The City of La Crosse filed a federal class action lawsuit Aug. 20 against three fire truck manufacturers — REV Group, Oshkosh Corporation and Rosenbauer America.

The lawsuit accuses the manufacturers of coordinating with each other, through help from a trade organization, to limit the supply of trucks and drive up prices.

The manufacturers deny the allegations.

The city of La Crosse has filed a federal class action lawsuit against three fire truck manufacturers, including two headquartered in Brookfield and Oshkosh.

The lawsuit complaint alleges that the three companies — REV Group , Oshkosh Corporation and Rosenbauer America — have "unlawfully conspired" to limit the supply of fire trucks and drive up the price. Together, the companies control between 70% and 80% of the fire tr

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