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Scania – a Cartel Member who is yet to give in

Scania – a Cartel Member who is yet to give in

Scania AB is a major Swedish manufacturer of commercial vehicles – specifically heavy trucks and buses. It also manufactures diesel engines for heavy vehicles as well as marine and general industrial applications.

Greggs PLC to join the damages claim with RHA

Greggs PLC to join the damages claim with RHA

Greggs PLC and further potential claimants were in negotiation with RHA – British Road Haulage Association – about joining the damages action in front of the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) against the Truck Cartel.

Big and Small, unite them all – claim damages together

Big and Small, unite them all – claim damages together

Deutsche Bahn – German railway operator – has planned to claim their damages in June 2017 over an EU truck cartel, Bild Am Sonntag reported. More than 20 companies have already filed for damages over the case in Germany, with several parallel suits or planned claims in Ireland, the UK, and Italy, as reported.

RHA to be appointed as class representative in the UK

RHA to be appointed as class representative in the UK

The RHA – Road Haulage Association Ltd in the UK has just reported that over 10 000 truck operators have signed up to their collective claim and a possibly 1350 may join based on the registration of their interest.

BGL – collective claim in Germany in 2017

BGL – collective claim in Germany in 2017

The Bundesverband Güterkraftverkehr Logistik 2 und Entsorgung (BGL) invited all interested market players - inside and outside the association - to join the action. BGL, which represents the interests of road transportation and logistics companies in Germany, has started a campaign for victims of a 14-year truck cartel in March 2017.

Persistence in a changing market [a rare but valuable property]

Persistence in a changing market [a rare but valuable property]

Long term predictability vs. short-term gains.

A necessary clarification [6-ton total gross weight is included]

A necessary clarification [6-ton total gross weight is included]

It's not always easy to define which trucks are in and which are not.

UK Collective action was on its way by 2017

UK Collective action was on its way by 2017

As months passed by the number of potential damages caused by the Truck Cartel through the 14 years was increasing. Soon the thought to be individual claimants have come together and issued a collective action.

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