Sponsors - Tentative

MBA Insurance wishes to thank our valuable sponsors in our Partners in Education program. These partners provide products and services that are essential in operating a successful RV rental business. Without their support and commitment the MBA Rental School would not be possible.  Because MBA Insurance values the relationships we maintain with our partners we are able to confidently recommend these solutions to our customers.

American Modern Insurance Group
www.amig.com

American Modern Insurance Group is widely recognized as a leading expert in specialty insurance.  With more than 40 years of experience in the manufactured housing insurance sector, American Modern delivers specialized products and services for residential property, such as manufactured housing and specialty dwellings.  The company consistently earns superior industry ratings for financial stability, excellent coverage, and claims service.

American Modern also offers specialty policies aimed at meeting the needs of consumers in the recreational market, including owners of motorcycles, classic cars, motor homes, travel trailers, boats, personal watercraft, and snowmobiles.

Coachmen Recreational Vehicles
http://www.coachmenrv.com

Coachmen RV products have been on US roads and highways since 1964.  The first Coachmen RV products were manufactured in a 5,000 square foot plant in downtown Middlebury, Indiana by Coachmen Industries, a company founded by three brothers:  Tom, Keith and Claude Corson.

Coachmen's first year of production included 12 travel trailers, a single truck camper and 80 truck caps.  Since that time, over 600,000 Coachmen recreational vehicles have been produced.

Coach-Net
www.coach-net.com

In the event an RV owner needs a tow, jump-start, tire change, locksmith, or fuel delivered, Coach-Net is ready 24/7 with a network of over 40,000 roadside assistance providers to render aid. This network is managed and rated to maximize the quality of the service and contains thousands of medium and heavy duty towing providers to cover any size RV throughout the United States and Canada.

Protective
www.protectiveassetprotection.com

The XtraRide RV Service Agreement Program is offered through the Asset Protection Division of Protective Life Insurance Company. The program has been exclusively endorsed by RVDA since 1992.* The XtraRide programs and F&I solutions bring dealers increased profit opportunities while providing quality protection for their customers. Protective is dedicated to providing the RV industry with superior products and services given, its ability to underwrite, administer, and market its own programs.

Auto Club of America
http://www.autoclubofamerica.com

Auto Club of America provides RV fleet road assistance to support RV rental companies developing strong relationships with their customers. A brief look at the services available with RV Fleet Assist will confirm why this program is so successful for the rental companies and their customers.

Ultimate RV Rentals.com
http://www.ultimatervrentals.com

UltimateRVrentals.com is a web portal offering customers of MBA Insurance the ability to list their rental units on a highly visible search tool. Ultimate RV Rentals provides an easy to use referral service for renters who are browsing for RV rentals online. Ultimate RV Rentals allows RV owners the ability to showcase their rental fleets and have that inventory displayed on a website other than their own.

Dealership Software
http://www.dealershipsoftware.net

The first rental software developed exclusively for Recreational Vehicles!

With eWebRenter all critical data is at your fingertips.  Quick input allows efficient processing of customer quotes.  While your customer is on the phone you can check fleet availability , pricing, and send your customer the quote using our built-in email application. Windows-driven menus provide easy maneuvering and user-friendly features such as drag-and-drop scheduling, instant updates and much more.  

Auction 123, Inc.
www.auction123.com/rv

Auction123 is the premier, web-based software provider for creating, managing, and marketing your entire RV, camper, and trailer inventory.  We specialize in providing easy-to-use software and 24/7 unlimited customer support.  Our seamless inventory showroom integration will enhance the appearance of any website.  Features include; one click access to listing on eBay Motors, Craigslist and Facebook, rapid bulk image uploading, dynamic vehicle emailing features for advertising your inventory, and much more.  In one centralized location, your dealership will have all the tools needed for marketing and managing your RV rentals and sales.

Safety Sentry, Inc.
www.safetysentryinc.com

Safety Sentry Inc., manufactures and distributes a line of hitch lock safety devices that prevent utility trailers of all kinds – including horse trailers, boat trailers, camping trailers, RV trailers, cargo trailers and more – from becoming disengaged from the towing vehicle. Safety Sentry is unmatched in the marketplace in that it works even if the coupler fails or becomes unlatched, by enclosing the coupler and keeping it firmly seated on the ball. To prevent theft while the vehicle and trailer are left unattended, a locking device is also included. In addition to preventing uncoupling while in transit or parked, Safety Sentry products require absolutely no modifications to trailers, and will work on all standard trailer hitches by clasping the hitch to the existing ball.

Equal-i-zer
http://www.equalizerhitch.com/

Equal-i-zer® brand hitch works to help control trailer sway with 4-Point Sway Control™. Equal-i-zer®'s 4-Point Sway Control™ is a combination of 4 positive friction areas that work together to combat trailer sway. 4-Point Sway Control™ is superior to "add-on" friction bars or cam-type systems that are used with conventional or chain-style weight distribution hitches.

Thor Motor Coach
www.thormotorcoach.com

For 20+ years Thor Motor Coach has been a major supplier to the motorhome rental industry. Today, Thor Motor Coach the #1 provider of rental coaches as well as the #1 retail selling motorhome manufacturer in North America. Backed with the diversity and stability of Thor Industries Thor Motor Coach is committed to providing not only the products but the relationship required to help make you successful. Thor Motor Coach has a complete line of gas and diesel class A, class C, and class B+ motorhomes to choose from including the hot new A.C.E.

Turtle Top
www.turtletop.com

Turtle Top began recreational vehicle manufacturing in 1962 and slowly transitioned into the shuttle bus, limo-bus and specialty vehicle market in the 1970’s. Turtle Top is the leading manufacturer in the shuttle bus and limo bus industry; building exclusively for Enterprise, Hertz, Avis and dozens of airports, government facilities and casinos. Additionally, Turtle Top formed the MPV-Multi-Purpose Vehicle (Skunkworks) division which produces specialty vehicles: Law Enforcement, Fire, EMS, Mobile-Medical, Mobile-Hospital, Mobile-Surgical, Mobile-Dental, Mobile-Veterinary, Mobile-Mammography, Mobile-Pharmacy, Mobile-Blood Donor, Military Surveillance and Bomb Disposal, as well as, Construction, Production and Personal Office vehicles.

Turtle Top works in true partnership with the RV dealer body to establish local vehicle placement and by offering Aged RV retrofitting for specialty vehicle contracts. Our corporate mission is to instill in all our team-members the belief that success, profit and security can only be provided by satisfied customers.

RV|ID
www.rv-id.com

Using GPS and wireless communications technology, RV|ID (www.rv-id.com) provides valuable real-time mapping, reports and alerts for all stakeholders in the RV value chain-from floorplan lenders, to manufacturers, rental fleets and dealers. For RV owners, myRV|ID (www.myrv-id.com) monitors RV batteries, detects theft, provides location information, and automatically generates trip journals, which can be enhanced with trip information and shared with friends and family or posted to Facebook.

RV|ID is offered by Red Lantern Labs, a privately held company based in Solana Beach, California. Red Lantern Labs develops advanced telematics services that address the specific needs of the value chains in the RV, marine, heavy equipment, power sports and similar industries. Its patent-pending technology offers a full range of tools and applications that help businesses reduce risk and cost, operate more efficiently, enhance customer service and improve sales.