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NHTSA Seeks Comment on Vehicle Cybersecurity Best Practices
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it is seeking public comment on the draft Cybersecurity Best Practices for the…
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Bowlus CEO Discusses Luxury RV Market
The following is part of a series that Entrepreneur.com is running where it interviews entrepreneurs in a variety of fields.…
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Community Financial Institutions Get First Crack at PPP
The U.S. Small Business Administration, in consultation with the U.S. Treasury Department, re-opened the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan portal today.…
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Blog: Door to Door Precautions
If your dealership is delivering vehicles to people at their homes, it’s time to think about the risk involved. Risk…
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Lippert Components Names Rhymer VP of Innovation
Lippert Components has announced the addition of John Rhymer as the company’s new vice president of innovation. In this role,…
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Midwest Sales and Service Relocates to Elkhart
After 60 years of being headquartered in South Bend, Ind., Midwest Sales and Service has moved its headquarters to Elkhart,…
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US Lighting Group Enters the RV Market
The US Lighting Group has announced the company intends to form a new business entity, Cortes Campers, to enter the…
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Boston RV & Camping Expo Cancelled
Organizers of the 2021 Boston RV & Camping Show, scheduled for April 15-18, have announced that the show has been…
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Why Killeen, Texas, Passed on Camping World
Did Killeen, Texas, squander an opportunity to create jobs and inject millions of dollars into the city economy? Last Tuesday…
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FCCC, Escape RV on NHTSA Weekly Recall List
Daimler Chrysler has announced that its 2021 Freightliner Custom Chassis Corp. model MC and its 2021 Freightliner Business Class M2…
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Jaeger-UniTek Appoints Pullin to Marketing Manager
Jaeger-UniTek Sealing Solutions has announced that Christine Pullin has been appointed to marketing manager. Pullin will lead all marketing activities…
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MCD Innovations Debuts Box Awning Product Line
MCD Innovations, an Airxcel brand, introduces the B1000 line of Powered Box Awnings.Described by the company as perfect for Class…
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Episode 6 of In Tow with RV PRO Drops Tuesday
This Tuesday is the second Tuesday of the month, meaning Episode 6 of the In Tow with RV Pro podcast…
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SBA Extends COVID-19 Relief for Borrowers
As the U.S. Small Business Administration continues implementation of the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits and Venues Act,…
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REV Group Reports Loss, But Huge RV Backorders
REV Group has reported consolidated net sales of $616.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2020,representing a decrease of 5.6…
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Alpin Haus Acquires New Jersey’s Garick RV
Alpin Haus, one of the Northeast’s largest outdoor and family-owned recreation retailers, today announced the acquisition of recreational vehicle sales…
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PRVCA Offers F&I Webinar with Paul Sheldon
The Pennsylvania RV & Camping Association announces an upcoming day-long webinar on F&I featuring Paul Sheldon of Protective Insurance. The event,…
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Garmin Launches Large Screen GPS for RVs
Writing for automotivenews.com, Bogdan Popa published a review of Garmin’s new GPS system. We live during awkward times, and since…
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NATDA Trailer Show Registration Now Open
The North American Trailer Dealer Association has announced its annual “Register and Save” event for trailer and truck bed dealers…
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SBA and Treasury Announce PPP Re-Opening
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), in consultation with the Treasury Department, has announced that the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) will…
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Survey: Inventory Challenges Face Marine Industry
Trade Only Today stated that some 76 percent of dealers reported retail growth in the December Pulse Report survey, and…
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Indiana Sees Record Jobs Despite Pandemic
Indiana Gov. Eric J. Holcomb on Thursday announced the end of a fourth consecutive, record-breaking year for economic development in…
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Jobs Decline for First Time Since April
U.S. job growth turned negative for the first time since April in the final month of 2020, as the pandemic…
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The Shyft Group Completes Million-Dollar Community Wellness Donation
The Shyft Group has donated $125,000 to the Eaton Community Health Collaborative in support of the greater Charlotte, Mich., community,…
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RVIA Statement on Change in Administration
The following report was put together by members of RVIA’s Government Affairs team and posted to its website Wednesday. What…
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Keystone RV Launching New Product Line
On Wednesday, Jan. 13, Keystone RV Co. will launch an all-new product line at the Florida RV Super Show. Conceived…
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Organizers: Excitement Builds for 2021 NTP-STAG Expo
NTP-STAG has announced that the 2021 Expo Mobile App for its show this month, sponsored by Southwire, is now available…
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PRVCA Hosts Second Annual Leadership Conference
The Pennsylvania RV & Camping Association announces its second annual leadership conference, being held virtually from Monday, Jan. 25 to…
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ARVC Announces 2021 Educational Opportunities
The National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds (ARVC) announces its upcoming Prospective Owners Workshop series, designed for those looking to purchase…
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Garmin Acquires GEOS Worldwide
Garmin said in a statement that it acquired “substantially all the assets” of GEOS Worldwide Limited and its subsidiaries, a…
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RVIA Offers Manufacturer’s Guidance on Imports
The RV Industry Association has issued the following notification to its manufacturer members regarding certain Chinese and Canadian imports. The…
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New Jobless Claims Slightly Lower Than Expected
New jobless claims unexpectedly steadied below 800,000 at the turn of the new year but still held at a historically…
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Wholesale RV Values Hit Another All Time High
“The values of used RVs sold at wholesale auctions have once again reached all-time highs. This is the fourth consecutive…
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Dixie RV SuperStores Rebrands as Great American RV
Dixie RV SuperStores, which operates locations in Hammond and Breaux Bridge, La; Calera and Grand Bay, Ala; and DeFuniak Springs,…
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Two Florida Men Accused of Stealing Campers
The U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Northern District of West Virginia has indicted two Florida men on charges involving the…
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Camping World Nixes Central Texas Deal
Camping World has announced it is no longer interested in setting up an RV dealership in Killeen, Texas’s former Gander…
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Oracle Lighting Promotes Parker-Boudreaux to National Sales Manager
Oracle Lighting has announced the promotion of Melissa Parker-Boudreaux to national sales manager. She will be responsible for leading Oracle…
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RVWA Friday Meeting Highlights Care Camps
This Friday, the RV Women’s Alliance’s Coffee, Lunch, and Learn program will highlight Care Camps, an organization that has raised…
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Boat Sales Season ‘Ending on a High Note’
Boat registrations continued their momentum in November, a typically quiet month for sales, rising 8 percent year-to-date overall and more…
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SBA Rolls Out Expansion of Women’s Business Centers
The U.S. Small Business Administration today announced grant funding and the historic launch of 20 new Women’s Business Centers (WBC) across America to serve…
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Report: Private Payrolls Unexpectedly Drop in December
The U.S. private sector unexpectedly shed jobs in December as employment trends weakened sharply across the country before Congress passed…
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Newmar Recognizes Top Suppliers
Newmar Corp. recently recognized several suppliers and individual contributors for their supply chain performance the previous 12 months. Newmar had…
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CURT Launches Online Media Center
CURT has launched an all-new Media Center at curtmfg.com, offering videos, photos, literature and logos for instant download. The marketing…
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Brown & Brown Announces Two Acquisitions
Daytona Beach, Fla., F&I provider Brown & Brown announces the acquisition of two companies to begin the new year, serving…
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RVIA Mourns the Passing of Ken Neal of Tiffin Motorhomes
Ken Neal worked at Tiffin Motorhomes but was a friend to many through his work with RVIA, and the Association…
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Ioneer USA and Dragonfly Energy Sign M.O.U.
Ioneer USA Corp., a lithium– boron supplier, and Dragonfly Energy, a lithium-ion battery technology company, today announced the completion of…
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Monomoy Capital Partners Acquires Astro Shapes
Monomoy Capital Partners, a private investment firm with $1.7 billion in committed capital that invests in the debt and equity…
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Founder and Co-CEO of Camco Dies at 81
Don Caine, the founder and co-CEO of Camco Manufacturing, passed away in Greensboro, N.C., recently at the age of 81,…
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Truma Restructures ‘for 2021 and Beyond’
A corporate restructure at Germany-based Truma has resulted in the creation of the Truma Group GmbH & Co. KG. The…
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Trader Interactive Acquires Statistical Surveys
What was originally described by one party as a “partnership” has evolved into an acquisition. Trader Interactive, a marketplace and…
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USTR Allows Many China Tariff Exclusions to Expire
On Dec. 29, 2020, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) published a Federal Register notice extending COVID-19 tariff exclusions.…
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Oklahoma Dealership Updates Plans for New Location
Plans are proceeding for Oklahoma’s Floyd’s RV this winter to break ground on nearly 40 acres of frontage land in…
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SuperSteer Introduces New TracBar Kit for Class C’s
RV suspension aftermarket supplier SuperSteer has announced its new SS451 Tracbar Kit, made to stabilize the handling of 2004-2021 Class…
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Class of ’21 RV/MH HOF Inductees Announced
The board of directors of the RV/MH Heritage Foundation has announced inductees for the RV/MH Hall of Fame Class of…
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Lippert Promotes Vince Doepker to CIO
Lippert Components Inc. has announced that Vince Doepker has been promoted to chief information officer, to lead and sustain the…
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nuCamp Announces Barefoot Model Update
nuCamp RV, a major manufacturer of campers and teardrop trailers, has announced that the Barefoot, a retro-styled camper modeled after…
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Protective Closes Transaction to Acquire Revolos
Protective Life Corp., a wholly owned U.S. subsidiary of Dai-ichi Life Holdings, has announced it has completed the transaction to…
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The Shyft Group Expands Board of Directors
The Shyft Group has announced that Terri Pizzuto and Mark Rourke have been appointed to the company’s board of directors,…
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Jayco, Thor Motor Coach Among NHTSA Recalls
The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration has issued its weekly list of recalls. Jayco announced the recall of its 2020-21…
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Blog: The Military Taught Me the Power of Positive, Singular Interactions
A few weeks ago, I was driving along a suburban street when a bicyclist turned onto the street, hit a…
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DSG Global Taps Industry Veteran William Rex as President of New Division
DSG Global has announced the appointment of industry stalwart William J. Rex as president of the EV bus and motor…
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Killeen, Texas, Council to Hear Revised Camping World Request
Nearly one month after being disapproved by the Killeen City Council, Jay Moore of Minnesota-based Oppidan Inc., will make a…
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Lazydays RV Opens Nashville Location
Lazydays has announced the opening of its new dealership in Murfreesboro, Tenn., located just south of Nashville on I-24. The…
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RV Industry in Elkhart Has Fourth-Best Year Ever
Even with the shutdowns caused by the coronavirus pandemic earlier this year, it appears 2020 will go down as the…
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SBA Extends Disaster Loan Applications Through End of 2021
The U.S. Small Business Administration has announced that the deadline to apply for the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program…
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Black Folks Camp Too Rolls Out ‘Unity Blaze’ Flag
Since launching his company, Black Folks Camp Too, almost 15 months ago, Earl B. Hunter Jr. has been on a…
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NTP-STAG Expo to Feature New Product and Marine Showcases
New products will be one of the featured showcases as NTP-STAG Expo 2021, sponsored by Airxcel, comes to the Marriott…
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THOR’s Bob Martin Joins RVing in New England for Final Show of 2020
The president and CEO of THOR Industries, Bob Martin, will be the guest on tonight’s RVing in New England, the…
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2021 Florida RV SuperShow Starts Two Weeks from Today
The 2021 Florida RV SuperShow is just two weeks away. Running Wednesday, Jan. 13 to Sunday, Jan. 17, the show…
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North Carolina RVDA Announces Show Dates
The North Carolina RV Dealers Association has just announced its 2021 schedule of RV shows. The organization’s Greensboro Show will…
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Yuma, Ariz., RV Sales Staying Steady into The New Year
The following report is from Victor Calderon of public radio station KAWC in Yuma, Ariz. While many locally owned businesses…
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Treasury Sec.: Stimulus Checks on The Way
Stimulus checks will begin arriving “as early as tonight” for eligible Americans, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin tweeted on Tuesday, pointing…
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2020’s Top News Story: The Shutdown Followed by the Boom
It’s rare that one single subject would factor into just about everybody’s year-end, biggest-stories-of-the-year list, regardless of the business or…
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More Top News From 2020
Aftermarket Supply Chain Severely Disrupted by COVID-19 Since RV travel became the preferred way for Americans to take any kind…
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THOR’s Bob Martin Joins RVing in New England for Final Show of 2020
The president and CEO of THOR Industries, Bob Martin, will be the guest on Wednesday’s RVing in New England, the…
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Outdoorsy Releases 2021 Travel Predictions
Last week, RV rental and outdoor travel marketplace Outdoorsy released its 2020 Travel Trends report, noting that 2020 has been…
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The Evolution of Manufacturing RVs in Germany
The following appeared on the website of Iowa-based Woodworking Network. Written by Martin Kohnle of North Carolina-based Lignum Consulting, the…
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Report: U.S. Home Prices Accelerating Rapidly
U.S. home price growth accelerated in October to its highest level in more than six years. Standard & Poor’s said…
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Winnebago Employees Brave the Cold for Charity
Employees who work for the Winnebago Towables division, based in Middlebury, Ind., were highlighted for their recent efforts to raise…
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Jayco Hires New Director of Corporate Marketing
Jayco has announced the appointment of Trey Miller as director of corporate marketing. With more than 20 years of experience…
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LCI Subsidiary Completes Acquisition of Veada Industries
LCI Industries said that its wholly owned subsidiary, Lippert Components Inc., has completed the acquisition of Veada Industries, a manufacturer…
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Level 5 Announces $10K Prize to Inspire Donations to Care Camps
Hoping to inspire every RV, marine and powersports dealer across the U.S. and Canada to make a year-end charitable gift…
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NHTSA’s Weekly Recall List Includes Keystone RV, Forest River
The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration has released its final weekly recall list of 2020, and it featured a couple…
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MARVAC Notes Death of Paul Kline
Paul Kline, former co-owner of Kline’s RV Center in Warren, Mich., died recently at a hospital in Madison Heights, Mich.…
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Camping World Donates More Than $500K as Part of Plating Change Initiative
Camping World Holdings has announced that it has raised more than $500,000 to provide relief to local restaurants and meals…
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Heartland RV Campaign Benefits Elkhart Boys & Girls Club
The Heartland RV group partnered with the Boys & Girls Club of Elkhart County, Ind., to host a Christmas drive…
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Exclusive: Winnebago Freshens Up its Enterprise Brand
In more than six decades of being in business, and a half-century of that being a publicly-traded company, Winnebago has…
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Statistical Surveys Partners with Trader Interactive
Statistical Surveys has announced that as part of its efforts to improve its offerings through faster, more accurate and more…
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Central Texans Comment on Camping World Rezoning Proposal
With renewed interest in bringing a national business to the Killeen, Texas, area, residents are letting their opinions known —…
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Meyer Distributing Partners with PRVN
Meyer Distributing has been selected by the Priority RV Network (PRVN) to be a preferred parts and accessory distributor to…
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Report: 73% of Millennials Interested in RVs
Millennials have been renting and purchasing more RVs than ever before as road trips continue to be a bright spot…
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Another 803,000 Americans Filed for Unemployment Last Week
U.S. states saw slightly fewer Americans file for new jobless claims last week as during the prior week, as spiking…
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LCI Staff Raises More Than $45,000 for ‘Adopt-a-Family’ Program
More than 100 Lippert Components families will benefit from the 2020 in-house Holiday Adopt-a-Family program, as more than $45,000 was…
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LOOK Trailers Donates to Food Banks in Five States
LOOK Trailers has announced it will donate $30,000 on behalf of their employees to Food Banks in the five states it has…
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Remembering the Titans: Art Decio
Editor’s note: In 12 months’ time, two legends in the RV/MH industries, Arthur J. Decio and Thomas H. Corson, passed…
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RVIA Survey: Best November for Unit Shipments Ever
The RV Industry Association’s November 2020 survey of manufacturers found that total RV shipments finished the month with 42,513 units,…
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Dometic Introduces Next-Generation RV Rooftop A/C Unit
Dometic has launched its next-generation RV rooftop air conditioner, the Dometic FreshJet FJX3000 series, which it said is quieter, more…
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Dutchmen Recognized as Top 10 Manufacturer in DSI Survey
Dutchmen has been recognized as a Top 10 Manufacturer to receive the Circle of Excellence award for earning the highest…
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NTP-STAG Extends Priority RV Network Partnership
NTP-STAG has announced the extension of a longstanding partnership with Priority RV Network into 2021. This announcement marks 23 years…
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Congress Passes $900 Billion Stimulus Deal
The House and Senate passed a $900 billion coronavirus stimulus package on Monday night after Democratic and Republican leaders reached…
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