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RVshare: RV Rental Bookings Up 846% in April
Peer-to-peer RV rental marketplace RVshare said that bookings are surging ahead of the summer travel season. April reservations are up…
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Registration Underway for 2021 RV Aftermarket Conference
The RV Industry Association‘s 2021 Aftermarket Conference is returning for its 50th anniversary year Aug. 9-12 at the Embassy Suites…
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Dometic’s Sales Up 16% in Q1
Net sales for Dometic, which uses its home currency of the Swedish Krona, were SEK 4.86 billion, or about $579…
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Jayco Launches New Lead Management Platform
Jayco has announced the launch of its Aimbase lead management platform for the Jayco, Entegra Coach and Starcraft RV brands,…
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REV Group Launches Campaign to Support Dealer Network
REV Recreation Group (RRG), a subsidiary of REV Group, has introduced initiatives and products to support its dealer network selling American Coach, Fleetwood…
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Camping World Invests in Audio Entertainment App
Camping World Holdings has announced a technology platform investment in HearHere, a mobile audio entertainment app for travelers. The company…
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Brown & Brown’s Net Income Up 31% YOY
Insurance company Brown & Brown said its revenues for the first quarter of 2021 were $815.3 million, an increase of…
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Nevada Plans to Fully Open June 1
Just last week, California unveiled plans to reopen June 15, much to the excitement of the tourism and event industry.…
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All in CARAVANING 2021 Set for June in Beijing
With the topic “Explore a Better Life of Travel,” All in CARAVANING 2021 will return to the Beijing Etrong International…
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Q1 RV Shipments Hit All-Time High
According to the newly released data from the RV Industry Association’s March 2021 survey of manufacturers, more RVs made their…
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Exclusive: Black Folks Camp Too Signs First RV Manufacturing Partner
Black Folks Camp Too, founded in 2019 on the mission of introducing more Black people to the outdoor lifestyle –…
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Camping World Announces BitPay Partnership, Acquires Nomad Reservations
Camping World has announced it will begin accepting cryptocurrencies as payment for RV purchases through a new partnership with BitPay.…
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Keystone RV Offering Free Togo Membership to New Buyers
Keystone RV has announced that starting May 1, every new RV purchase will come with a one-year premium membership to…
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Airstream Steers Current Momentum into Long-Term Plan
Airstream is trying to make the most of unprecedented boom times today while continuing to overhaul the king of upscale…
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Lippert Hosts Volunteer Week
The RV Industry Association picked up this report from the Elkhart Truth about Lippert’s philanthropic efforts in its home community.…
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Flow-Rite Celebrates 40 Years
Flow-Rite, manufacturer of injection-molded fluid control components for boats, RVs, golf carts, hydroponics and industrial applications, has reached a milestone.…
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Michigan is Nation’s COVID Hotspot
Eric Gala passed up an opportunity to get a coronavirus vaccine when shots became available in Michigan, and he admits…
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In Tow with RV PRO Podcast Guest: Diana LeBlanc-Link
The fourth Tuesday of the month means a new In Tow with RV PRO podcast episode and coming up this…
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Valterra Sees Opportunities with Dometic Acquisition
In a prepared statement released Thursday, Valterra executives said they welcome the company’s acquisition by Dometic. “We see many opportunities…
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REV Group Announces Expanded Sourcing and Supply Chain Team
REV Group has announced four appointments to its global sourcing and supply chain team, representing the Fire & Emergency, Commercial…
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Camping World Recognized by ADP
During this week’s 28th annual ADP Meeting of the Minds conference, technology company ADP recognized five companies who it said…
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Airstream Earns Two Red Dot Product Design Awards
Airstream has again been recognized for design excellence by Red Dot, winning two awards in its Product Design 2021 competition.…
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Wilson Electronics Collaborates with ED2 Corp.
Wilson Electronics has announced a collaboration with 5G mmWave technology leader ED2 Corp. The company said ED2’s expertise will round…
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Northeast Florida RVTA Donates $6,000 to Child Literacy Efforts
A donation of $6,000 from the Northeast Florida Chapter of the Florida RV Trade Association (FRVTA) helped St. Johns County…
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Fiver Hitches Evolve with the Market
In 2020, wholesale RV shipments exceeded 430,000 units, marking the third-best year on record. Shipments of fifth wheels exceeded 81,500,…
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Dometic Acquires Valterra Products
Sweden’s Dometic has announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Valterra Products, a leading North American provider of…
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Exclusive: Hanington Innovations Refines Wire Harness Protection
Keeping wire harnesses intact can often be a challenge for RVers, especially if they are frequently on the road. Excess…
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RVIA State Affairs Team Posts Big Win in California
Owners of diesel motorhomes who live outside California but like to visit the Golden State can breathe a big sigh…
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Lazydays Holds Grand Opening for Nashville Store
Lazydays marked the grand opening of its new dealership in Murfreesboro, Tenn., located just south of Nashville, on April 21st…
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RVWA Weekly Webinar Features Lippert’s Angie Sokol
The week’s Coffee, Lunch, and Learn, hosted by the RV Women’s Alliance, will feature Dr. Angie Sokol, director of Lippert’s…
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Vision Dealer Solutions’ vSignature Now Available to Third Party
Vision Dealers Solutions has announced that vSignature may now be used by any company for electronic signing their library of…
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Toyota Confirms Electric and Hybrid Trucks in Development
Toyota has unveiled that it plans to offer around 70 electrified models worldwide by 2025, including 15 EVs, some wearing…
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Jobless Hit New Pandemic-Era Low
New weekly jobless claims last week unexpectedly plunged to a new pandemic-era low. The Department of Labor released its weekly…
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Team RV Raises $30K for March of Dimes
Team RV Express, along with its core group of Canadian-based customers, raised $30,000 on behalf of March of Dimes Canada…
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Exclusive: Duo Form Enters the Pets Market
Duo Form launched in 1968 and for 50-plus years it has carved out a solid niche in the marketplace manufacturing…
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Black Book: Towables and Motorized Auction Prices Hit Another Record High
“The values of used RVs sold at wholesale auctions rose across the board last month. This is the time of…
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KOA Annual Report: Camping Interest Remains High
This week, KOA released its annual North American Camping Report. Compared to 2019, the proportion of first-time campers across the…
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A&L RV Sales Acquires Three Locations in 12 Months
A&L RV Sales has announced the acquisition of Smallwoods Camper & Trailer Sales in Jackson, Tenn. This location marks the…
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California’s Happy Daze Continues Expansion
Happy Daze, the full-line RV dealership based in Sacramento, Calif., featuring a large variety of motorhomes, travel trailers, fifth wheels…
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Lazydays Holdings Releases Preliminary Q1 Results
Lazydays Holdings has provided preliminary results for the quarter ended March 31. The company noted that the results are preliminary,…
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ASA’s iN∙Command App Update Adds Alert Features
ASA Electronics said it is giving RV owners even more control with the latest update to the iN∙Command Control Systems…
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Montana Bill Increasing Allowable RV Length Signed into Law
RV Industry Association has reported that recently, Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte signed into law a bill (MT HB 83) to…
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THOR Industries Promotes Earth Day Initiative
THOR Industries said it wants to remind everyone this Earth Day, which is Thursday, April 22, to get outside and…
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Way Joins RVWA as Advocate Sponsor
RV supplier and distributor Way said it is excited to announce that the company has joined the RV Women’s Alliance…
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Fun Town RV Hosts Fourth Annual DFW RV Party
What organizers refer to as “the nation’s biggest RV Party” will return to AT&T Stadium in Dallas on May 20-23.…
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Newmar President Miller: ‘It’s Good to be Back’
Newmar President Matt Miller opened the company’s dealer event Tuesday at the Gaylord Convention Center in Orlando, stating, “It’s good…
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RVIA Highlights Importance of Campground Modernization
This is the middle of National Park Week, and the RV Industry Association released a report detailing what it would…
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THOR Industries Releases Climate Change Report
THOR Industries has published its Carbon and Climate Report, detailing the RV manufacturer’s sustainability risk management approach for managing the business threats…
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RV Industry Continues to Set Record Shipments While Improving Supply Chain
The RV Industry Association reflects on a year like no other in the history of the industry. One year ago,…
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Goldschmitt HLC Smart Levelling System Features Emergency Lowering Option
Goldschmitt has announced that its HLC Smart levelling system offers an optional emergency unlocking feature. The company said this feature…
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Winnebago Industries Senior VP Speaks with WGN Chicago
WGN-Chicago radio host John Williams recently spoke with Winnebago Industries’ Senior Vice President, Brian Hazelton, about the state of the…
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Canadian RV Industry Reps Meeting with Parliamentarians this Week
Representatives from the RVDA of Canada and the Canadian Camping and RV Council (CCRVC) are meeting virtually with Parliamentarians this…
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RV Retailer Opens RVR University Training Center in Texas
RV Retailer has announced the opening of the RVR University Training Center in the Dallas/Fort Worth market in Texas. The…
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Camping World Grows Leadership Team
Camping World Holdings has announced the addition of two strategic leadership team members to enhance and expand future growth initiatives.…
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Longtime Quartzsite RV Show Promoter Dies
Kenny King, the longtime owner and promoter of Arizona’s annual Quartzsite Sports, Vacation & RV Show, has died after a…
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Lippert Completes Acquisition of Ranch Hand
Lippert, has announced the acquisition of Kaspar Ranch Hand Equipment LLC – known as Ranch Hand – a South Texas-based…
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Star brite Parent Company Reports Record Q1 Sales
Ocean Bio-Chem, parent company of Star brite Inc., has announced record net sales for the first quarter of 2021. For…
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Lazydays Completes Purchase of Minnesota Property
Lazydays has finalized the purchase of a former auto dealership and a church in Monticello, Minn., where it will be…
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Elkhart County Finds Furrion, Two Others in Compliance on Tax Breaks
Elkhart County, Ind., officials have found three companies in compliance with the terms of tax breaks that they’ve received. Elkhart…
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RVillage Launches RVerified Park Program
RVillage, a North American-based social network of RVers, has announced the launch of RVerified Parks, a program that helps campgrounds…
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KOA Reports Successful Spring Workshop
Kampgrounds of America has reported more than 50 potential campground owners attended its Spring Buyer’s Workshop Weekend, held Saturday April…
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THOR Chips In on $840,000 Donation to First Descents
First Descents, a Denver-based nonprofit that focuses on “adventure-based healing” for young adults impacted by cancer and other serious health…
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Truma Helps with Local Earth Day Cleanup Efforts
Earth day is six days away and Truma is doing its part to help keep Earth clean. Employees in Elkhart…
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Lippert Growing Aftermarket Sales Team
Lippert has announced it has been progressively growing and developing its aftermarket sales team to continually broaden its impact on…
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Baird Dealer Sentiment Stays Strong in March
Dealers remain optimistic about current conditions, as well as in the three- to five-year time period, based upon the latest…
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Motility Appoints Brian Dunnam as CTO
Motility Software Solutions, maker of dealer management software (DMS) for the specialty vehicle industry, has announced the appointment of Brian…
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Xantrex’s FREEDOM eGEN Max Offers Automatic Climate Control
Canada-based Xantrex, a subsidiary of Mission Critical Electronics and a provider of mobile power for RV, marine, truck, and specialty…
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First-Quarter Results Predict Strong Year for KOA
A surge in short-term business in the first quarter of the year resulted in an increase of total revenue of…
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Pacbrake Releases Alpha HD 7500 Air Bag Suspension Kits
Pacbrake has introduced Alpha HD 7500, Extreme Duty Air Bags for Dodge, Ford, GMC/ Chevrolet pickup trucks in 3/4 and…
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Pete’s RV Center Wins Multiple Awards
The following blog was posted on the Pete’s RV website, a dealership based in South Burlington, Vt. 2020 marked another…
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Jobs Numbers Take a Positive Turn
When the COVID-19 pandemic rapidly descended on the U.S. economy in the winter of 2020, one of the first economic…
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Community: Meet Angelina, A Care Camps Hero of Hope
RVP Editor’s note: Care Camps is a children’s non-profit that sends kids with cancer to special oncology camps. This “Hero…
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LCI Industries Provides Preliminary Q1 2021 Net Sales Figure
LCI Industries on Wednesday provided preliminary net sales results for the first quarter of 2021. The company said it anticipates…
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Webinar Covers Go RVing’s RV Owner Demographic Profile
RVIA is hosting a members-only webinar to discuss the Go RVing RV Owner Demographic Profile, which it calls the “most…
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Airxcel Provides Gold Level Support to RVWA Drab to Fab Project
Airxcel has announced that it has provided Gold Level support to RVWA’s Drab to Fab project. “Over the past 6…
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Driving Policy Webinar Discusses Taxes
RVIA will host another members-only driving policy webinar, where the discussion will focus around the biggest tax issues of the…
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RV/MH HOF Shares Campaign Update
The $2 million capital campaign to construct a 21,000-square-foot manufactured housing museum is accelerating toward the finish line. About 72…
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RVWA Hosts Webinar on RV Tire Safety
Truck Systems Technologies (TST) will be the guest this week on the RV Women’s Alliance’s Coffee, Lunch, and Learn program…
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KOA Joins Initiative to Stop Anti-Asian Hate
In the wake of recent acts of violence and harassment targeting the Asian community, Kampgrounds of America, or KOA, owners…
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L Catterton Buys West Marine
Private equity firm L Catterton has announced it has entered into a definitive agreement under which it will acquire a controlling interest…
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Erwin Hymer Shifts Focus Away from Traditional Tradeshows
The motorhome manufacturing giant, the Erwin Hymer Group (EHG), has confirmed it is increasingly focusing on new digital and live…
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Lichtsinn RV Earns Winnebago Flying W Award for 28th Straight Year
Winnebago has announced that Forest City, Iowa-based Lichtsinn RV, located just a short distance from its headquarters, has earned the…
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Rubber Scarcity Creates New Headaches for Automakers
Automakers struggling with pandemic-induced plant shutdowns and a global chip shortage are now confronting another supply chain headache: dwindling rubber…
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KOA CEO Appears on Yahoo Finance
Kampgrounds of America CEO and President Toby O’Rourke appeared on Yahoo Finance last week to discuss camping amid the pandemic…
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Go RVing Releases April Trends Infographic
Go RVing, the marketing arm of the RV industry funded by the RV Industry Association, the RV Dealers Association and…
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John Brasher Named EBlock COO
Online vehicle auction company EBlock has announced that John Brasher, formerly of Brasher Auctions, is joining its executive leadership team…
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RumbleOn Closes $39.9M Public Offering of Class B Common Stock
RumbleOn has announced the closing of its previously announced underwritten public offering of 1,048,998 shares of its Class B common…
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Cruise America and The Dyrt PRO Partner
Today, camping app The Dyrt confirmed its partnership with Cruise America to improve camping trips for RV renters. Cruise America…
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This Working Airplane-Bodied RV With a Full Cockpit Is on Craigslist for $28K
Let’s just say it will take a special kind of buyer to drive (fly?) away with this beauty. Last summer,…
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THOR Industries Study: RV Rentals Inspire Purchases
THOR Industries has announced the release of its 2020 U.S. RV Rental Study, which explores consumer rental experiences, key motivators…
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KOA Pushes for Campgrounds to Stay Open Amid COVID Spike
As certain parts of the United States and Canada are seeing an uptick in COVID-19 cases, Kampgrounds of America issued…
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Lance Camper Forms Co-Marketing Partnership with Pro Angler
Lance Camper said it is excited to announce its latest co-marketing partnership in the truck camper product segment with Angie…
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Cummins Participates in White House Chips-Shortage Summit
President Joe Biden’s top economic and national security advisers hosted more than a dozen CEOs on Monday to discuss the…
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Xantrex Expands Sales Team to Support Growth
Xantrex, a subsidiary of Mission Critical Electronics (MCE), has announced several new additions to its RV OEM and aftermarket channel…
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V20 Recruiting + Consulting Joins Sanford Rose Associates
V20 Recruiting + Consulting, a recruiting firm specializing in the RV, marine and powersports markets, announced that it has become…
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Oracle Lighting Offering Illuminated Decals for RVs and Boats
Oracle Lighting has launched a new product: custom illuminated logo decals. Initially created for race team vehicles that the company…
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Road Travel May Push Gas to $3/Gallon This Summer
Americans are getting ready to rekindle their love affair with the open road, unleashing a full-fledged recovery for gasoline that…
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Jayco Launches Customer Experience Software
Jayco has announced the launch of a new Customer Experience Software tool across all divisions, including Jayco, Entegra Coach, Highland…
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Truma Announces Expanded Operations
Truma has announced that it is poised for continued growth. Truma said it has experienced solid growth every year since…
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Patrick Industries Completes Hyperform Acquisition
Patrick Industries announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Hyperform Inc., a manufacturer of high-quality, non-slip foam flooring,…
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