Two new laws that eliminated the Oregon state RV code program and moved all types of RVs under the purview of the Oregon Department of Transportation and the Oregon Department of Motor Vehicles will take effect on Jan. 1, 2020.
RVDA presented its Titan Award to Duane Spader at the 2019 RV Dealers Convention/Expo in Las Vegas, making the Spader Business Management founder and former RVDA president. Only seven Titan Award have been handed out since 1995.
Ed McNamara, a 42-year veteran of the RV industry, and expert on the ongoing RV technician crisis will be awarded the first doctoral certificate from Sobel University on Monday, Dec. 9. McNamara will then deliver his thesis on solving the technician shortage.
RVIA will increase its RVIA seal cost in 2020, raising the per-unit fee from $16 to $27. The RVIA board of directors approved the seal cost increase, its first in a decade. RVIA dues will not increase in 2020.
Dometic America, which recently established RV awards for its top OEM and top distributor of the year, has expanded its awards to their top five dealers. Dometic’s top five dealers of 2019 are, in no particular order: Curtis Trailers, Berryland Campers, Roulottes A.S. Levesque, General RV and Lazydays RV
The RV Industry Board of Directors re-elected Gary Enyart as chair for 2020. Enyart has served as chairman since being elected to the position last September.
Lippert Components Inc. (LCI) announces Forest River has adopted the Planet four-direction rotating table mechanism for all Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Type C motorhomes. The Planet table mechanism was developed by LCI Italy as part of the DaVinci Series line of movable and adjustable table mechanisms.
Curt, supplier of towing products and American-made, custom-fit trailer hitches, introduces a Bluetooth-enabled, smartphone-compatible mobile towing scale called BetterWeigh.
Furrion, a leading supplier of luxury products to the RV industry, announces availability of its new Furrion Sense 12-volt, all-in-one entertainment system.
Eight new nominees will be up for consideration for enshrinement into the RV/MH Hall of Fame next year with the final picks slated for Jan. 1, 2020. Darryl Searer, Hall of Fame president, says the group of nominees are…
Preliminary figures show overall attendance was up during the annual 2019 RV Dealers Convention Expo in Las Vegas, which wrapped up Thursday.
LCI Industries, parent company of Lippert Components Inc., has appointed Johnny Sirpilla to its board of directors. Previously, Sirpilla served as president of Camping World Accessory Stores,
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