News Report: KOA Pays Over $13M for Resort in Nashville

Kampgrounds of America Inc. now owns a riverfront RV park in Nashville, Tenn., steps away from a proposed development, according to the Nashville Business Journal. The campground operator, which owns more than 500 locations across North America, paid $13.7 million for Nashville RV Resort and Cabins at 2572 Music Valley Drive, according to recently filed […]

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Meyer MegaShow Opens to Standing Room-Only Seminars

Aided by sunny skies and 50-degree January weather, Meyer Distributing’s annual RV MegaShow kicked off Tuesday (Jan. 11) with a full slate of vendor seminars running concurrently in three ballrooms – with standing room-only the norm. Held at the historic 1888 French Lick Resort hotel, located about 20 miles from Meyer’s Jasper, Ind., headquarters, dealers […]

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‘Echelon Front’ to Highlight RVIA’s Leadership Conference

Echelon Front, built by former Navy SEALS Jocko Willink and Leif Babin, is slated to help upcoming RV Industry Association (RVIA) Leadership Conference attendees build high performance, winning teams, according to an RVIA News & Insights report. Set for March 15-18, 2023 in Phoenix, Ariz., the Leadership Conference will bring together top-level management as well […]

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CLEAR2O RV Water Filters coming soon!

Lead photo: CLEAR2O RV Triple Canister Water Filtration System (CTC300) Clear2O RV Water Filters January 9, 2023 – CLEAR2O’s’ CPF1000 DirtGUARD™, the first-ever RV sediment pre-filter for use with inline RV carbon filters, will shortly be available with a 10 micron pre-filter. The DirtGUARD™, a two-stage system with a sediment filter that blocks dirt particles clogging […]

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Supply Chain Woes Caused Auto Sales to Fall 8% Last Year

DETROIT — Shortages of computer chips and other parts continued to hobble the U.S. auto industry last year, contributing to vehicle sales dropping 8% from 2021 to their lowest level in more than a decade, according to an Associated Press report. But there’s good news for consumers in the gloomy numbers: Vehicle supplies on dealer […]

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Fed Minutes: Officials Cited Strong Hiring to Justify Rate Hike

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve officials suggested at their most recent meeting that a continuing streak of robust hiring could keep inflation elevated and was a key reason why they expected to raise interest rates this year more than they had previously forecast, according to reporting by the Associated Press. In the minutes of their […]

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Horizon Transport Begins 2023 as an Employee-Owned Firm

Marion Schrock, president and CEO of Horizon Transport, addresses employees regarding a new employee ownership plan. (Photos: Horizon Transport) Wakarusa, Ind.-based Horizon Transport has been generating plenty of positive news lately following the mid-December acquisitions of two Goshen, Ind.-based RV transportation firms, Dynamic Transportation Inc. and RV Transport Inc., both of which are being absorbed […]

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Ultra-Fab Initiates Authorized Reseller Policy to Fight Fraud

ELKHART, Ind. – Ultra-Fab, which provides solutions for leveling, lifting and stabilizing RVs, has announced the release and implementation of an Authorized Reseller Policy. “We have noticed a serious increase in resellers offering product that they claim is Ultra-Fab at prices that are sometimes below our cost,” Raymond Padgett, vice president of sales for Ultra-Fab, […]

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Volta Power Systems Intros All-in-One Power Distribution Hub

EDITOR’S NOTE: A Q&A with Volta Power Systems CTO and Co-Founder Jack Johnson follows this release. HOLLAND, Mich. – Volta Power Systems, a leading supplier of mobile li-ion power systems, has announced the release of its new Power Distribution Hub. Volta developed the all-in-one distribution unit to meet the needs of RV manufacturers in simplifying […]

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Where Were You When…On an Ordinary Evening in Meadow Hot Springs

On November 19, I navigated my old Rav4 (Delilah) across the bumpy, half-frozen mud that led to Meadow Hot Springs in central Utah. Steam rose into the early winter air, framed by the ridgeline of the Pahvant Mountains to the east. My partner and I stripped down to our swimsuits, shrieking in the cold before…

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Ohio RV Supershow Starts Today at Cleveland I-X Center

Editor’s Note:  RVBusiness Executive Editor Rick Kessler will vist the Ohio RV Supershow Thursday and provide a report in Friday’s RVBusiness.com news feed. CLEVELAND, OH – The Ohio RV Supershow, presented by Progressive, is back at Jan. 4-8 at the I-X Center in Cleveland.  The show will have hundreds of RVs all under one roof […]

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Ford, GM and Ram Primed for ‘Relentless’ EV Pickup Battle

DETROIT — Less than a year after Ford Motor Co. opened a gleaming assembly plant at its historic Rouge Complex to build the F-150 Lightning, it’s already tearing apart some of the walls to expand, according to a report by Automotive News. Ford is growing the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center by 50 percent while workers inside continue building […]

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Camping Expected to Remain Strong During Recession

EDITOR’S NOTE: The following excerpt is from an article published by OutdoorMiles.com. The full article, with statistics and in-depth insight into recessions and the camping industry, can be read here. If economic history teaches us anything, when the going gets tough, people head to the great outdoors. While a 2023 recession is not certain, economic […]

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Truma North America Looks Back on a ‘Simply Better’ 2022

ELKHART, Ind. – “As 2022 draws to a close and we prepare for the future, we wanted to look back at our favorite moments this year, states a news release from Truma North America. “The Truma North America team is always striving to be ‘Simply Better’ in every way and this has been our best […]

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