Hi all,
Just wanted to update you on Heartland's involvement in hurricane relief.
As you know, most trailer manufacturers are building travel trailers to supply housing for those displaced from their homes by the recent hurricanes. Heartland too is involved.
Some manufacturers have contracts with *FEMA directly. My details are a bit sketchy, but as I understand it, some Heartland dealers have asked Heartland to build a travel trailer to help satisfy some demand.
The travel trailers Heartland is in the midst of building are not what we'd consider a typical FEMA spec trailer however. I believe that these trailers will be sold to end users by dealers.
When I was in the Elkhart area on business early last week, I snapped a few pictures of these trailers. I also spoke to Scott Tuttle by phone about the trailers and spoke to the factory line folks as they worked on the units.
As I understand it, these Heartland travel trailers:
* will be in the 30 foot long range:
* will have one (off-door side) slide
* will have standard RV appliances
* will have a full compliment of windows
* will not be stark white - they are decaled and branded
* will not be tin-sided - the ones I saw appeared to be gel-coat sided
* are in being run right now in both Heartland plants
* will carry the Bighorn name
Take a look at the attached imaged of these trailers in various stages of assembly. Whe Scott gets back into the office, perhaps he can clarify my post and put a finer point on it.
Jim
Just wanted to update you on Heartland's involvement in hurricane relief.
As you know, most trailer manufacturers are building travel trailers to supply housing for those displaced from their homes by the recent hurricanes. Heartland too is involved.
Some manufacturers have contracts with *FEMA directly. My details are a bit sketchy, but as I understand it, some Heartland dealers have asked Heartland to build a travel trailer to help satisfy some demand.
The travel trailers Heartland is in the midst of building are not what we'd consider a typical FEMA spec trailer however. I believe that these trailers will be sold to end users by dealers.
When I was in the Elkhart area on business early last week, I snapped a few pictures of these trailers. I also spoke to Scott Tuttle by phone about the trailers and spoke to the factory line folks as they worked on the units.
As I understand it, these Heartland travel trailers:
* will be in the 30 foot long range:
* will have one (off-door side) slide
* will have standard RV appliances
* will have a full compliment of windows
* will not be stark white - they are decaled and branded
* will not be tin-sided - the ones I saw appeared to be gel-coat sided
* are in being run right now in both Heartland plants
* will carry the Bighorn name
Take a look at the attached imaged of these trailers in various stages of assembly. Whe Scott gets back into the office, perhaps he can clarify my post and put a finer point on it.
Jim