News / Hauliers urged to join class action against truckbuilders that operated price cartel

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Five major truck manufacturers which participated in an illegal pricing cartel are facing a claim of at least £1.5bn in damages from operators.

Led by the Road Haulage Association (RHA), more than 7,800 truck operators are part of a class action lawsuit against Daf, Daimler, Iveco, Man and Volvo.

The legal action follows a 2016 European Commission ruling that the five manufacturers had coordinated on pricing and colluded on passing on the costs of compliance with emission rules. They were fined more than €2.9bn.

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