Monday, January 28, 2008
TRAVEL SUPREME OPENED AGAIN MONDAY
RV Business
Monday, January 28, 2008
Travel Supreme Inc. said today (Jan. 28) that it is back in production but may not remain at full employment due to continued softness in the recreational vehicle market.
The Wakarusa, Ind.-based builder of luxury fifth-wheels and motorhomes closed down last Wednesday and told its around 230 employees not to report back to work until today. Management, including President Glenn Troyer, met privately this morning before talking to personnel.
The Travel Supreme news was a double whammy for the small, rural town in Elkhart County. On Friday, Coburg, Ore.-based Monaco Coach Corp. informed workers at its Wakarusa facility that it would be laying off around 200 people. Other RV companies in the manufacturing-heavy area are reportedly also scaling back on production.
The industry as a whole is feeling the combined effects of volatile gas prices, a meltdown in the finance sector and plummeting consumer confidence. In a report released today by the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA), wholesale shipments were down 9.5% last year compared to 2006.
Travel Supreme is a family-owned company founded in 1989, which recently expanded its motorized line with the introduction of the more affordable Avalon diesel pusher motorhome during last November’s National RV Trade Show in Louisville, Ky.
Monday, January 28, 2008
Travel Supreme Inc. said today (Jan. 28) that it is back in production but may not remain at full employment due to continued softness in the recreational vehicle market.
The Wakarusa, Ind.-based builder of luxury fifth-wheels and motorhomes closed down last Wednesday and told its around 230 employees not to report back to work until today. Management, including President Glenn Troyer, met privately this morning before talking to personnel.
The Travel Supreme news was a double whammy for the small, rural town in Elkhart County. On Friday, Coburg, Ore.-based Monaco Coach Corp. informed workers at its Wakarusa facility that it would be laying off around 200 people. Other RV companies in the manufacturing-heavy area are reportedly also scaling back on production.
The industry as a whole is feeling the combined effects of volatile gas prices, a meltdown in the finance sector and plummeting consumer confidence. In a report released today by the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA), wholesale shipments were down 9.5% last year compared to 2006.
Travel Supreme is a family-owned company founded in 1989, which recently expanded its motorized line with the introduction of the more affordable Avalon diesel pusher motorhome during last November’s National RV Trade Show in Louisville, Ky.
