Competition record
Oshkosh
Deep profile · 1 linked library matter
Oshkosh, through Pierce, is a major U.S. fire-truck maker. The City of La Crosse sued in August 2025, and other cities followed. No judgment is recorded here.
Overview
Oshkosh Corporation builds specialty vehicles. Pierce is its fire-truck brand. Cities buy those trucks through municipal bids, often with long lead times and custom specifications.
La Crosse sued on August 20, 2025. Other cities sued related defendants in 2026. The allegation is coordination on municipal prices. The cases are open.
A bid market with few qualified builders can look concentrated even when each bid is independent. The complaints claim it was not independent. That is unproved.
Competition footprint
Fire apparatus is a thin market: few makers, public buyers, and specifications that limit who can bid.
The library does not record a judgment or a fine in the city cases.
Defense and specialty-vehicle work elsewhere in the company is a different business from these municipal bids.
Consumer & business angle
Cities buy the trucks with tax money. Fire departments live with the result for decades.
A cover bid, if one were proved, is a fake competitor on a public contract.
What to watch
- Whether the city cases are consolidated.
- Any criminal referral, which this library does not report.
Markets
fire trucks · specialty vehicles
Also known as: pierce