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Posted: 01 Sep 2009 07:35 PM PDT

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1910-2010: The RV Industry Celebrates 100 Years of Exploration and ... - PR Newswire

Posted: 01 Sep 2009 03:03 PM PDT

RESTON, Va., Sept. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A century ago, the popularization of the automobile, improving roads, and America's passion for exploration gave rise to mass-produced, manufactured recreation vehicles, and the RV industry was born. In 2010, Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA) and the RV industry will mark this centennial with an array of special activities celebrating the 100-year journey of a uniquely American product.

In 1910, there was no TV, no air conditioning and no phone, but there were RVs. Through war and peace, booms and busts, fuel lines, fads and the cyber revolution, the RV lifestyle has endured and is still going strong, even in today's challenging economic times.

"Think about how far we've come in the past 100 years in terms in technology, yet the reasons to RV remain the same," says RVIA President Richard Coon. "RVing has been able to thrive and grow because people still enjoy the freedom that it provides."

The industry will celebrate its centennial in 2010 with a series of events that showcase today's innovations and new products while emphasizing America's century-long love affair with RVs.

"Recognizing and celebrating the 100th anniversary of the RV industry is a unique opportunity to tell our story to the media and public," says Coon.

The roots of RVing are as old as pioneers and covered wagons. But 1910 is the year that America's leading RV historians -- David Woodworth, Al Hesselbart and Roger White -- cite as the beginning of what has become the modern RV industry.

"The first motorized campers were built in 1910," says Woodworth, a preeminent collector of early RVs and RV camping memorabilia. "Before then, people camped in private rail cars that were pulled to sidings along train routes. The year 1910 brought a new freedom to people who didn't want to be limited by the rail system. RVs allowed them to go where they wanted, when they wanted."

Hesselbart, archivist for the RV/MH Heritage Museum in Elkhart, Ind., also pinpoints 1910 as the birth of the RV industry. "Camping has been around for centuries, but 1910 is when the first auto-related camping vehicles were built for commercial sale."

Known as "auto campers" or "camping trailers" a century ago, these vehicles were a forerunner of today's modern RVs.

"There were one-offs [individual units] built prior to 1910," says White, an associate curator for the Smithsonian Institution. "But 1910 is a good benchmark for the industry."

"The 1910 RVs offered minimal comforts compared to today's homes-on-wheels," says Woodworth. "But they did provide the freedom to travel anywhere, to be able to get a good night's sleep and enjoy home cooking. One notable exception to today's RV was the bathroom. In 1910, it was usually either yonder tree or yonder bush."

Hesselbart points out that one brand of auto camper in those days was equipped with a bathroom onboard. "Pierce-Arrow's 'Touring Landau' had a potted toilet," he says.

A version of today's Type B van camper, the Pierce-Arrow "Touring Landau," was unveiled at Madison Square Garden in 1910.

In addition to Pierce-Arrow, there were several other companies or auto-body builders producing motorized RVs. These companies and innovative products were featured in a Popular Mechanics issue in 1911, but Woodworth says the motorhomes highlighted in the article were actually built in 1910.

Camping trailers made by Los Angeles Trailer Works and Auto-Kamp Trailers also rolled off the assembly line beginning in 1910. Hesselbart says the earliest RV on display at the RV/MH museum is a 1913 trailer, ancestor of the contemporary travel trailer.

Photos of 1910 RV models appear in White's book on the history of RVing and exist in both Woodworth's and Hesselbart's libraries.

To mark the centennial, RVIA is creating a special 100th anniversary logo and commemorative decal that everyone in the industry will be invited to use in their own promotions and marketing. RVIA is planning an industry party on June 7 during the 2010 Committee Week in South Bend, Indiana, to which media and political guests would be invited.

RVIA will soon announce details of an RV caravan led by Woodworth with one of his early RVs, as well as a menu of celebration and promotion ideas for dealers, campgrounds, clubs and shows to use on their own.

"Celebrating our centennial will create excitement and pride throughout our made-in-America industry and provide an opportunity for manufacturers, dealers, suppliers and campground owners to unite under one banner," says Coon. "For 100 years, we've been helping Americans explore their scenic treasures and heritage more comfortably, affordably and enjoyably. That's something to celebrate."

RVIA is the national association representing approximately 450 manufacturers and component suppliers producing approximately 98 percent of all RVs made in the United States.

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Labor unions get behind the door-to-door efforts in Indiana for health ... - Louisville Courier-Journal

Posted: 01 Sep 2009 02:27 PM PDT

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Unions haven't been supportive of every reform proposal. They've been arguing against one proposed way to pay for expanding coverage to most Americans: taxing some of the value of health benefits they now enjoy.

The exclusion of employer-provided health care from taxable wages is the nation's biggest tax benefit. Labor unions argue they have sacrificed wage increases at the bargaining table in order to keep decent health-care coverage and don't want it to be taxed.

The tax on health benefits is not part of any of the bills currently moving through Congress.

The bills do include a $10 billion, temporary reinsurance program -- especially helpful to unions -- that would pay a portion of some claims for retirees covered by employment-based plans who are too young for Medicare, the government-funded health program for seniors.

Labor unions, including the United Auto Workers and the Communications Workers of America, are fighting for the provision. Layoffs, buyouts and cutbacks have pushed more people into early retirement at a time in their lives when their health-care needs are growing, making the coverage costs higher.

Sandra Land works for a home health-care company but didn't have health insurance herself until her shop was organized by the Service Employees International Union. When coverage kicked in this year, Land, who is 62, said she made an appointment to get her first physical in more than six years.

For weeks, Land has been one of the SEIU members knocking on doors in Indiana to encourage people to speak out for health-care reform. As she walked through the Cross Creeks Apartments complex in Indianapolis last weekend, Land passed out literature about the Democrats' proposal and fliers promoting a health-care rally that will take place Saturday in Indianapolis.

"If you believe in (President Barack) Obama's health-care plan and in health care for all, he's asked us to help with calls to Congress," Land told retired trucker James Watson.

"We need to get on that," Watson agreed, as he signed Land's petition.

At the Hot Stylz barbershop in Indianapolis, where haircuts are $10 before 1 p.m., barber David Lewis said he hasn't been following the debate closely but does support a proposal -- backed by unions and opposed by some business groups -- to create a government-run insurance plan that would compete with private insurers.

"Right now, the insurance companies are trying to make profits for their shareholders," Lewis said. "Prices are going to continue to go up if there isn't competition."

Land handed Lewis a flier for a rally and passed out information to waiting customers.

"The only way we can help Obama is by numbers," Land said. "We have to show how many people are concerned."

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Oct. 10 Nationwide Series Race Re-Branded as the "Copart 300" - FOXSports.com

Posted: 01 Sep 2009 06:34 AM PDT

Not only is the race named after Copart, but all advertising and print collateral will also include the Copart name and brand. Each ticket will feature the "Copart 300" title, and signs advertising Copart will be displayed throughout the event. Copart representatives will also be interviewed on MRN radio - the voice of NASCAR , and will be given the opportunity to give the command to start the engines, wave the green flag to start the race, and present the trophy to the winner. The race will be broadcast on ESPN2.

"We are proud to sponsor this race at Auto Club Speedway and look forward to a great race," said Copart President Jay Adair. "The Copart 300 is another opportunity for Copart to get the word out to NASCAR fans that we are the best place to find cars and increase buyer awareness of our brand."

Copart recently enhanced its website to make it easier for new buyers to search and view vehicles offered at www.copart.com . Copart already has more than 100,000 professional buyers in more than 100 countries that purchase vehicles on Copart.com.

Besides sponsoring the Oct. 10 race, Copart also periodically sponsors three NNS drivers - Kevin Harvick, Ryan Newman and Kelly Bires. Copart also sponsors two NASCAR Camping World Truck Series drivers - Ron Hornaday and Todd Bodine. Bodine and Hornaday are also competing in the Copart Challenge of Champions - a contest which attracts race fans to the Copart website. Fans can vote for their favorite Truck driver and enter to win great racing prizes while also browsing Copart's large inventory of vehicles. To learn more about the contest, visit www.copart.com . To keep up with all the latest news regarding Copart Racing, visit www.Twitter.com/CopartRacing and www.Facebook.com/CopartRacing .

About Copart

Copart, founded in 1982, provides vehicle sellers with a full range of remarketing services to process and sell salvage and clean title vehicles to dealers, dismantlers, rebuilders, exporters and, in some states, to end users. Copart remarkets the vehicles through Internet sales utilizing its patented VB2technology. Copart sells vehicles on behalf of insurance companies, banks, finance companies, fleet operators, dealers, car dealerships, the general public and others. The company currently operates 148 facilities in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. Salvage vehicles are either damaged vehicles deemed a total loss for insurance or business purposes or are recovered stolen vehicles for which an insurance settlement with the vehicle owner has already been made. For more information, or to become a registered buyer, visit www.copart.com .

About Auto Club Speedway:

Don't miss out on the inaugural Southern California Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup race weekend at Auto Club Speedway, Oct. 9-11.See the biggest stars of NASCAR including Kevin Harvick, Ryan Newman, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, and Juan Pablo Montoya as theyreach speedsof more than 200 miles per hour. NASCAR racing is a full day of excitement and entertainmentthat includes sponsor displays, live musical entertainment, greatfood and fun for the whole family.Enjoy the Speedway's fan amenities, including escalators, shade structures and misting zones, souvenir shopping and Apex by Wolfgang Puck. To purchase tickets or for more information call 800-944-RACE (7223), or visit www.autoclubspeedway.com .

Cautionary Language Regarding Forward-looking statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of federal securities laws, including statements regarding our expectations with respect to our entitlement sponsorship of the Copart 300 NASCAR Nationwide event on Oct. 10, 2009. In particular, we can provide no assurance that our racing sponsorship as described in this press release will result in an increase in our brand awareness, customer base, sales volumes, or revenues. These forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks, trends and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or implied by our statements and comments. For a more complete discussion of the risks that could affect our business, please review the "management's discussion and analysis" and the other risks identified in Copart's latest Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and Current Reports on Form 8-K, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We encourage investors to review these disclosures carefully.We do not undertake to update any forward-looking statement that may be made from time to time on our behalf.

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