RVBusiness, March/April 2020

OEM SHOWCASE B Y G A R Y G E R A R D R I C K K E S S L E R A Favorite Among Racers ShowHauler Motorhomes Known for Quality Design 58 RVBusiness M A R C H A P R I L 2 0 2 0 Bob Morgan sales manager for ShowHauler Motorhome Conversions Inc inside one of the Middlebury Ind based manufacturers Super C units B etter safety stronger design and increased value are the characteristics that define the Super C motorhomes built by ShowHauler Motorhome Conversions Inc company officials told RVBusiness As owner Kerm Troyer has said I got into this business to build the very finest custom designed motorhome conversions and we continually strive to improve and perfect all of our products to ensure they exceed every requirement and expectation our customers may have And its because of these qualities that the Middlebury Ind based high end manufacturer commands a discerning and well educated customer base said Bob Morgan ShowHauler sales manager Most of our customers do a tremendous amount of research whether its going to events like RV shows races things like that and theyll spend a lot of time researching on the Internet too So most of our customers have a pretty good idea of what theyre looking for said Morgan noting that most of the companys customers have owned at least one RV prior to purchasing a ShowHauler When they decide this is something they can do they can customize it They can design certain aspects of it the way they want it and get it more defined to where they feel like its going to be their last coach he said As mentioned the company touts its Super C coaches which can retail well into the six figure price range as the safest on the road and it starts with the platform While ShowHauler can and has built on almost any truck chassis a good amount of its coaches are atop a Freightliner M2 106 chassis This configuration is typically paired with a Cummins B67 or L9 engine Detroit Diesel powerplants also are an option and can accommodate a 35 to 46 foot coach Tampa SuperShow attendees look over a ShowHauler motorhome Bigger conversions use a Cascadia Volvo VNR Volvo VNL Western Star or Western Star 5700 truck Those chassis will provide up to 600 horsepower to handle towing of large trailers or traveling through mountain ranges Morgan said All chassis boast a higher GVWR than typical motorhomes Morgan pointed out which is often a primary consideration for ShowHauler customers who need a coach with maximum towing capacity Probably 50 of our customers will have a racing background and pull the big trailers The other 50 are going to be more RV oriented he said So it can be as simple as somebody towing a Jeep behind a coach or somebody towing a stacker trailer behind a coach Its quite a variety of different applications and quite a variety of different markets From there ShowHauler coaches feature an all steel cage construction and 2 and 3 inch tubular steel framing for the floors and 1 3 inches on sidewalls and ceilings Also the underbellies of