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Trump Admin Reverses National Park Decision
Lawmakers and conservationists are concerned after the Trump administration this week decided to use congressionally appropriated funds for maintenance costs…
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2019 Top Tech Challenge Finalists Announced for RVX
The RV Industry Association has announced that the finalists in the 2019 RV Technical Institute Top Tech Challenge have been chosen. The…
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NTP-STAG Adds Norpro to Accessories Category
NTP-STAG has added Norpro to its accessories category. Based in Everett, Wash., Norpro has been designing and manufacturing kitchenware since…
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Talin Introduces Mobile RV Repair Service
Talin RV has launched a mobile RV repair service which will serve multiple counties in Florida. The Florida-based RV company…
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MARVAC Launches Job Listing Board
Michigan Association of RV and Campgrounds (MARVAC) is offering a new, exclusive member benefit: a job listing board. The board will…
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Glomex Antennas Posts 357 Percent Sales Growth
Glomex Marine Antennas U.S.A. has posted 357 percent sales growth in its first year. The figure was fueled by the…
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Professional Certification Week Begins March 17
The week of March 17-23 has been designated RV Professional Certification Week by the Society of Certified RV Professionals and…
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Trends: Half of Small Business Foresee Recession
A narrow majority of small-business owners across the U.S. (53 percent) expect a recession in the next year, according to…
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RV Web Services Partners for More Qualified Leads
RV Web Services, Trader Interactive’s online marketing division, has partnered with 700Credit to increase RV sales by supplying dealers with lead…
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Study: Gasoline is More Important Than Health Care
GasBuddy recently released its 2019 Consumer Sentiment on Gasoline Study, revealing Americans are more dependent on and frustrated by fuel…
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Community: RV Advisor Announces RV Giveaway
Nationwide online platform for RV enthusiasts RV Advisor has announced that it will give away a fully equipped RV trailer to a…
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Top Exec for Apple and Beats By Dre to Talk at RVX
The RV Industry Association has announced that former CMO at Beats by Dre, Omar Johnson, will join Katie Linendoll and Uri Levine for the…
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Truma Hires Rob Kolean as Head of Service
Truma has appointed Rob Kolean, as head of service for its North American headquarters in Elkhart, Ind. Kolean will support…
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Meyer Distributing Adds Tennessee Location
Meyer Distributing has added a location in Chattanooga, Tenn. The cross-dock will have a direct, next-day feed from Meyer’s Jasper,…
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NHTSA Recalls Return, Sprinter Airbags May Explode
Daimler Vans USA is recalling certain 2015 to 2017 Freightliner Sprinter 2500 and 3500 and Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500 and 3500…
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Webinar: Balancing Religion and Work Conflict
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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DexKo to Acquire Preston Chassis Industries
DexKo Global has signed an agreement to acquire Preston Chassis Industries through its wholly-owned Australian subsidiary AL-KO International. PCI has a…
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Freedom RVing Appoints New Director of Marketing
Nick Gosselin has been appointed to serve as the director of marketing for Freedom Boat Club and its sister company,…
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RVIA Webinar Takes In-Depth Look at Trade, Tariffs
The RV Industry Association will host a member-only Driving Policy webinar that will provide detailed, insight and updates about antidumping, countervailing and…
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RV Dallas to Rent Inventory for Music Festival
Prosper, Texas-based RV Dallas is welcoming attendees to rent a motorhome for the upcoming Off The Rails Country Music Festival.…
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Gallery: MBA Rental School Wraps Up
LAS VEGAS – This year’s MBA Rental School, which wrapped up Thursday, attracted about 60 attendees to the Tuscany Suites.…
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Hall Will Host 100 Open House Booths
The board of directors of the RV/MH Heritage Foundation announced today that for the first-time, suppliers’ booths will be available…
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Scenic Byways Bills Moves On
The House bill, Reviving America’s Scenic Byways Act of 2019 (H.R.831), sponsored by Rep. David Cicilline, D-R.I., and Rep. Garret…
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Meyer Adds Dynamic Suspension
Meyer Distributing has added Dynamic Suspension products to its large line of offerings. “I recently had the opportunity to see…
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Jayco Honors Retiring Wilbur Bontrager
This blog appears on the Jayco website. The beginning of Jayco was truly a family affair. Bertha Bontrager still remembers…
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Erie RV Show Kicks Off
For traveling aficionados, there’s one surefire way of beating winter and expunging cabin fever from your daily regimen — a…
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Millennials Not Killing RV Industry
RVs, long popular among baby boomers looking to spend their golden years on the open road, are increasingly being embraced…
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Will RV Lending Take a U-turn?
Credit unions may hit a few bumps with their recreational loan portfolios this year. Loans for RVs tend to form…
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Company Boosts Tiny Home Production
Earth Gen-BioFuel has opened a MicroHab production facilities and taken advance dealer commitments. Resulting from its introduction of the MicroHab…
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First RV Storage Set for Battle Ground
By summertime, Battle Ground, Wash., residents should have a place to store their recreational vehicles and other valuables at Principal…
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Community: Liberty Raffle Backs HoldYou Foundation
Janine Pettit has been a brand ambassador for Liberty Outdoors since 2016, showcasing the company’s lightweight travel trailers to the…
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NADAguides Releases Market Report for 2018
NADAguides recently issued an RV market update showing that 2018 remained a good year for despite wholesale shipments falling short…
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LCI Sees 15 Percent Sales Growth in 2018, Tapers at the End
LCI Industries has reported full year and fourth quarter 2018 results, showing net sales increased 15 percent to $2.5 billion for…
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Winnebago’s Oregon Plant to Lose 220 Employees
More than 200 people will soon be out of a job as Winnebago says it’s shutting down production at its…
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NTP-STAG Adds MAX-Tank to Water Storage Category
NTP-STAG has added MAX-Tank to its auxiliary water storage category. MAX-Tank is owned and operated by parent company, Mangold Advancements,…
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California Dealer Swamped with Phony Calls
The phones at Discover RV in Lodi, Calif., started ringing off the hook — and not with calls from customers. This story…
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Study: Composite Panels to Reach $555M in 2024
Stratview Research recently released a research report on the RV composite panels market by product type, by application type, by resin type, by…
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Congressmembers Introduce Tariff-related Bill
U.S. Reps. Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.), Ron Kind (D-Wis.), Terri Sewell (D-Ala.), and Darin LaHood (R-Ill.) recently introduced the Trade Security Act,…
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MBA: Opportunities Remain in Changing RV Rentals Market
LAS VEGAS – The RV rental business continues to be a good one – but rental operators need to adapt…
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ASA Electronics Brings ‘Smart Trailering’ to Chevy
ASA Electronics and Chevrolet have developed a new smart trailer integration which is designed to work with ASA Electronics’ iN∙Command…
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NTP-STAG Adds Pure Liberty Mfg.
NTP-STAG has added Pure Liberty Mfg. to its fresh water category. Headquartered in Ottawa Lake, Mich., Pure Liberty has been…
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Cummins Q4 Revenue Increases 12 Percent
Cummins has reported results for the fourth quarter of 2018, showing revenues of $6.1 billion, a 12-perent increase from the…
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British-based Milenco Limited Comes Stateside
Milenco Limited, the British-based Milton Keynes engineering company, has opened its North American office Milenco America in South Bend, Ind.…
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CuneXus, Rollick Partner to Improve RV-buying
CuneXus Solutions, a leader in advanced consumer lending automation technology, and Rollick have partnered to provide consumers with convenience and…
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NeXus RV Executive Retires
NeXus RV has announced the retirement of Mike Peterson, a 40-year veteran of the industry. Currently Peterson served as VP of…
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Southwire Announces RV Surge Guard Innovations
Southwire has upgraded its Surge Guard RV Power Protection lineup with new products and features, including UL- and cUL-listed surge…
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Thousands Attend Fort Wayne, Ind., RV Show
For Kathleen Messmann of Knott’s RV Center in Fort Wayne, Ind., the annual RV and Camping Show at the Memorial…
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Lippert Components Launches Leadership Academy
Lippert Components has launched the Lippert Academy for Leadership, which will be led by Dustin Kaehr in his new role…
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Go RVing Unveils List of Media Outlets Attending RVX
Go RVing is launching a new multi-million dollar “Kick Off to Camping Season” campaign that will run February through mid-July.…
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Trends: Chris-Craft, Winnebago Share Plans
Sarasota’s Chris-Craft and its owner, Winnebago Industries, have big plans. The blueprint for increasing the number of boat models Chris-Craft…
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Flexsteel Reports a Decline in Second Quarter
Flexsteel Industries has reported second quarter and fiscal year-to-date financial results, showing net sales were $118.4 million for the quarter…
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General RV Opens New Supercenter in Michigan
General RV recently opened the General RV Clarkston Supercenter located on Dixie Highway off Interstate 75 in Clarkston, Mich. “My…
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K-Z RV Releases Customer Care App
K-Z recently unveiled a new customer care app. “RVing is about making memories, but ownership has practical considerations,” said Aram…
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CDK Global Reports Financial Results of $509M
CDK Global has announced financial results for its fiscal 2019 second quarter ended December 31, 2018, showing revenues for the…
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Dill Digital Inflator with Stainless-Steel Hose
Dill recently released the 7260 digital inflator with stainless-steel hose. The Dill inflator features a 2-foot, kink-resistant hose and a…
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Dixie RV SuperStores Celebrates 35 Years
Dixie RV SuperStores has announced that it is celebrating 35 years. Since opening in 1984, the company has grown to…
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Community: Robert Weed Plywood Opens On-Site Health Clinic
The Robert Weed plywood corporation has opened an employee health clinic at its Bristol, Ind., location. This story originally appeared…
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KOA Defines Campground of the Future at Salt Lake City RVX Event
Kampgrounds of America is providing those attending the RV Industry Association’s March 12-14 event in Salt Lake City an immersive,…
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Family RV Group Announces Rodgers as New CEO
Family RV Group has hired Walt Rodgers as its new CEO. Rodgers joins Family RV after spending the past eight years as…
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Winnebago Transitions Motorhome Manufacturing to Iowa
Winnebago announced that it will shift Winnebago-branded Class A diesel motorhome manufacturing from its Junction City, Ore., plant to its manufacturing…
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Fun Town RV Opens a Customer Care Mega Center
Fun Town RV recently opened a new RV service facility in Cleburne, Texas, intended to increase customer satisfaction in terms…
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Lazydays RV Founder Lists Estate for $22 Million
The founder of Lazydays RV recently put his lakefront estate in eastern Hillsborough County, Fla., on the market for $22…
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Registration Opens for Truma Service Training
Truma will hold a service training at the Hampton Inn Calgary Airport North on March 26-28. Truma will offer continuing…
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Oklahoma City to Hold 50th Annual RV Show
Oklahoma City will be hosting the 50th annual RV Super Show from Feb. 14-17 at the Bennett Event Center at…
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Oregon Bandits Steal Trailer from Storage Facility
Police are searching for two men who stole a trailer from a storage facility in Woodburn, Ore., last Monday. The…
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Electric Motorhome Set to Launch in Europe
Germany’s Wohnmobile Outlet Factory GmbH recently introduced an electric motorhome said to travel 186 miles. This story by C.C. Weiss…
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Rockford Fosgate Releases the Punch P500-12P Bass
Rockford Fosgate has unveiled the new 12-inch, 500-watt subwoofer enclosure, the Punch P500-12P, with an MSRP of $349.99. “The Punch…
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2019 RV Shipment Total Would Still Be Third Highest
Economic growth might be slowing a bit in 2019, but it won’t be enough to have too much of an…
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Trends: Boat Industry in Trade War Rough Spot
The National Marine Manufacturers Association provided a backdrop for the “state of play” of international trade for U.S. marine manufacturers…
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RVX’s Reveal to Showcase RVs Years in the Making
The RV Industry Association recently reported how the RVX: The RV Experience’s “Reveal” will showcase some RVs that have been…
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Thor Expects to Close Hymer Acquisition Friday, Price Reduced
Thor Industries anticipates closing its pending acquisition of the Erwin Hymer Group on Feb. 1 with an expected price reduction…
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Suburban and CAN Leisure Products Partner
Airxcel’s Suburban division and Italian cooking appliance manufacturer CAN S.R.L. have announced a partnership to offer several European-styled sealed burner…
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Horizon Global Lands New CFO
Horizon Global has named Barry Steele the company’s CFO, effective Feb. 18. Steele will have responsibility for the company’s global…
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RV Frame Pioneer Gabriel Grise Dies at 92
Gabriel Eugene “Gene” Grise, 92, passed away Friday, Jan. 25, at Goshen General Hospital after a long battle with asthma…
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Winnebago Chief Information Officer Details Goals
Jeff Kubacki has been a chief information officer for nearly a decade and a half, first as an interim-CIO at…
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Aries Releases New AscentStep Running Boards
ARIES has released a new running board designed for today’s trucks and SUVs. AscentStep 5-and-a-half inch running boards feature dual-construction…
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Go Power! to Exhibit in RVX Aftermarket Showcase
Go Power! will be part of the Aftermarket Experience Showcase at RVX being held on March 12-14 in Salt Lake…
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Bill to Reallocate Funds to Support Indiana Workforce Goes to Senate
The Indiana House has unanimously passed a bill that would reallocate existing state funds to support workforce programs throughout the…
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Colorado Dealers File Lawsuit Over Emission Rules
The Colorado Automobile Dealers Association has sued the state Air Quality Control Commission for its November decision to adopt California’s low-emission vehicle…
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Airstream Hotel Partnership Raises $115M
San Francisco-based company AutoCamp has raised $115 million to build a nationwide network of hotels fashioned from the trailers. This…
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LCI, Taylor Made Announce Marine Brand Strategy
Lippert Components and its subsidiary Taylor Made Group have announced a new branding strategy that will brand all current and…
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Elkhart Area Susceptible to Automation, Study Says
The Elkhart-Goshen metro area is the third most likely in the country to be affected by automation, according to a…
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Newmar and Thor Motorcoach Among Companies to Close from Cold Weather
Extreme cold in the Elkhart County, Ind., area was forcing local businesses, schools and local governments to close their doors this week to keep…
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Santander Consumer Reports Q4, Full Year 2018
Santander Consumer USA Holdings (SC) has reported a net income for the fourth quarter, ended Dec. 31, of $104 million. Net income for the…
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Remco Introduces New Fresh Water Pump
Remco Industries recently introduced its new Power RV 3200 series fresh water pump. The CSA-approved 3200 series water pump delivers…
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Air Lift Receives National Top 101 Honor
Air suspension specialist Air Lift has been named one of the “101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For in…
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Annual Detroit RV Show Kicks Off Feb. 6
Details for the 53rd Annual Detroit RV & Camping Show sponsored by the Michigan Association of RV and Campgrounds (MARVAC)…
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Community: Airstream Partners with National Forest Foundation for Campsite Clean-up
Airstream recently announced that public campsites across the country will be tended to after the partial government shutdown thanks to…
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Gallery: Florida SuperShow Brings the Circus
The 2019 Florida SuperShow was alive this month with a cadre of circus entertainers, a robot, and the well-received debut…
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Camping World Updates Gander RV Rolls Outs
Camping World Holdings has provided an update on the rollout of Gander RV locations and the expansion of its national…
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LCI Hires Voelker as Territory Sales Manager
Lippert Components has hired Dave Voelker as territory sales manager for aftermarket sales. In his new role, Voelker will cover…
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Marathon Hires VanKlompenberg and Prins
Marathon Coach welcomes Randy VanKlompenberg and Dawn Prins to its sales staff. “We’re excited to welcome Randy and Dawn into…
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Horizon Global Names Barry Steele CFO
Horizon Global Corporation, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of branded towing and trailering equipment, today announced that Barry Steele…
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Crane Co. 2018 Sales Increase 20 Percent
Crane Co. has reported a full year 2018 GAAP earnings per diluted share of $5.50, compared to $2.84 per diluted…
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FMCA Heading to Arizona
FMCA, an international organization for RV owners, has announced that the group will be making a return visit to the…
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Dehco to Host Supplier Event
Dehco Inc. will host a New Product Review for RV and manufactured housing manufacturers Feb. 5 to 7 at the…
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Community: Fraserway RV Donates $275,000 to Loon Lake
An RV dealership chain has donated $275,000 to help rebuild the fire hall in the community of Loon Lake. This…
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VIDEO: CEO Dustin Johns on PDI and an Upcoming Reveal
In Part Two of RV PRO’s interview with Dustin Johns, CEO of Travel Lite RV, Johns talks about the company’s new…
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Suppliers Pleased with NTP-STAG Show
Several exhibitors at NTP-STAG’s Expo in Nashville last week say the annual distributor show met or exceeded their expectations. Bob…
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NTP-STAG’s Nashville Expo Breaks Records
NTP-STAG recently reported that the 2019 Expo increased in attendance, exhibit hall size, sales, new product and program reveals. “We…
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