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www.fthrc.com - Featherlite Coaches, Inc (FLC), today announced that Tom Johnson Camping Center, based here, will be the exclusive FLC dealer in the Southeastern United States.

As it changes its sales and marketing from selling factory direct to an independent dealer organization throughout the US and Canada, FLC, a leading manufacturer of Prevost Bus Conversions and

the leading manufacturer of the Prevost H3-45 bus chassis, appointed Tom Johnson Camping Center its exclusive dealer in the states of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia and West Virginia.

FLC is also making TJCC as its exclusive representative at NASCAR Sprint Cup, NASCAR Nationwide Series and the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series in the NASCAR Drivers and Owners area and the NASCAR Garage areas at NASCAR events.

Featherlite Coaches will continue provide service and display its coaches at NASCAR events as it has since 1996, and will also have the support of TJCC service personnel. Featherlite has been the "Official Luxury Coach of NASCAR" since 1996 and has a contract to continue to be the "Official Luxury Coach of NASCAR" through 2012. Many NASCAR teams and drivers, as well as NASCAR executives, rely on Featherlite Coaches as the NASCAR traveling road show moves to 38 races in all corners of the country.

"Featherlite Coaches is very pleased to be partnering with Tom Johnson Camping Center, who has been in the RV business for 41 years," Conrad Clement, CEO of FLC said. "Tom Johnson has one of the largest and finest service facilities in the country, servicing Featherlite Coaches for our NASCAR customers as well as our non-racing customers. Tom Johnson enjoys the highest customer service ratings possible for RV service centers."

Featherlite Coaches will be announcing other FLC dealers in the next few days and weeks which will benefit Featherlite/Vantare customers throughout the country

TJCC will be stocking and selling FLC at both their Marion, NC and Concord, NC TJCC Sales and Service Centers.

"We are very excited to partner with Featherlite Coaches as one of its new dealer partners," said Tom Johnson. "For more than four decades, Tom Johnson Camping Center has distinguished itself in the RV industry. The combined efforts of Tom Johnson Camping Center and Featherlite Luxury Coaches will lead to a new level of customer satisfaction among Tom Johnson and Featherlite coach owners, one that could not be reached without the combined efforts of both companies."

Featherlite will continue to manufacture the Featherlite Vantare bus conversions at its Sanford, Fla. manufacturing facility located at exit 104 on I-4 in the Port of Sanford industrial park. The company is based in Sanford, Fla.

In 1967, Tom Johnson decided to forgo his career in the Marion, N.C. school system to pursue a new business he was passionate about: RVs and the RV lifestyle. What began with five pop-up campers sold and serviced out of Tom's front yard has evolved into one of the largest and most respected RV dealerships, campsites and RV service centers in the nation - Tom Johnson Camping Center.

In the summer of 2000, a second Tom Johnson Camping Center location was opened in Concord, NC to ensure the best customer service to our NASCAR clientele, along with our other customers in Charlotte and Eastern North Carolina.

Commitment to quality and customer satisfaction is the cornerstone of the Tom Johnson Camping Center philosophy. This philosophy has earned the company many prestigious industry awards, including Trailer Life National RV Dealer of the Year, a one-time award based on outstanding customer service; and a multiple earnings of the Fleetwood "Circle of Excellence" customer service award.

About Tom Johnson Camping Center, Inc

With more than 300 employees, nearly 200 acres of RV and camping space spanning two convenient locations, 69 service bays operated by master certified RV technicians, and an inventory of RVs featuring 11 of the top manufacturers and more than 45 of the leading brands, Tom Johnson Camping Center is the #1 RV dealer in the Carolinas and one of the largest in the nation, with RV sales and service centers located in Marion and Concord, NC

About Featherlite Coaches, Inc

Featherlite Coaches is a leading manufacturer of Prevost Bus Shell Conversions with its manufacturing headquarters located off I-4 at exit 104 in Sanford, Florida. Featherlite is the dominant manufacturer of the Prevost H3-45 bus shell and has been selling coaches direct to retail customers.

Featherlite Coaches, Inc
Conrad Clement, 507-533-2222