Fire truck manufacturers can't avoid US price-fixing claims, plaintiffs say
( October 19, 2026, 17:14 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Plaintiffs bringing US antitrust claims against REV Group, Oshkosh, Rosenbauer America and others manufacturers of fire trucks told a federal judge that Covid-related disruptions can't explain the severe increases in prices and backlogs that have occurred in parallel across all the companies. They noted that the related heavy truck manufacturing industry did not see any such price increase, and the backlogs have persisted and are still at their highest levels. Also, the manufacturers jointly expanded backlogs as order activity stabilized and while fulfillment rates remained below historical levels.See attached file. ...
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