognized by Google
Leisureland RV Center of Boise, Idaho, was recently highlighted by Google in the 2021 Economic Impact Report to be the…
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New Truma Units Featured in Forest River No Boundaries
Forest River No Boundaries has chosen the brand-new Truma Aventa Eco for its new “Unplugged” package, specifically for its ability…
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NERVDA Salutes Dealer Bob Moore on His 97th Birthday
The New England RV Dealers Association (NERVDA) issued a statement Thursday congratulating Bob Moore, founder of Bradford’s RV, on his…
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Camping World Moving into Former Wisconsin Gander Store
A Camping World store will open soon in the former Gander Outdoors store at 1200 Crossing Meadows Drive in Onalaska,…
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Continental Cuts Earnings Forecast; Cites Ukraine War
Continental cut its annual earnings forecast and warned of “lasting consequences” for production and supply chains if the war in…
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Volkswagen, Jayco Launch Camper Van Down Under
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has teamed up with Jayco to create a camper van based on the VW Crafter van. The…
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Lippert Names Head of Europe Marine Group
Lippert announced Matthew Johnston has been named managing director for Lippert Marine Group in Europe. In this role, he will…
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Jobless Claims Hold Near Lowest Levels Since 1960s
Weekly unemployment claims held near their lowest levels since the 1960s, with a strong labor market and improving levels of…
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Lippert Employees Step Up for National Volunteer Week
As part of National Volunteer Week, more than 1,200 Lippert employees from the company’s Michiana-area locations. Lippert Cares is an…
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Lazydays’ Preliminary Q1 Results Show Profits Up
Lazydays Holdings’ preliminary Q1 earnings results were released Monday, and the company said it had preliminary revenue for the first…
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Expion360 Achieves UL Compliance for Recreational Batteries
Lithium battery maker Expion360 announced it has completed UL 1973 compliance on its 60-120Ah batteries. Because of the growing demand…
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Camping Outlook Remains Healthy
The KOA Monthly Research Report – April Edition indicates that 38 percent of campers who have not traveled for a…
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Patrick Industries Partners with ‘Military Makeover with Montel’ Show
Highly decorated Army veteran Michael Stupar and his family will have their home fully updated through efforts of the team…
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LKQ Completes Sale of PGW Auto Glass Business
LKQ Corp., parent company of NTP-STAG, announced that it has completed its previously announced agreement to sell PGW Auto Glass,…
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KOA: Continued Growth in First Quarter of 2022
After finishing 2021 an astounding 33 percent above the previous record-grossing year, Kampgrounds of America reports a 16.5 percent increase…
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RVWA Announces Upcoming Events
The RV Women’s Alliance has a few things on the calendar it wants to let people know about. For those…
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History: A Look Back at ‘Frank’s Motor Home’
Transportation-oriented website Jalopnik takes us on a way-back Wednesday journey to an important time in RV history. When the subject…
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Allison Transmission Earns CARB Certification
Allison Transmission today announced it has received certification from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) for the model year 2022…
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Registration for RV Aftermarket Conference Begins Monday
Registration for the 51st RV Aftermarket Conference in August will open this coming Monday, April 25. The conference, which is…
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RVTI, NERVDA Form Partnership to Recruit New Techs
As the “Year of Recruitment” continues, the RV Technical Institute (RVTI) has been hard at work attending events across the…
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RVs Move America Week to Feature First Emerging Leaders Coalition Gathering
RVs Move America Week, scheduled for June 5-9 in Washington, D.C., is an annual event where volunteers from across the…
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RVIA Puts the Spotlight on the Rental Market
As consumers evolve and their expectations change, the RV rental market is evolving as well to keep up with them,…
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DEI Joins the Hot Rod Power Tour
Automotive heat and sound control products company Design Engineering said it will be doing its part to make sure the…
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ARVC Continues to Serve Park Owners in Florida and Alabama
The Florida/Alabama state RV park and campground association chose to de-affiliate with the National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds…
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Oil Prices Fall 5% After IMF Cuts Growth Outlook
Oil prices were down about 5 percent in volatile trading on Tuesday on demand concerns after the International Monetary Fund…
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Crane Composites Supports Local Community Charities
Illinois-based Crane Composites, a subsidiary of Crane Co., recently presented 35 local charity organizations with donations from the Crane Fund…
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IDS Launches Monthly Market Analysis
Integrated Dealer Systems, an RV, marine and trailer dealership software provider, has announced the launch of its “Dealership Industry Insights”…
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Dometic Hosts Mid-Year Strategy Meetings with Key Players
Dometic said a team of people from the company will meet this week with RV manufacturing, aftermarket and service leaders…
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Suburban Adds New Water Heater to Product Line
Suburban, an Airxcel brand, announced a key expansion to its water heater product line with the new IW42 – a…
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NRVTA Hires Video Production Manager to Bolster Training
The National RV Training Academy (NRVTA) today announced Garrett Syfrett joined the team as video production manager to enhance the…
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RVshare Partners with DigiSure to Offer RV Rental Insurance, Protection
RVshare, the first and largest RV rental marketplace, together with insurance technology platform DigiSure, announced a partnership enabling RVshare to…
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The Toyota Previa on Steroids
TheDrive.com often comes across various bizarre projects and one-offs that it graciously shares with its readers, and this has to…
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Chinese Lockdowns Curbing Supply Chain Improvements
What happens in China doesn’t stay in China. And for American supply chains, that is usually a good thing. American…
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Make-A-Wish, Winnebago and RV Retailer Team Up
Make-A-Wish, Winnebago Industries and RV Retailer have announced they will partner to provide outdoor adventures to wishers across the country.…
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Easter Weekend Message from RVIA’s Craig Kirby
Craig Kirby is President and CEO of the RV Industry Association. Good afternoon Members, As we enter the Easter holiday,…
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Dexter Acquires Premium Supply
DexKo Global, manufacturers of trailer running gear, chassis assemblies and related components, announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Dexter Axle, has…
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Derema Group Expanding, Adding Staff in Elkhart
Derema Group said it will be expanding in the Elkhart, Ind., area to meet the demands of its vendors and…
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Participants Sought for 2022 Go RVing Dealer Tie-in Program
Go RVing announced its 2022 Dealer Tie-In Program that is now available for RV dealers, state dealer associations and their…
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KPA Hosts Two-Part Webinar Series on Hazard Communication
RV Dealers Association partner and business training and compliance firm KPA are offering a two-part webinar series entitled: Hazard Communication.…
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‘Second Chance Month’ Ties in Nicely with RVTI Recruitment Goals
In case you missed it, the federal government recently christened April as “Second Chance Month,” with the purpose of promoting…
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USTR Reinstates 352 Section 301 China Tariff Product Exclusions
The following update is provided by the RV Industry Association. In prior Federal Register notices, the U.S. Trade Representative modified…
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VW CFO Expects Chip Shortage to Persist Into 2024
Volkswagen Group expects the semiconductor shortage to continue longer than expected, the automaker’s finance chief, Arno Antlitz, said. Supplies of…
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Way Interglobal Announces Two Key Hires
Way Interglobal has named Michael Pahud as its chief financial officer, a newly created position to help lead the financial…
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AMIC Global Sold to Component Sourcing International
Sun Acquisitions has announced the sale of AMIC Global Inc. to Component Sourcing International (CSI). Illinois-based AMIC is a diversified…
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New Survey to Identify RV Rental Market Trends, Outlook
The RV Rental Association (RVRA) is now conducting a survey of RV rental businesses to gauge the current state of…
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ROUTE 66 Network Welcomes New Dealers
ROUTE 66 RV Network said it is expanding its footprint with the addition of 10 new RV dealership locations in…
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Kanen Wealth Mgt. Calls Out Lazydays Board Members by Name
Dave Kanen of Kanen Wealth Management has written an open letter to the top officers of the Lazydays Board of…
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Outdoorsy Ranks No. 16 on Marketplace 100 List
Outdoorsy, an on-demand global RV rental and outdoor travel marketplace, has been named one of the largest and fastest-growing marketplace…
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Local Business Publication Names Dragonfly Tech Company of the Year
Reno-based Dragonfly Energy has been named “technology company of the year” by the Nevada Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology (NCET).…
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World’s Largest Hydrogen Taxi Fleet to be Powered by Cummins
Cummins, through its affiliate Hydrogenics Europe N.V., has signed a contract to supply a 2.5-megawatt (MW) electrolyzer to Hysetco, a…
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COVID Curbs in China Threaten Supply Chain Paralysis
China’s race to stop the spread of COVID-19 is clogging highways and ports, stranding workers and shutting countless factories –…
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Jobless Claims Rise But Still Near 54-Year Low
U.S. jobless claims held near multi-decade lows last week as companies worked to keep employees on their payrolls amid ongoing…
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Event Schedule Released for ‘RVs Move America Week’
The annual RVs Move America Week gathering returns after a two-year hiatus June 5 – 9 in Washington, D.C. The…
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Lippert Rolls Out Mobile Care Unit for Employees
Lippert will soon begin offering free, on-site healthcare to more than 7,000 of its employees. On Tuesday, the company opened…
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Tickets for RVWA Educational Symposium Go On Sale This Friday
Early-bird member tickets go on sale this Friday, April 15, for the RV Women’s Alliance Education Symposium which takes place…
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Performance Brokerage Services Advised on the Sale of Lloyd’s RV To Fun Town
Performance Brokerage Services was the adviser to the seller when Lloyd’s RV Center in Orange, Texas, was sold to Fun…
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PRVCA Hires Lubomski as Education Director
The Pennsylvania Recreation Vehicle and Camping Association (PRVCA) recently hired James Lubomski to serve as education director, effective April 4.…
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Roamly Launches Global Travel Insurance Product
Roamly, the insurance company and subsidiary of Outdoorsy, announced the launch of its newest product: Global Travel Insurance. It is…
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Allison Transmission Tapped for First UK Electric Refuse Collection Vehicle
Allison Transmission announced it has been selected to provide the propulsion system for the UK’s first hydrogen fuel cell refuse…
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Brightstar-Backed Novae Acquires LOOK Trailers
Markle, Ind.-based trailer manufacturer Novae, a portfolio company of Brightstar Capital Partners, announced that it has acquired LOOK Trailers, the…
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Dealer Registration Now Open for RVDA Con/Expo
Registration is now open for the 2022 RV Dealers Convention/Expo, set for Nov. 7-11 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Click…
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Dave Medford Retires After 50 Years with Dexstar
Longtime Dexstar Wheel employee Dave Medford has retired from the company after 50 years. Medford joined the company on April…
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PPL Motor Homes Hires Vice President of Sales
Houston-based PPL Motor Homes announced that RV industry veteran, Kevin Hoffpauir, has been hired as vice president of sales. Hoffpauir…
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PJ Trailers and Demco Team Up on New EZ Latch Gooseneck Coupler
PJ Trailers is proud to announce the release of the Demco EZ Latch Gooseneck Coupler in conjunction with ITS upgraded…
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Mercedes Aims to Halve Carbon Footprint by 2030
Automakers are driving toward eliminating emissions in their vehicle fleets, production plants and supplier networks. Mercedes-Benz said Monday it will…
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Inflation Rises by the Most Since 1981
U.S. consumer price increases quickened in March, underscoring ongoing inflationary pressures as supply chain disruptions and shortages lingered across the…
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Annual Truma Spring Clean-up Expands This Year
For the second straight year Truma employees will once again be celebrating Earth Day by cleaning up the roadways around…
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Ep. 34: Jason Lippert on the Importance of Staying Nimble
Lippert Industries is a $4.5 billion company with locations all over the globe, but CEO Jason Lippert said it’s the…
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Campers Inn RV Promotes Two, Prepares for Westward Expansion
Florida-based Campers Inn RV, one of the fastest growing RV dealership groups in the nation, has promoted two employees to…
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