KANSAS CITY, Kan. (KCTV) — The Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas (UG), has filed a federal class action lawsuit alleging the nation’s largest fire truck manufacturers conspired to fix prices and restrict production in a scheme that has driven fire apparatus costs from $500,000 to more than $1 million while creating dangerous delays for fire departments nationwide.
The case was filed on Thursday, Jan. 29, in the United States District of Kansas. The Unified Government of Wyandotte County and KCK is suing:
- REV Group, Inc.
- Oshkosh Corporation
- Pierce Manufacturing, Inc.
- Rosenbauer America, LLC
- Rosenbauer Minnesota, LLC
- Rosenbauer South Dakota, LLC
In the 100-page suit, the UG accuses REV Group, Inc. of purchasing independent makers of Fire Apparatus over the past decade and states the group is doing it to reduce competition.
The lawsuit alleges REV Group’s acquisition of Spartan forced independent manufacturers to rely on REV Group for critical components needed to build fire trucks…