Archive for October, 2006

>Since 1990, Roadtrek Class B motorhomes, built by Home & Park Motorhomes, has been the No. 1 selling Class B motorhome in North America.

Roadtrek chairman Jeff Hanemaayer said the company will sell more than 1,400 motorhomes this year.

“To maintain our No. 1 position, we need to offer the best combination of design, quality, price and service,” Hanemaayer said. “That’s also how we achieved such strong export sales.”

In addition, “being Canadian helps as well in the eyes of the U.S. consumer from a perception of better quality.”

Most Roadtrek motorhomes — 85 per cent — are sold outside Canada with the bulk going to the United States. A small percentage is shipped to Japan. The remaining 15 per cent are sold in Canada.

Despite competition from a variety of U.S. firms and several in Canada, Roadtrek moved to the top of the Class B motorhome sales charts.

“Our strongest competition currently comes from other Canadian manufacturers,” Hanemaayer said. Canadian competitors include Pleasureway in Saskatoon and two Manitoba firms — Great West Van and Leisure Travel Vans. Full Story…
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>The Fort Smith Arkansas,Planning Commission has denied the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma’s request to rezone land it owns in Arkansas for a casino parking lot and RV park.

The requests were denied, Cathcart said, because the Choctaw Nation didn’t follow the commission’s requirement that the nation meet with a neighboring homeowners Nathan and Melanie Bradshaw.

A plan submitted to the commission by the Choctaw Nation showed a screening fence would be erected and trees planted around the Bradshaws’ property to block the car lights and that the parking lot lighting would be placed so it would not shine on the Bradshaw property. Full Story…

>The enforcement of an old city code is drawing fire. RV’s, trailers, and boats parked at homes built after July 1978 must be parked at least 22 feet from the street. That means residents without enough distance can’t park anything out front at all. Full Story & Video…