Dustin Simpson With over 25 years in the RV Industry, Mr. Dustin Simpson has worn many hats. From an RV Technician (both in the shop and mobile), Warranty & Parts Administrator, Parts & Service Manager, Teacher/Trainer and Business Owner. Outside of these typical roles and responsibilities within the industry, Dustin enjoys being a Content Creator, Brand Ambassador, Author, and Expert Witness. He has served as an expert witness in multiple cases in California, Washington, Idaho, and Texas.
While Dustin currently juggles multiple roles and responsibilities, most of his time is spent operating his independent repair facility, California RV Specialists (CALRV). This highly rated RV repair facility has been operating at the same location since 2003, specializing in maintenance, repairs, and upgrades.
CALRV inspects, diagnoses, evaluates, and repairs RVs. CALRV is an independent shop and not affiliated with any manufacturer, allowing Dustin and his team to be completely honest with inspections, repairs, and recommendations – without stepping on a business partner’s toes.
Dustin has inspected thousands of RVs during his career, diagnosing various problems from stem to stern. He has performed repairs of all mechanical defects and other failures in RVs. Dustin has also assisted with design changes, recalls, engineering changes, working directly with RV manufacturers.
Dustin also manages several media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Google Business, Yelp, and the CALRV business website. He enjoys sharing information on repairs and maintenance with RV consumers.
CURRENT PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
OWNER, CALIFORNIA RV SPECIALISTS – LODI, CA
With his current staff of 12 employees, Dustin oversees the entire operations of the business which includes service writers, parts department, technicians, and lot porters. With 3 – 5 units being brought in daily for repairs, Dustin ensures the team works efficiently to exceed the company’s financial goals while ensuring the customers receive excellent customer service and superior workmanship. While managing the business, Dustin finds a great benefit in routinely inspecting all units on the lot. He not only identifies opportunities for repairs and upgrades for consumers, but he often utilizes this content to continuously train his staff, and to share helpful information to RV consumers that follow his various social media platforms.
CONTRIBUTING AUTHOR AT RV TRAVEL
RVtravel.com is a successful online newsletter with an average of nearly 2.5M views per month. Dustin is featured 3 – 4 times per week where he shares products, repairs, and maintenance tips. Dustin has also contributed to numerous RVtravel.com livestreams entitled Talkin’ RV Tech. Dustin has over 200 published articles with RVTravel with numerous articles to be released weekly. Dustin has also contributed to both audio and video podcasts with fellow RVtravel.com contributing authors.
CONTENT CREATOR
With a passion for teaching others how to fix and maintain their RVs, Dustin has created an online presence on multiple social platforms. Most notably, Dustin manages multiple Facebook groups, where he interacts with nearly 100K group members, obtaining over 500,000 monthly views. With over 750 videos available on his YouTube channel (Your RV Specialists), Dustin has garnered over 3.5 million views and counting.
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