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has changed over the last several years, prompting decreased annual production. “In 2007, we built 88 units, but I don’t think we’ll ever hit those pre-re- cession numbers, simply because the units we built back then are not the units we build today,” he explains. “We did a lot of duplicate floor plans back in those days. I had one dealer that was huge into motocross and his were all a certain type of unit. One of my dealers was big into drag racing; he kept building the same thing over and over, just changing the interior colors. So, I don’t know if we’ll ever hit that type of number again with the units we’re building now, because we’ve changed a whole host of things. Most RV companies have their models change every year; ours is a model change per unit – it’s that custom.” Another change has been the makeup of the company’s customers. “Back before 2008, I would say that 60 percent of our products were for the race industry, whether it be circle track, drag cars, motocross, ATVs, or snowmobilers,” Troyer says. “The rest of it was a mix of motor home people and specialty, like corporate. Since ’08, I would say it’s flip-flopped.We’ve got at least 60 percent of our units going to the RV side of the industry, and the other 40 percent going to the racers and the specialty market.” As far as he knows, there is only one other com- pany that does the type of custom conversions that ShowHauler does. “And they’re not RVIA-cer- tified,” says Troyer. (RVIA, The Recreation Vehicle Industry Association, is the national trade asso- ciation representing RV manufacturers and their component parts suppliers who together build more than 98 percent of all RVs produced in the U.S.) “We’re members and we get six unannounced inspections a year.We have our building codes and, in my opinion, that carries a lot of weight – that we try to build to a certain standard. A lot of our customers are familiar with RVIA, because SHOWHAULER TRUCKS INC. When your vehicle demands reliability r.v automotive defense equine race trailer marine liftcoinc.com n 800-454-3826 Liftco, Inc. is an innovative developer And Manufacturer of products for the specialty vehicle, RV, marine industries, specializing in custom motion products such as slideouts, folding beds, hatch lifts and other specialty products. Liftco also produces flush floor slideout systems, stabilizing systems (scissor jacks) folding bed systems including bunk beds and other components. some of the industries that We serve are Setting the standard for innovative RV products Recognized by UL, CSA, and RVIA A2LA ISO 17025 Accredited 1929 Lakeview Drive, Fort wayne, in 46808 | Phone: (260) 471-1673 Fax: (866) 829-5915 Located in the heart of the rV and Manufactured housing industry Fort Wayne, Elkhart, Goshen, & South Bend, Indiana Proudly serving for over 25 years Specializing in: n Hipots n Meters n Pressure n Torque www.CLC2.COM