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Safe T Plus Named East Coast KONI Distributor
Safe T Plus Steering Control has partnered with KONI, a manufacturer of performance and adjustable shock absorbers. KONI has named…
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FMCA Offers New Lithium-Iron Battery Benefit
Family Motor Coach Association, an international association for RV owners, has announced a new partnership with Briter Products, manufacturer of…
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Community: Lazydays Golf Tournament Raises $130,000
The Lazydays Employee Foundation recently announced that its 9th Annual Golf Tournament raised more than $130,000 to support at-risk youth…
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Spartan to Unveil E-Z Steer at Entegra Coach Event
Spartan Specialty Vehicles and Chassis announced that it will exhibit at the 2019 Entegra Coach Homecoming event from May 14-17 at Elkhart County Fairgrounds in Goshen, Ind. At…
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Letter from the Publisher: The Benefits of Advocacy Day
I participated in Committee Week for the first-time last year, including the annual Advocacy Day. This was one of the…
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EverLogic Part Ordering Integrates with Keller
EverLogic, a software company specializing in dealer management software for the RV industry, has announced the launch of its software…
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LCI Partners with Horizon Education Alliance to Host Career Quest
Lippert Components has partnered with Horizon Education Alliance (HEA), and about 50 local businesses, to host Career Quest 2019. Held…
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Webinar to Cover Heat Illness Prevention
The Mike Molino RV Learning Center, and strategic partner KPA, will host a free webinar at 2 p.m. ET on…
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Rear View Safety Hires New Engineer
Rear View Safety and Safe Fleet has hired Allan McGuire as a product development engineer. McGuire comes to Rear View Safety…
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Arizona ARVC Presents Denton Award to Mickelson
Harvey Mickelson was visibly moved when he recently received the Jack Denton Memorial Award from the Arizona Association of RV…
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China Sets Terms for Ending Trade War
China, for the first time, made clear what it wants to see from the U.S. in talks to end their…
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CPG, AP Products Issue Statements on RV Locks
Imported locks for use on travel trailers, fifth wheels, motorhomes and cargo trailers are at the center of a dispute…
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Lazydays RV Celebrates Knoxville Grand Opening
Lazydays marked the grand opening of its Knoxville, Tenn., location on May 9 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony co-hosted by the…
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Southco Releases New Heavy-Duty Actuator
Southco, a global leader in engineered access solutions, recently expanded on its line of mechanical actuators with a new version that…
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Big Tex Debuts Newly Redesigned 14LP
Big Tex Trailers recently unveiled the newly redesigned 14LP Ultra Low Profile Dump Trailer. With a new frame design and feature…
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NHTSA: Recalls Made for Tiffin and Newmar
Tiffin Motorhomes is recalling certain 2018 to 2019 Phaeton, Allegro Bus, and Zephyr motorhomes. The alternating current electrical wires may…
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RumbleOn Announces Common Stock Private Offerings
RumbleOn has announced the pricing of $30 million aggregate principal amount of 6.75% convertible senior notes due 2024 in a…
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Ohio Jellystone to Celebrate Grand Opening
Daren and Lorraine Carlson plan to celebrate the Grand Opening of the Hocking Hills Jellystone Park location in Ohio from…
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Indiana Lamination Business to Create 100 Jobs
Elkhart-based Great Lakes Forest Products has announced plans to establish a new sister company in Bristol, potentially creating 100 new…
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Iowa Governor Signs RV Specific Franchise Bill
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds recently signed Senate File 435, a towable-only RV specific franchise bill. SF 435 addresses the unique…
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RV Technical Institute Nails Down Elkhart Location
The RV Technical Institute has selected a building for its new training facility. The 18,000-square-foot facility, located at 3333 Middlebury…
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Lippert Components Expands Sales Team
Lippert Components has expanded its RV products sales team to better support customers. With the expanded sales team structure, LCI…
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Truck Hero Acquires Lund International
Truck Hero has acquired Lund International Holding Co., a portfolio company of Highlander Partners. The transaction terms were not disclosed.…
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NTP-STAG Adds Trailersphere Tongue Jack Covers
NTP-STAG has added Trailersphere Corp., the maker of Clever Cover custom tongue jack covers, to its jacks and levelers category.…
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Trump Imposes New Taxes on Chinese Exports
The U.S. has escalated its trade war with China, hiking tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese exports hours after…
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NHTSA Seminar Gives Advice on Reporting Recalls
The RV Industry Association recently held its Fourth Annual National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Seminar in Elkhart, Ind., receiving positive…
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NeXus RV Adds Dealerships to Growing Network
NeXus RV recently added RCD RV Supercenter located in Columbus, Ohio, to its ever-growing dealer network of Nexus RV authorized…
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Spradling and Pletcher Announce New Partnership
Pletcher Sales and Spradling International Marine has announced a strategic alliance to offer the RV industry its coated fabrics and…
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Webinar to Cover Improving Hiring Strategies
The Mike Molino RV Learning Center and strategic partner KPA will host a free webinar at 1 p.m. ET on…
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Trends: GasBuddy Predicts Gas Price Relief
The national average price of gasoline has experienced its largest seasonal rise since 2011, according to GasBuddy. The company predicts…
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Camping World RV Sales Decrease in Q1
Camping World Holdings has reported results for the first quarter ended March 31, showing revenue increased 0.6% to $1 billion…
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Lazydays Holdings First Quarter Revenues Dip 2.7%
Lazydays Holdings recently reported its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, showing revenues were $173.1 million, which is down $4.7…
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Kansas Dealer to Pay $40K for Violating Laws
An Ottawa, Kan., company agreed to pay $40,000 in fines and fees for violating state consumer protection laws by selling…
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Horizon Global Posts Mixed Financial Results
Horizon Global Corp. has reported its financial results for the first quarter of 2019, showing net sales of $209.7 million,…
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Outdoors RV Adds Moran to Support Southwest Market
Outdoors RV, a division of Northwood Mfg., has welcomed Michael Moran to the Outdoors RV team. As regional sales manager…
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Equal-i-zer Recognized by Utah Mfg. Association
This year, the Utah Manufacturing Association (UMA) held its first “Coolest Things Made in Utah” contest to bring awareness to the…
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Covercraft Names Gregg Bashur CFO
Gregg Bashur has been named the new chief financial officer at Covercraft Industries. He joins Covercraft during a period of expansion…
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PressurePro, JR Products Partner for Distribution
JR Products and Advantage PressurePro have partnered for the distribution of PressurePro’s FX solution through JR’s comprehensive distributor network. Through…
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Walorski Leads Bipartisan Letter Over Auto Tariffs
U.S. Reps. Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.) and Terri Sewell (D-Ala.) recently led a bipartisan group of 159 members of Congress in urging Director…
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Community: Thor and KOA Partner for ‘Pick Up America’
Thor Industries and Kampgrounds of America recently launched the Pick Up America campaign, a multi-year joint endeavor. Pick Up America…
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Dometic Teams with Tiny Idahomes for K2 Model
Dometic has announced that it is incorporating its products into tiny homes. Tiny Idahomes and Dometic have worked together to…
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Meyer Adds New Pig Products to Line
Meyer Distributing has added New Pig to its supplies segment. “New Pig makes the world’s best stuff for leaks, drips…
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CEOs Rank Indiana No. 5 for Business
Chief executives recently ranked Texas the best state in the U.S. for business, according to Chief Executive magazine’s 2019 “Best and Worst…
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VIDEO: TV Show to Feature Winnebago Navion
A Winnebago Navion will be featured in an upcoming episode of the television show Raw Travel on May 11-12. The travel…
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New Edition of Service Management Guide Released
The 12th Edition of the Service Management Guide is now available from the Mike Molino RV Learning Center. The guide includes…
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Rollick Releases Logic-Based Vehicle Incentive Platform
Rollick recently released a logic-based incentive platform for the powersports industry. The new consumer-incentive database is mapped to a VIN…
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LithiumHub Unveils a New App for Ionic Batteries
LithiumHub recently unveiled its new app for Ionic Batteries, allowing ionic, deep-cycle batteries to be monitored. The app allows users to…
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NERVDA Broadcast to Feature RVTI Director Tonight
The New England RV Dealers Association will be broadcasting live from the RV Industry Association’s Elkhart office this today at…
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Optronics Names O’Dell Engineering Manager
Kyle O’Dell has been named engineering manager for Optronics International. In this position, he will collaborate with the new product…
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New Presidents of Power Products and Land ‘N’ Sea Named
Power Products has named Tom Schuessler president effective immediately. Power Products was acquired by Brunswick Corp. in August 2018. Schuessler has…
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LCI Reports Slight Q1 Decrease Due to Shipments
LCI Industries has reported its first quarter 2019 results, showing net sales of $592.2 million, a decrease of 9% year-over-year. Content per…
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Caravan Salon Dusseldorf Returns Aug. 31
Caravan Salon will take place from Aug. 31 to Sept. 8 at the fairgrounds in Düsseldorf, Germany. “Once again the…
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Startup RV Manufacturer Eyes Elkhart for $12M
A startup RV company offering high-end campers is considering Elkhart County for a $12 million investment. This story by Jordan…
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California Man Teaches RV Repair for Free
Dayne King of Nevada County, Calif., will tell RVers how to repair their RVs or trailers for free. This business…
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NATDA Webinar Taps RV Tech Institute Consultant
For the third edition of its NATDA Dealership Performance Training webinar series, the North American Trailer Dealers Association will enlist…
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Days Corp. Hires New Marketing Coordinator
Days Corp. has hired experienced marketer, Rachel Little, as its new marketing coordinator starting May 1. In her new role…
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HMRVI Chosen to Lead Inspector NRVTA Training
Howard and Pam Jaros, owners of HMRVI Corp., have been chosen to lead Level 2 Inspector Training for the National…
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Trump Tweets New Chinese Tariff Threat
President Trump’s top trade negotiator told him that Beijing was back-tracking on a trade deal following a round of talks…
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Engine 23 Aims to Bolster E-Commerce for Suppliers
It may not sound like it, but for a while, the ice cream and motorcycle industries had something in common.…
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Airstream Names Rahrig VP of Supply Chain
Airstream has promoted seasoned manufacturing operations professional, Chris Rahrig, to the role of vice president of supply chain. Rahrig, who…
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NHTSA: Recalls for Jayco, Forest River, and More
Jayco is recalling certain 2014 to 2019 Precept, 2016 to 2019 Alante, and 2019 Precept Prestige motorhomes built on a…
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Canada Lifts Retaliatory Tariffs on U.S. Boats
The Canadian government has removed the 10 percent retaliatory tariffs on U.S.-built recreational boats that resulted from President Trump’s 10…
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Brunswick Sells Fitness Business for $490 Million
Brunswick Corp. has announced that it will sell its Fitness business to KPS Capital Partners for $490 million. Following completion…
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Meyer Announces New Barstow, Calif., Location
Meyer Distributing recently added a location in Barstow, Calif. The cross-dock will have a direct, next-day feed from Meyer’s Ontario,…
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Early Bird Registration for Tech Event Ends Soon
The RV Technical Education & Safety Conference will be offering introductory and advanced classes in Elizabethtown, Ky., from Sept. 29…
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SnapPad Granted U.S. Patent
Origen RV Accessories, makers of RV SnapPad, was recently granted its U.S. patent (No. 10266158) for the “world’s only permanent…
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SBA Announces New Funding Opportunity
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announces the opening of the submission period for a funding opportunity through the State Trade Expansion Program (STEP).…
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Canadian RV Organizations Pursue Tariff Lift
Representatives from the RV Dealers Association of Canada and the Canadian Camping and RV Council (CCRVC) visited Parliament Hill on…
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Lance Announces Sales Achievement Award
Lancaster, Calif.-based Lance Camper Mfg. Corp. has created the Lance Century Sales Achievement Award program for retails sales staff. The…
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Dynamo Unveils First Wood-Free, All Aircraft Aluminum Truck Camper
Startup truck camper builder Dynamo TCX has completed the world’s first all aircraft aluminum truck camper body with zero wood…
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Registration Opens for Aftermarket Conference
Registration for the 2019 RV Aftermarket Executive Conference, held August 12 to 15 at the Embassy Suites Downtown Convention Center in Denver,…
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Go RVing Adds New Footage to Tie-In
Go RVing is excited to announce that the much-anticipated updates to the Tie-In Program are complete. For nearly 20 years,…
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BJCC Announces Deal with Protective Life
Protective Life will be the naming rights sponsor for the new BJCC stadium in downtown Birmingham. This story Lauren Walsh…
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Federal Infrastructure Initiative Underway
An important meeting between President Trump, House Speaker Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Schumer took place on Tuesday, April 30…
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RV Care Signs with Marketing Company
RV Care, Canada’s Largest RV Dealer Network, is very excited and pleased to announce a new partnership with Xprss Communications,…
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Job Creation Smashes Expectations
The U.S. labor market charged ahead in April, according to Yahoo News. The economy added 263,000 non-farm payrolls for the…
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nuCamp RV Adds Barefoot Caravans to Lineup
nuCamp RV has reached an agreement with Barefoot Caravans to bring the compact travel trailer to the North American market.…
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Spartan Motors’ Sales Soar 35% in Q1
Spartan Motors has reported operating results for the first quarter ending March 31, showing sales were up 35% to $234 million…
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Camping World Unifies Brands with LiveArea
LiveArea has launched new e-commerce sites built on Salesforce Commerce Cloud for Gander Outdoors and Overton’s, two major outdoor lifestyle…
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Trump, Democrats Agree to $2 Trillion Infrastructure Package
The Democrats and President Trump emerged from a meeting on Tuesday saying they agreed to go “big and bold” in…
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Arterra Taps DRG as New Aftermarket Rep Group
Arterra Distribution, the RV division of the WFCO group, has recently partnered with Dealer Resources Group (DRG) and Shepherd Sales…
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Renegade RV Recognizes the Top Dealers of 2018
Renegade RV recently recognized its top dealers of 2018. In the last 4 years, Renegade has doubled its product offering…
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NAE/NWAN Appoint Ford Motor Co. Vet to CFO
National Automotive Experts (NAE) and NWAN has appointed Grant Grigorian as its chief financial officer. Grigorian has extensive experience in…
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NeXus RV Partners with General RV
NeXus RV has signed a designated market area to commence business with General RV. General RV has 13 locations throughout…
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Truck Hero Acquires Backrack Truck Racks
Truck Hero has acquired Backrack, a North American manufacturer of heavy duty, truck racks for pickup trucks. The transaction terms…
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Walorski Renews Tariff Exclusion Concerns
U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.) this week sent Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross a second letter in as many months…
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Regency RV Debuts Two New 2020 Floorplans
Regency RV recently announced that two new 2020 floorplans are available for its award-winning Ultra Brougham Class B-plus motorhomes. Prototypes of…
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General RV to Celebrate Supercenter Grand Opening
General RV is celebrating its new Supercenter in Clarkston, Mich., with an official grand opening event. The celebration will be…
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Go RVing to Sponsor Pixar’s ‘Toy Story 4’
Go RVing has announced that it is one of the corporate sponsors for Disney and Pixar’s Toy Story 4. It joins…
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El Monte RV Rentals Adds 24-Hour Road Support
RV rental, sales and service company, El Monte RV, recently announced its complimentary 24/7 on-the-road support as a standard benefit…
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CDK Global Reports 4% Revenue Increase in Q3
CDK Global has reported financial results for its fiscal 2019 third quarter ended March 31. Effective July 1, 2018, CDK…
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Low RV Sales Slightly Impact Crane Co. Q1 Sales
Crane Co., a diversified manufacturer of industrial products, reported first quarter 2019 sales of $832 million, an increase of 4%…
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House RV Caucus Founder to Speak at D.C. Event
Congressman Dennis A. Ross, one of the founders of the RV Caucus, will speak on Monday, June 3, at the “Welcome…
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Spring Hall of Fame RV Show Kicks Off May 2
The 7th annual Spring Hall of Fame RV Show returns to the RV/MH Hall of Fame in Elkhart, Ind., May…
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New Execs Announced at Blue Dog RV Summit
Blue Dog RV, a Northwest RV dealership group, recently completed its annual Executive Leadership Summit, which was attended by leaders across…
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Newmar Prepped to Give Mobility-Challenged RVers a Lift
Newmar has developed a propriety chair lift system designed to make it easier for RVers with mobility issues to get…
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Braxton Creek Enters Teardrop Market
Braxton Creek RV has revealed its teardrop camper: The Bushwhacker. “With an MSRP of just $8,990, the Bushwhacker offers younger,…
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Cummins Truck Production Increases Q1 Profits
Cummins has reported its results for the first quarter of 2019, showing revenues of $6 billion, an increase of 8 percent from…
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Briggs & Stratton Unveils New PowerSmart Inverter
Briggs & Stratton recently released the P4500 PowerSmart Series inverter generator. The new unit is equipped with CO Guard Carbon Monoxide…
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NRVTA Welcomes New Faculty Member, Richard Stark
The National RV Training Academy (NRVTA) recently added Richard Stark to its faculty, teaching Week One at the Big Red…
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