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Ontario Manufacturer Opens New Facility
Celebration was in the air at General Coach in Hensall, Ontario, on Aug. 20 as the company unveiled a major…
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Cummins, UC San Diego Partner for Battery Research
Cummins has announced a multi-year partnership with the University of California San Diego and its battery validation lab to analyze viable…
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Wholesale RV Shipments Decrease 23 Percent in July
The RV Industry Association’s July survey of manufacturers found that total RV shipments ended the month with 28,044 wholesale shipments,…
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NHTSA: 8,243 Units Affected in Sprinter Recall
Daimler Vans USA is recalling certain 2019 Mercedes-Benz and Freightliner Sprinter 1500, 2500, 3500, and 4500 vehicles. If the manual…
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IOI’s Alleged Fraud Could Exceed $90M
Financial scandals in the payroll processing industry in recent years have followed a similar thread. This story by Caleb Bauer…
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Spartan Motors to Attend Global Energy Conference
Spartan Motors’ management will participate in the Seaport Global Securities Energy & Industrials Conference at the JW Marriott in Chicago. Daryl Adams, president and CEO, and Rick…
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Keystone RV’s Alpine Heralds New 2020 Updates
Alpine recently implemented a new feature that caters directly to camper comfort and convenience: The Suburban Nautilus RL on-demand water…
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Newell Coach’s Jerry Allen Passes Away
Jerry Allen, paint supervisor for Newell Coach, has passed away after a brief illness, the company recently announced. Jerry was…
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Gov. Holcomb to Build Relationships in Asia
Gov. Eric J. Holcomb will lead economic development trips to Asia in the coming months to support the state of…
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Keystone RV Employees Awarded for Exceptional Service, Dedication
On Aug. 8, during Keystone RV’s 2019 annual corporate luncheon, Jeff Runels, CEO of Keystone RV, presented “The Ultimate Ownership…
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Modern Caravan Partners with Accuride
The Modern Caravan, which renovates vintage Airstream trailers, has partnered with Accuride International, whose slides for kitchen and underbed-dresser drawers underpin…
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ModVan Updates Camper Van Concept
Sometimes, the greatest innovations are born out of lessons learned – and that is certainly true for P.J. Tezza, creator…
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TMC’s Mercedes-Benz Powered Delano Arrives
Thor Motor Coach recently announced the arrival of the new Delano Sprinter Class C motorhome built on a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter chassis. Scroll down for…
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Fleetwood Rep Jim Tachias Dies at 58
Jim Tachias, age 58, of Longview, Texas, passed away peacefully at home Saturday, Aug. 10, after a brief but valiant…
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Cummins President, COO Rich Freeland Retiring
Cummins has announced that president and COO, Rich Freeland will retire after 40 years of service with Cummins. As part…
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Volta Power, Oregon Motorcoach Center Partner
Volta Power Systems has partnered with Oregon Motorcoach Center (OMC) to bring retrofit capabilities for its lithium ion power systems…
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Claims Against IOI Continue to Build
An Elkhart payroll company is facing additional claims from clients who say they are owed millions of dollars, while the…
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32 First-Time Exhibitors Sign Up RVDA Expo
Thirty-two companies will be exhibiting for the first time in the Solution Center Expo at the 2019 RV Dealers Convention/Expo.…
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Northwood, ORV Visionary Ron Nash Passes Away
La Grande, Ore.-based RV manufacturers, Northwood Manufacturing and Outdoors RV (ORV), have announced that their founder and RV veteran Ron…
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Trends: RV Sales Trigger Recession Warning
Elkhart, Ind., is flashing a warning sign that a recession could be just ahead. Capital of the country’s recreational-vehicle industry, the…
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Grand Design to Fund Elkhart Street Repair
Elkhart County officials opened bids for intersection improvements north of Middlebury which will be funded by Grand Design RV. This…
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NHTSA: Recalls Made for Winnebago, TMC, and Gulf Stream
Thor Motor Coach is recalling certain 2019 to 2020 Omni and Magnitude motorhomes. The battery tray may be improperly welded…
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Don Clark Discusses Recession Warnings
After Elkhart County was hit hard by the great recession in 2008, some major shakeups within the stock market this…
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Forest River Celebrates 15th Softball Tournament
Forest River recently put on its 15th annual company softball tournament over the past two Saturdays, an all-day event on both…
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Travel Lite’s Dustin Johns Takes Leave of Absence
Travel Lite President Dustin Johns is taking a leave of absence from the company, he confirmed to RV PRO this…
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Horizon Global to Sell Asia-Pacific Business Segment
Horizon Global has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Asia-Pacific (APAC) business segment to Pacific Equity Partners (PEP)…
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RV Manufacturer Hurt by Interlogic Fraud Scandal
Interlogic Outsourcing, an Elkhart-based company in the midst of a fraud scandal, will continue operating despite filing for bankruptcy but…
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Newmar to Introduce Second Super C at Open House
Newmar Corp. announced that it is introducing its second Super C brand, the 2020 Supreme Aire, at its display in…
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Jayco Recognizes Dealer Relations Dating 50 Years
Jayco has been in business for more than fifty years and in that time has established very strong relationships with…
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Jayco Readies Launch of JayCommand App
Jayco recently launched its exclusive JayCommand “smart” technology, introduced at its annual Dealer Homecoming meeting this past week in Las…
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Spartan Motors to Showcase Chassis at FMCA Event
Spartan Specialty Chassis and Vehicles will showcase its latest Class A diesel chassis design at the 100th Annual Family Motor Coach…
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Lance Camper Earns Green Certification
Lance Camper recently announced that its truck campers and travel trailers have become Certified Green by TRA Certification. Lance travel…
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Keystone, Flipping Nomad to Build Concept RV
Keystone RV and The Flipping Nomad have announced that they will begin building a “one of one” concept fifth wheel…
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Community: Thor, KOA Surpass ‘Pick Up America’ Goal
More than 130 tons of garbage have been committed to be removed from public lands since May due to the…
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Gulf Stream Sponsors Young RV Executives Event
https://youtu.be/xhsuu0JvTKU A special course for Young RV Executives, “People Join People, Not Companies: A Leader’s Impact on Employee Retention and…
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NHTSA: Recalls Made for Forest River and REV
Forest River is recalling certain 2013 to 2019 Starcraft Allstar, 2013 and 2019 Allstar XL, 2017 Candidate II, 2014-2018 Senator…
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Truma Partners with Tiffin for AquaGo
Truma has partnered with Tiffin Motorhomes to provide the Truma AquaGo instant water heater on a variety of Tiffin RVs.…
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Ex-Employee Sues Thor Industries Over Wages
A former Thor Motor Coach employee is suing the company, claiming she was not given all the pay she was…
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Thor Industries to Sponsor 2019 Elkhart Grand Prix
Thor Industries has announced that it is sponsoring the Elkhart Grand Prix, one of the largest kart street racing events in the country.…
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Horizon Global Reports Sales Decrease of $10M
Horizon Global has reported its financial results for the second quarter of 2019, showing that net sales decreased $10.2 million,…
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Spartan Adds New Independent Director to Board
Spartan Motors has appointed Angela Freeman to the company’s board of directors. Freeman was also appointed to the board’s Human Resources…
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Regency to Debut 2020 Class B’s at Hershey Show
Regency RV has announced that it will roll out its 2020 Ultra Brougham B-plus and National Traveler Class B motorhomes at “America’s Largest RV Show”…
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Community: Airstream Partners with Think About Your Eyes
Airstream has partnered with Think About Your Eyes, a national awareness campaign dedicated to educating the public on the benefits of vision…
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Jayco Shares Plans at Start of Dealer Days
LAS VEGAS – On Monday, Jayco President Derald Bontrager welcomed dealers and suppliers to Jayco’s annual Dealer Days’ event. The…
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inTech Unveils the Compact Sol Dawn
inTech recently unveiled the Sol Dawn – a more compact trailer than its predecessor the Sol Horizon. The Sol Dawn…
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Newmar Promotes Howard and Whitehead
Newmar Corporation recently promoted two people from within its sales organization. Effective Aug. 1, Michelle Howard takes on the newly…
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Keystone Montana Partners with ‘Flipping Nomad’
Keystone RV’s Montana division recently partnered with Cortni Armstrong, who is known on Instagram as “The Flipping Nomad,” to place…
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Keystone RV’s Cougar Posts Record Sales in July
Keystone RV has announced that the Cougar posted record sales for July, with double digit growth in year-over year sales…
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NHTSA: Recall Made for Heartland RV
Heartland RV is recalling certain 2017 Bighorn Traveler, 2016 to 2020 Elkridge, Elkridge Ex, 2019 to 2020 Milestone, 2017 to 2018…
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Newmar’s 2020 Canyon Star Upgraded with AquaGo
Truma recently partnered with Newmar in Nappanee, Ind., Newmar’s 2020 Canyon Star garage model motorhome will now come standard with…
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Travelcamp Earns Excellence Award From Winnebago
Winnebago Industries has announced that Jacksonville, Miss.-based Travelcamp has earned the Flying W Dealer Excellence Award based on its performance…
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Forest River Cherokee Group Adopts OneControl
The Forest River Cherokee Group is adopting Lippert Components’ OneControl technology across all 2020 brands, which include Cherokee, Grey Wolf,…
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REV Group to Present at the Jefferies Conference
REV Group CFO Dean Nolden and its VP Investor Relations Drew Konop will present at the Jefferies 2019 Industrials Conference.…
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Xtreme Outdoors Acquires Liberty Outdoors
Xtreme Outdoors completed the acquisition of the assets of Liberty Outdoors on July 24. Formed in 2017, Liberty Outdoors had…
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Spartan Motors’ Sales Increase 34%, Motor Coach Segment Teeters
Spartan Motors recently reported its operating results for the second quarter ending June 30, showing sales increased $64 million, or 34.8 percent,…
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Keystone’s Fuzion Team to Attend Motorcycle Rally
Keystone RV’s Fuzion toy hauler team will be on-hand to meet owners and followers in South Dakota at the 79th…
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RV Hall of Fame Preps for 2019 Induction Dinner
Preparations for the RV/MH Hall of Fame’s Annual Induction Dinner are well underway, the organization recently announced. On Monday, Aug.…
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TexTrail Trailer Parts to Sponsor NATDA Show
TexTrail Trailer Parts and Pierce have been named the official hotel sponsors of the 2019 NATDA Trade Show by the…
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Reflection Fuels Grand Design’s Growth
Since its inception in the summer of 2013, Grand RV’s easy-to-tow, luxury Reflection fifth wheel brand has methodically climbed market data…
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Thor Announces Graves as Independent Chairman
Thor Industries has appointed Andy Graves as chairman of the board effective Aug. 1. Graves will be the company’s first…
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Spartan to Present at Jefferies Conference
Spartan Motors will participate in the Jefferies 2019 Global Industrials Conference at the Grand Hyatt in New York City. Daryl…
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Keystone, Jayco, Winnebago Issue Recalls
Keystone RV and Jayco this week face similar recalls of trailers that may have an incorrectly wired breakaway switch, according…
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Jayco, NTP-STAG Partner to Make for Smoother Delivery of Parts
With the continued demand for key service parts, Jayco Inc. and NTP-STAG have formed a strategic partnership whereby more than…
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RVIA: Motorhome Shipments in June Down 20%
The RV Industry Association’s June survey of manufacturers found that total RV shipments ended the month with 36,524 wholesale shipments,…
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TMC, Truma Partner for the New Sequence Class B
Thor Motor Coach has partnered with Truma to use the Truma Combi heating and hot water system in the manufacturer’s…
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Religious Colony Revives TrailManor
A unique experiment mixing capitalism within a religious and socialistic culture is unfolding on the plains of southeast South Dakota,…
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TMC’s Sequence Class B Hits Dealer Lots in July
Thor Motor Coach recently introduced the Sequence, a Class B motorhome built on a RAM Promaster 3500 that appeared at…
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Heartland Appoints New East Coast Sales Manager
Heartland RV recently appointed industry veteran Scott Lucas to the position of East Coast regional sales manager for the company’s…
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Two Arrested in Connection to Stolen Travel Lite
Officers with Kosciusko County’s NET 43 arrested two men following an operation Monday morning. In addition to the arrests, they…
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Family RV Group Wins Flying W Dealer Award
Family RV Group, which has nine locations across Ohio, Indiana, Tennessee, Kentucky and Georgia, was recently awarded by Winnebago Industries the inaugural 2019 Winnebago Flying W Dealer…
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Community: Winnebago to Match KOA Care Camps Donations
KOA Care Camps recently formed a partnership with Winnebago Industries’ teams at Winnebago, Grand Design RV, and Chris-Craft. Now through…
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All in Caravanning Attendance in Beijing Increases by 8%
The eighth staging of All in Caravanning (AIC), a trade fair for campervans and caravans in China, exceeded all expectations…
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NHTSA: Recalls Made for Spartan, Hymer
Spartan Motors USA is recalling certain 2012 to 2019 Fleet Utilimaster Walk In vehicles built on a DTNA chassis. The brake…
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Ex-Forest River Exec Babcock Dies at 52
Jeffrey B. Babcock, 52, of Bristol, Ind., passed away on Friday morning, July 19, at IU Health Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis, surrounded…
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Thor Industries Partners with Outdoor Influencer Robert Field
Thor Industries has partnered with outdoor influencer, host, and producer, Robert Field. Field lives full time in a Cougar Travel Trailer by…
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La Mesa RV Wins Flying W Dealer Excellence Award
Winnebago Industries recently awarded the winners of the 2019 Winnebago Flying W award. Awards went to La Mesa RV, 3255 E.…
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Trends: RV Manufacturers Share Perils of Tariffs
Carrie Gray points to a stack of unwelcome mail on a conference table at the offices of Renegade RV, one…
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Leisureworld Becomes Sole Dealer of Airstreams in U.K.
U.K.-based Swift’s largest dealer, Lowdham Leisureworld, has become the new Airstream U.K. direct importer. “Becoming the sole Airstream dealer in…
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TMC Releases 2020 Outlaw Toy Haulers
Thor Motor Coach recently released the 2020 Outlaw toy hauler intended for sports enthusiasts. The Outlaw Class A includes a…
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Jayco Promotes Gallmeyer to VP of Quality
Jayco has promoted Randy Gallmeyer to vice president of quality. Gallmeyer, a 28-year industry veteran, will lead all quality initiatives…
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CRUX Turns Trailers Into Veritable Swiss Army Knives
Colorado-based CRUX Expedition Trailers turned plenty of heads at its inaugural Open House last year. Today, owner Lorrie Francis tries…
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VIDEO: CRUX Turns Trailers Into Veritable Swiss Army Knives
Colorado-based CRUX Expedition Trailers turned plenty of heads at its inaugural Open House last year. Today, owner Lorrie Francis tries…
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Renee Jones to Lead Marketing for Thor Industries
Thor Industries has named Renee Jones as senior director of marketing, responsible for all of Thor’s strategic marketing efforts, including brand development,…
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TH2 Rebrands Itself to Togo Group
Togo Group has unveiled its new corporate brand identity for its family of products and services. As part of a…
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Community: Winnebago Co-hosts Mobile Lung Symposium
Aiming to build community among oncology and radiology professionals surrounding life-saving cancer screenings, NeuroLogica and the Winnebago Specialty Vehicles division hosted speakers from the American…
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NADAguides Reports 8.5% Increase in Fifth Wheels
NADAguides recently reported that the second quarter was strong for most segments of the RV market. Starting with travel trailers,…
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Lance Camper Unveils ReviewsMax Dealer Tool
Lancaster, Calif.-based Lance Camper Mfg. recently introduced ReviewsMax, the latest addition to digital marketing initiatives offered to the company’s dealer…
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Thor Motor Coach Class A’s Arriving for Summer
Thor Motor Coach’s gas Class A RVs, like the Hurricane and Windsport, will be arriving at dealership lots this summer.…
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Thor Industries Named Silver Partner for Expo
The RV Dealers Association has announced that Thor Industries is returning as a Silver Partner of the 2019 RV Dealers…
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Peter Orthwein to Step Down as Executive Chairman July 31
Thor Industries has announced that as part of the board of directors’ strategic succession plan, Peter Orthwein, Thor Industries’ co-founder…
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Community: Winnebago Begins ‘Cookies for a Cause’
With the Grand National Rally on the horizon, Winnebago Industries Travelers Center in Forest City, Iowa, is featuring a new…
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Green Country RV Show Begins July 19
The Green Country RV Show will be running in Tulsa, Okla., from July 19-21 at the River Spirit Expo at…
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Spartan Motors Recognized by ‘Corp!’ Magazine
Spartan Motors was recently awarded the 2019 Corp! Magazine Economic Bright Spots recognition in the Large Business Category. Corp! chose Spartan Motors to receive the award for…
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Diamond C Trailers Transitions to LCI Axles
Flatbed trailer manufacturer Diamond C Trailers said it now is using axles from Lippert Components, a supplier of trailer and other components.…
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Class B Startup Storyteller Overland Preps for Mid-Year Launch
A variety of vehicles – from rockets to commercial airliners – have been developed and built in Alabama over the…
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Steel Tariffs Cost U.S. $5.6 Billion
President Donald Trump’s tariffs on foreign steel have sped the decline of some of the U.S. mills he vowed to help.…
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Schaeffer’s RV Superstore Adds Regency Class B
Regency RV has added Tom Schaeffer’s RV Superstore in Shoemakersville, Penn., to its roster of dealers now selling the National Traveler…
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NHTSA: Recalls Made for Newmar and TMC
Newmar is recalling certain 2016 to 2019 Ventana LE and 2017-2019 Dutch Star, Essex, London Aire, Mountain Aire and Ventana,…
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CRVA Details Amendment in Letter That Lowers Manufacturing Costs
Shane Devenish, executive director of the Canadian Camping and RV Council (CRVA), recently released the following letter to its members:…
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Thor Motor Coach Showcases 2020 Class C’s
Thor Motor Coach has announced that model year 2020 Class C motorhomes are arriving at dealerships across the U.S. and Canada.…
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