Texas Attorney General Investigates Firetruck Manufacturers
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has opened an investigation into firetruck manufacturers for potential anticompetitive conduct following complaints raised by Texas municipalities and their fire departments. In recent years, fire departments across Texas have experienced dramatic price increases for essential firefighting equipment-including aerial ladder trucks, pumper engines, tanker trucks, and rescue vehicles-along with significant delays in delivery. This has strained local budgets and forced firefighters to rely on aging or inadequate fleets, hampering their ability to protect Texas communities. These price spikes, often reaching hundreds of thousands of dollars per vehicle, have coincided with industry consolidation and suspicious plant closures during peak demand. The manufacturers under investigation include REV Group (REVG), Oshkosh Corporation (OSK), and Rosenbauer Group. Attorney General Paxton has issued Civil Investigative Demands demanding documents and information related to their business practices from all three companies as part of this ongoing investigation.
