{"id":2811,"date":"2026-06-15T22:33:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T22:33:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2811"},"modified":"2026-06-15T22:33:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T22:33:14","slug":"sticker-shock-providence-sues-fire-truck-manufacturers-over-rising-prices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2811","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Sticker shock\u2019: Providence sues fire truck manufacturers over rising prices"},"content":{"rendered":"
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PROVIDENCE \u2014 The city of Providence is suing major fire truck manufacturers over the skyrocketing cost of firefighting equipment, claiming the consolidation of the industry and an \u201canticompetitive scheme\u201d have driven up prices and left municipalities waiting years for new fire trucks.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Rhode Island on Friday, accuses three major manufacturers and a trade organization of doubling or even tripling the cost of some firefighting equipment, while also failing to keep up with demand.<\/span><\/p>\n

In one example of \u201csticker shock,\u201d the suit says the Providence Fire Department bought an aerial ladder truck for $1.3 million in 2020. \u201cJust a few years later, Providence paid $2 million, almost double the 2020 price, again for substantially similar equipment,\u201d the suit claims.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Fire Chief Derek Silva said the $2 million ladder truck, purchased in 2023, still hasn\u2019t arrived. The city is also waiting for another six engines that it ordered in 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n

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