Braxton Creek RV Partners with Maverick Sales
RV PRO StaffBraxton Creek RV has formed an exclusive distribution agreement for the western U.S. with Maverick Sales, a newly formed company headed up by RV industry veteran Bob Nicholson. Under terms...
View ArticleCummins Appoints Four Vice Presidents
RV PRO StaffCummins has appointed Cary Chenanda, Julie Furber, Diana Rey-Marrero and Shon Wright as vice presidents of the company.Chenanda is VP of Cummins Electronics and Fuel Systems, a technology...
View ArticleCavco to Showcase Smart Park Model RV
RV PRO StaffCavco has announced that it will showcase a smart park model RV at RVX, March 12-14, in Salt Lake City.“Our smart park model RV is a look into the future,” said Tim Gage, Cavco’s VP of park...
View ArticleNHTSA: Recalls Made for Forest River and More
RV PRO StaffSpartan Motors USA is recalling certain 2011 to 2019 Emergency Response Gladiator and Metro Star vehicles built into fire apparatus and equipped with tandem axles, drum brakes at the rear...
View ArticleWinnebago Helps Laid Off Junction City Employees
RV PRO StaffWhen Winnebago decided to cut 220 jobs at its Junction City, Ore., campus early this month, warehouse lead Scott Miller was initially disappointed about the move, but in the weeks following...
View ArticleVIDEO: Jim Hammill Says Hymer Family to Blame for Closure
RV PRO StaffIn a recent CTV News story, former CEO of Erwin Hymer Group North America claimed that the Hymer family is to blame for the closure of the Ontario, Canada, manufacturing plant.This story...
View ArticleSecond Half of 2018 Rough on Forest River
RV PRO StaffBerkshire Hathaway recently released its annual report, which contained information on the company’s Forest River subsidiary.According to the report, consumer products revenues were...
View ArticleRV Shipments Decreased 39 Percent in January
RV PRO StaffThe RV Industry Association recently released the market report numbers for RV shipments in January. The RVIA January survey of manufacturers found that total RV shipments ended the month...
View ArticleLeisure Travel Vans Awarded 7th DSI Award
RV PRO StaffLeisure Travel Vans, a division of Triple E, has announced that, for the seventh year in a row, it has received the RV Dealers Association’s DSI...
View ArticleForest River was Hit with $250,000 in Fines
RV PRO StaffThe ABC57 Investigates team spent almost a year going over stacks of IOSHA inspection reports and talking to several current and former employees at Elkhart-based Forest River. What we...
View ArticleTorklift Crafts Frames for Homegrown Trailers
RV PRO StaffTorklift is partnering with Washington-based Homegrown Trailers by producing the frames for their towable Timberline model trailers.“Homegrown Trailers are beautiful hand-crafted pieces of...
View ArticleThor Motor Coach Launches Customer Care App
RV PRO StaffThor Motor Coach has announced a new customer care app that runs with Togo, a technology company owned by TH2. The new Thor Motor Coach app is designed to serve as a companion to Thor Motor...
View ArticleForest River Unveils New Digital Owner’s Guide
RV PRO StaffForest River has partnered with Tweddle Group to create a new, 100-percent digital owner’s guide for its RV, marine and cargo trailer customers. The digital owner’s guide will provide a...
View ArticleCommunity: Winnebago CEO Writes Letter to 12-Year-Old Boy
RV PRO StaffA year or two ago, the now 12-year-old Jacob Davies became interested in traveling and decided he wanted to live in an RV.This story by Gloria Knott originally appeared in the Arizona Daily...
View ArticleSpartan Motors Reports 15 Percent Sales Increase
RV PRO StaffSpartan Motors has reported operating results for the fourth quarter and full year periods ending Dec. 31, showing sales increased $109 million, or 15.4 percent, to $816 million from $707...
View ArticleLKQ Fourth Quarter Revenue Reaches $3 Billion
RV PRO StaffLKQ Corp. has announced results for its fourth quarter and full year ended Dec. 31, 2018, showing fourth quarter revenue was $3 billion, an increase of 22 percent from $2.5 billion for the...
View ArticleSkyline Champion to Unveil Crystal Cottage at RVX
RV PRO StaffSkyline Champion Corp. will be introducing the new Crystal Cottage at the RVX show in Salt Lake City.“Over the last few years our company has seen a tremendous growth in more upscale park...
View ArticleRV Technical Institute Board of Directors Appointed
RV PRO StaffThe first board meeting for the RV Technical Institute’s newly appointed board of directors concluded yesterday with an adoption of the bylaws and election of the board officers. Leading...
View ArticleWinnebago Awarded Iowa Tax Benefits
RV PRO StaffWinnebago Industries is getting state tax benefits to help consolidate jobs at its Forest City, Iowa, campus.This story by Mike Bunge originally appeared in KIMT 3 NewsThe company announced...
View ArticleVIDEO: Walorski Introduces Bipartisan Bill for Tariffs
RV PRO StaffU.S. Reps. Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.) and Ron Kind (D-Wis.) recently introduced the Import Tax Relief Act, a bipartisan bill that would require the Executive Branch to create an exclusion...
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