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KING Introduces Clear-Cover Satellite Antennas
KING recently introduced two new automatic satellite TV antennas with first-ever clear covers for use with Dish and DirecTV satellite…
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Go RVing Tie-In Program Provides Access to Leads
The 2018 Go RVing Dealer Tie-In Program is now available for dealers to leverage the power of the national advertising…
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ORIR Meets to Discuss Policy Priorities
The Outdoor Recreation Industry Roundtable’s (ORIR) Government Affairs Committee met yesterday afternoon to discuss the coalition’s collective legislative priorities and…
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Trade Complaint Filed Against U.S.
Prepare for a tense moment in Canada-U.S. relations — with hard bargaining on NAFTA on the horizon prompting nervous glances at Donald…
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Covercraft and TEN Team Up
Covercraft has announced a partnership with TEN to be the Official Vehicle Cover Sponsor of the Week to Wicked program…
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RV & Camping Show Kicks Off Today
The Century Center in South Bend, Ind., will carry brand new, 2018 model RVs during the 44th annual Valley RV…
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Leadership Conference Details Released
RV industry leaders are converging in Tampa, Fla., on Sunday to kick off the 2018 Annual RV Leadership Conference at…
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Stone Vos Unveils New Acrylic Fabrics
Stone Vos has announced a new product to its acrylic fabric lineup for 2018. The Brooksville, Fla.-based awning fabric replacement…
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Longtime RV Executive Lovell Martz Dies at 80
Lovell K. Martz, 80, residing in South Bend, Ind., passed away peacefully at home at 12:25 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 9,…
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Boston Expo Expects Record Attendance
The Boston RV & Camping Expo will run from Friday, Jan. 12 to Monday, Jan. 15, and is expected to…
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NATDA Offers Webinar on Management Software
The North American Trailer Dealers Association (NATDA) is continuing its Dealer Education webinar series by exploring whether it is time…
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CalRVDA Sends Reminder for Conference
CalRVDA sent out a reminder that there is less than three weeks left to book rooms for the CalRVDA Conference…
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Vehicle Sales in Mexico Take Huge Hit Due to NAFTA Uncertainty
Mexican auto sales cratered in December and ended 2017 down 4.6 percent from a year earlier as rising inflation and…
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2018 IOTA Products Guide Now Available
The new 2018 IOTA Power Products Guide, a resource for referencing IOTA’s complete line of AC/DC power converters and battery…
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Yamaha Marine University Initiatives Ramp Up
Yamaha Marine Group announced that it will put more resources behind Yamaha Marine University in 2018 with more programs focused…
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Horizon Global’s OEM Division to Make Big Announcement at Auto Show
Horizon Global and its OEM division, TriMotive-Westfalia, will participate in the 2018 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Mich.…
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LCI Approves All American Super Suspension
Earlier this year, the Super Suspension underwent, and successfully completed, NAVISTAR Proving Ground’s 1,000-mile simulated lifetime durability test. The test…
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PullRite Celebrates 39 Years, Plans Expansion
PullRite Towing Systems recently announced its celebrating its 39th year, marking the anniversary with a major facilities expansion. Recently Pulliam…
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Frank Pontius of Forest River Cargo Division Dies at 59
Frank W. Pontius, 59, of Elkhart, passed away Monday, Jan. 8, at Elkhart General Hospital. This obituary appeared in the…
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Date Set for RVSEF’s RV Technical Education and Safety Conference
The RV Safety & Education Foundation’s (RVSEF) RV Technical Education & Safety Conference has been scheduled to run Sept. 27…
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Gov. Holcomb Details Education Goals
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb said he wants to re-enroll 25,000 college dropouts in school, double the number of state apprenticeships…
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Rear View Safety Debuts New DVR Monitor
Rear View Safety recently released the RVS-3710-DVR 7-inch Digital Quad View Color Monitor with Built-in DVR. In addition to recording…
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Dometic to Host Celebrity Chef at Florida Show
Dometic will host celebrity chef Kevin Roberts at booth #552 at the Florida RV Supershow from Jan. 17 – 21. Roberts,…
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Grand Design Receives Fifth RVDA Quality Award
Grand Design RV was, for the fifth consecutive year, awarded the RVDA Dealer Satisfaction Index Quality Circle award last November,…
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RV Trader’s Heather Chandler Makes ’40 Under 40′
At the National RV Trade Show, hosted in Louisville, Ky., the RV Industry Association released its inaugural “40 Under 40”…
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Several Outdoor Brands Team with Verde
Therm-a-Rest, Platypus, SealLine, and PackTowl are partnering with Verde Brand Communications as its public relations agency of record. Verde will lead creative, integrated media relations,…
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Peer-to-Peer RV Rental Company Enters U.S. Market
Campanda.com, a peer-to-peer RV rental company, recently set up its U.S. operations in Cambridge, Mass. Campanda offers RV owners to…
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RV University and PRO Seminar Lineup Announced
The lineup for PRO Education Seminars at the NTP-STAG Expo has been announced. The live and online courses focus on…
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Dometic to Show New Toilet Innovation at Supershow
Dometic will display a new toilet seat option to the RV aftermarket at the Tampa, Florida RV Supershow, Jan. 17 –…
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Family RV Group to Acquire Dunlap RV Centers
Family RV Group has acquired Dunlap RV Centers, an RV dealership with four locations in Kentucky, Tennessee, and Georgia. Family RV Group is a…
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Airstream Trailers Open Showroom in Scottsdale
On Friday, Jan. 12, Airstream of Scottsdale, Ariz., will be celebrating a grand opening of its new store with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and…
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Hopkins Acquires Tiger Accessories Group
Hopkins Mfg. Corp. has announced that it has acquired Tiger Accessories Group, a leading supplier of vehicle lighting and cleaning…
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Oak Hill Capital Partners to Acquire Safe Fleet
Safe Fleet Holdings has announced that it will be acquired by Oak Hill Capital Partners. Under the terms of the…
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ADP Offering Webinar on Hiring Practices
ADP will be giving a webinar for business owners, HR leaders, and finance execs at 1 p.m. EST on Thursday,…
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PHOTOS: Mercedes-Benz Vans to Show First Camper Van Concepts
From Jan. 13 to 21, Mercedes-Benz Vans will exhibit camper van concepts based on its new pickup, the X-Class, for the…
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Aqua-Hot Announces Management Changes
Aqua-Hot Heating Systems has promoted Travis Smith to general manager, in addition to his current responsibilities as director of finance.…
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Lance Launches Private Print Store for Dealers
Lance Campers recently announced its new online print store as a digital resource for its dealer partners. “The Lance Private…
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RVDA Member John Howard Sr. Dies at 88
RVDA has informed its membership that longtime RVDA member John Howard Sr., founder of Howard RV Center, passed away on…
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Fire Breaks Out at Coachmen
Fire damaged RV manufacturer Coachmen in Middlebury, Ind., last Saturday. Firefighters from at least four departments were called to the…
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Sidewall Additive Producer Wins Grant
MITO Material Solutions has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant for $224,988 to…
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X12-Powered MCI Coaches Available in 2019
Cummins recently announced that beginning in 2019, X12 powered motor coaches will be available for delivery from Motor Coach Industries (MCI), a…
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Harvey Evacuees Eagerly Await FEMA Trailer Move-In
Thousands of families in need of temporary housing following Hurricane Harvey continue to face red tape and delays. This story by…
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Don McNamara of Giant Recreation World Dies at 75
Donald Lester McNamara, founder of Giant Recreation World, passed away Jan. 1. He is survived by his wife Barbara, his…
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Airstream Partners with Jayco Australia to Relaunch Brand
Airstream has announced that it has partnered with Jayco Australia to relaunch the Airstream brand in the country. Jayco Australia, an…
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Skyline and Champion Home Builders Combine
Skyline Corp. and Champion Enterprises Holdings, recently announced that they will combine their operations. Under the terms of the agreement,…
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LaSalle Bristol Extends XTRM Ply Warranty
LaSalle Bristol has announced an extension of the XTRM Ply roofing warranty from 12 to 15 years that began Jan.…
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RV Hall of Fame Names 2018 Inductees
The RV/MH Heritage Foundation board of directors has announced the names of those who will be honored and inducted into…
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WiFiRanger Announces New MicroLTE Pack
WiFiRanger recently revealed its latest LTE offering for the RV industry. The WiFiRanger MicroLTE Pack is an aftermarket solution for…
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Cummins Expands Reach of Tech Education
Cummins has announced that it will join forces with more than 10 Memphis-area education and industry partners to launch TEC: Technical Education…
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Firefighters Injured Battling Cana Cabinetry Fire
More than a dozen fire departments responded to a fire at a local manufacturing plant of Cana Cabinetry, sister company…
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VIDEO: Lazydays RV’s GameDay Winner Gets Motorhome
The Florida Lottery and Lazydays RV recently presented James Bocchini of Miramar Beach the grand prize winner from the GameDay…
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nuCamp RV’s Cirrus 920 Wins ‘Truck Camper of the Year’
Readers of Truck Camper Magazine have selected nüCamp RV’s 2018 Cirrus 920 truck camper as the best truck camper of…
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REV Group Forms Alliance with Daimler Buses
REV Group has announced that its subsidiary, REV Coach has been awarded the Daimler AG’s bus division North American sales…
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KPA to Offer Webinar on Workplace Sexual Harassment
KPA will be hosting a webinar on Jan. 16 on sexual harassment in the workplace. Some surveys reveal up to 70…
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LCI Debuts Augmented Reality Game
Lippert Components recently debuted its new in-app, augmented reality game RV Commander. The game, which operates through the RV Open…
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Flexsteel CFO Plans Retirement
Flexsteel Industries has announced that Chief Financial Officer Timothy E. Hall will be retiring from Flexsteel Industries on June 30…
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RV Intelligence Releases Hitch PinLeash
RV Intelligence has begun selling The Hitch PinLeash at select RV accessory retailers. The Hitch PinLeash, RV Intelligence’s fourth product, is…
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Record Decline for Car Segment
This week’s Black Book Market Insights report shows cars overall dropping in value by a record of minus 0.78 percent.…
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CrimeStopper Launches New Parking Assist Models
CrimeStopper, an industry leader in 12V aftermarket electronics specializing in vehicle security, remote start systems, and safety products, recently announced…
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Four Florida Locations to Offer Regency’s Xalta
Regency RV recently announced that it’s added four La Mesa RV locations in Florida to its roster of dealers selling the luxury…
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Camping World to Acquire Outdoor Gear Retailer
Camping World Holdings has announced plans to purchase Erehwon Mountain Outfitter, a leading Midwest specialty retailer of outdoor gear and…
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inTech RV Expands
inTech RV has recently begun the expansion of its new 42,000-square-foot manufacturing facility by adding a 6,700-square-foot mezzanine. The additional…
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Goodyear Motorhome Tires Under Investigation
U.S. safety regulators are investigating whether some Goodyear motorhome tires can fail and cause crashes and possibly deaths. This story…
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RVshare Names Jon Gray as New CEO
RVshare, which was founded in 2013, recently announced that former HomeAway Chief Revenue Officer Jon Gray has joined the company as CEO.…
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Braxton Creek Redesigns Website
Braxton Creek, a manufacturer of towables based in Shipshewana, Ind., has launched a website redesign, updating it with modern flair.…
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California RV Bandits Arrested
Two Solano, Calif., men celebrated the new year in jail following arrests in connection with a stolen RV. On New…
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Without NAFTA, Analysts Fear Auto Disruption
A world without the North American Free Trade Agreement would be sure to disrupt the auto supply chain in Canada…
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Marine Manufacturers Rally Against Chinese Aluminum Import Duty
The National Marine Manufacturers Association was among the groups that testified against a proposal to impose a 60 percent import…
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GasBuddy Foresees Higher 2018 Gas Prices
Motorists will be digging a bit deeper for the second straight year as the yearly national average will rise 19…
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Kanberra Group Releases Essential Oil
The Kanberra Group recently released Kanberra Essential Oil, its newest air purifying product to hit the market. This oil has…
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Ron Wiseman Joins Regency RV
Regency RV, a division of Wayne Davis Auto Group, announced that Ron Wiseman has been appointed regional sales manager. He…
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Meyer Distributing Adds ZarPax Dehumidifiers
Meyer Distributing recently announced it has added ZarPax Dehumidifiers to its lineup. ZarPax products are in more than 20 countries,…
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17 Percent Growth Expected for 2017 RV Shipments
After a record-setting 2016, with more than 430,000 units shipped, the industry is once again poised to break records for…
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RV SnapPad Announces New HWH Product Line
Origen RV Accessories, the parent company of RV SnapPad, recently introduced a permanent jackpad for HWH leveling systems. This marks…
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Elkhart County Experiences Population Increase
There is a little less elbow room in Elkhart County this year, as the latest U.S. Census population projections indicate…
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Registration Fees Increase in Montana
Drivers registering their cars and renewing their licenses in Montana should expect to see an increase in price in 2018.…
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November RV Shipments Up 19 Percent
RVIA’s November survey of manufacturers found RV wholesale shipments finished at 41,451, an increase of 19.6 percent from the 34,670…
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WallStEquities.com Releases Reports on Thor, Winnebago, and Polaris
WallStEquities.com is offering reports on Polaris Industries, Winnebago, and Thor Industries. According to a report by Global Industry Analysts last…
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RV Events Coming This January
Below is a list of RV-related events happening around the U.S. next month. Jan. 4-5: Foland Sales in Saratoga Springs,…
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Canadian RV Tech Bursary Applications Available
RVDA of Canada said it will award 11 bursaries valued at CA$1,000, each and one bursary at CA$1,500 to eligible…
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Florida Keys Campgrounds Slowly Reopen
Campgrounds in the Florida Keys are starting to reopen for RVs. Key Largo and Key West were least impacted by…
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Wait Industries Acquires Steel Fabricator
Wait Industries, a private capital investment vehicle focused on the manufacturing space, announced the acquisition of Voyager Acquisitions. Wait Industries’…
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Blue Ox Title Sponsor for NTP-STAG Expo 2018
The 2018 NTP-STAG Expo is headed “deep in the heart of Texas” for the RV industry’s largest aftermarket parts and…
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Meyer Adds Mob Armor
Meyer Distributing recently added Mob Armor to its distribution network. “We continue to answer our dealers by acting quickly,” said…
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Button-Operated Retractable Grill Introduced
Air Technical Industries (ATI) of Mentor, Ohio, recently introduced the Stow-N-Go Retractable Grill Platform and Lift, which allows RVers to…
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Baja Designs Releases New LEDs
Baja Designs has developed a new set of lights: the Squadron Sport and the Squadron-R Sport pair. The Squadron Sport…
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Snowbirds Flock to Arizona RV Parks and Resorts
The snowbirds have come back to many of Arizona’s RV parks earlier and in larger numbers than last year, according…
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S.C. Police Searching for RV Dealership Thief
Local police investigated the early morning break-in last Thursday at an RV dealer on West Palmetto Street in Florence, S.C.…
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PREVIEW: Next Phase for Furrion
Over the relatively short course of its corporate life, Furrion has made great strides in bringing the contents of the…
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Lance Announces 2018 POP Program
Lance recently announced that it will enhance its annual point of purchase (POP) marketing materials program, making it available at…
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REV Group CEO Anticipates Growth Through China
Milwaukee-based specialty vehicle makers REV Group could see its international revenue match its current sales total within five years, company…
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Unifor Leader Says NAFTA Deal Won’t Happen
The North American Free Trade Agreement “is going to blow up in 2018.” That blunt assessment comes from the equally…
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Black Book Sees Truck Prices Decline
A Black Book Market Insights report showed that truck segments are experiencing a steeper decline in value than cars. Out of all…
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Trends: Happier Camper Tailored to Millennials
Most people are eager for some comforts of home, including Wi-Fi, giving rise to the “glamping” industry. As a result,…
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Keller, Lightning Distributors Merge
Recognizing the growing need in the RV sftermarket industry, Mike Keller, president of Keller Marine and RV, has announced the…
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Gallery: Our 2017 Cover Stories
From the “Rise of the RUV” through the many industry folks stepping up to “SeRVe” to Grand Design propelling Winnebago…
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Gander Logo Faces Legal Challenge
The North Face has filed a lawsuit against Camping World Holdings, charging that its new Gander Outdoors logo infringes on its…
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RVDA Highlights Points of Tax Reform
With the approval of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, here are some highlights of interest to RV dealers, according…
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Rep. Ross Earns RVIA Award
Rep. Dennis A. Ross (FL-R-15), co-chair of the House RV Caucus, will be honored with RVIA’s National Legislative Award on…
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RV PRO Newsletter Will be Back Wednesday
The RV PRO daily eNewsletter will be taking a Christmas break Monday and Tuesday. We will return to our regular…
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