RV Business Names Coachlight RV Sales Top 50 Dealer
Thu Sep 25, 2008
Source: RV Business
The Top 50 Dealers, not ranked in order, set an example among their peers as they exhibit the “best practices'' in the RV industry.
The RVBusiness Top 50 dealers were recognized at a reception and dinner where basketball coaching legend Bobby Knight entertained during the annual Recreation Vehicle Dealers Association (RVDA) convention.
“This program is unique in that it doesn't focus solely on sales,'' Goldenberg said. “We understand what makes a dealership truly great is not just what it does, but how it gets the job done. These dealers were selected for outstanding personal customer service, along with sound business practices and forward-thinking philosophies.''
Top 50 dealers were nominated by the manufacturers they represent and dealers then completed extensive applications seeking answers to both quantitative and qualitative question regarding their dealerships.
The final Top 50 Dealers were selected by a five-member panel of industry representatives.
In addition to advertising use of the RVBusiness Top 50 Dealer logo, named dealers receive press coverage in local and regional media plus advertising exposure in two consecutive issues of RVB's sister consumer publications, Trailer Life, MotorHome, Highways and Camping Life.
The magazine’s goal, Goldenberg said, was to continue where the Go RVing Coaltion's Committee on Excellence left off by showcasing role models and establishing best business practices bench marks at the retail level in terms of customer service, F&I, technician training, aftermarket stores and civic involvement.
Members of the 2008 Leadership Alliance, which sponsored the awards along with RVBusiness, were Coach-Net, ADP Lightspeed, Assurant Solutions, Blue Ox, Cummins Onan, Freightliner, Key Bank, Protective Insurance and RV Trader.
The top 50 are:
Aberdeen RV Center, Aberdeen, Miss.
Aloha RV, Albuquerque, N.M.
Alpin Haus. Amsterdam, N.Y.
Altmans Winnebago, Carson, Calif.
Apache Village RV Center, Hazelwood, Mo.
Boat N RV Superstores, Hamburg, Pa.
Campers Inn, Kingston, N.H.
Cecil Caudill Trailer Sales, FranklinFurnace, Ohio
Coachlight RV Sales, Carthage, Mo.
Colonial Airstream & Itasca, Lakewood, N.J.
Curtis Trailers, Portland, Ore.
Dixie RV Superstore, Newport News, Va.
Endless Summer RVs, Frederick, Md.
ExploreUSA, Plano, Texas
Gauthiers’ RV Center, Scott, La.
George M. Sutton RV, Eugene, OR
Giant RV, Montclair, Calif.
Guaranty RV Super Centers, Junction City, Ore.
Jamatt RV Sales, Poteau, Okla.
Ketelsen Campers of Colorado, Wheat Ridge, Colo.
Kings Campers, Wausau, Wis.
La Mesa RV Center, San Diego, Calif.
Lazydays, Seffner, Fla.
Leo’s Vacation Center,Gambrills, Md.
Little Dealer Little Prices, Mesa, Ariz.
MB Thomas RV Sales, St. Louis, Mo.
Mike Thompson’s RV Super Stores, Santa Fe Springs, Calif.
Modern RV Center, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Modern Trailer Sales, Anderson, Ind.
Mount Comfort RV, Greenfield, Ind.
PleasureLand RV Center, St. Cloud, Minn.
Pontiac RV, Pontiac, Ill.
Poulsbo RV, Kent, Wash.
Princess Craft Campers, Pflugerville, Texas
Reines RV Center, Manassas, Va.
Richardson’s RV Centers, Riverside, Calif.
Rick’s RV Center, Joliet, Ill.
Roy Robinson RV Center, Marysville, Wash.
RV America Inc., Johnstown, Colo.
Seven O’s, Kirkville, N.Y.
Stevens RV Center, Lafayette, La.
Stewart’s RV Center, St. Clairsville, Ohio
Stier’s RV/FreedomRoads, Bakersfield, Calif.
Tacoma RV Center, Tacoma, Wash.
Tennessee RV Sales & Service, Knoxville, Tenn.
TerryTown Travel Center, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Thompson RV Inc., Pendleton, Ore.
Tom Johnson Camping Center, Marion, N.C.
Trafford’s RV, Center Conway, N.H.
Turning Wheel RV Center, Ocala, Fla.
