Some East Valley cities may join the growing number of municipalities nationwide filing antitrust suits against the country’s three predominant fire truck manufacturers, accusing them of colluding to drive up prices of much-needed safety apparatuses.
Phoenix is sitting on the sidelines.
Fire truck prices have doubled in the last 10 years and the wait time for new trucks has increased from 18 months to over four years, affecting safety, according to experts testifying before Congress last year and plaintiffs in the multiple lawsuits…