= DEADLY delays for Critical U.S. Firefighting Vehicles and Equipment
Lina Khan had a Plan. Does Trump❓
Big By Matt Stoller
January 25, 2025 Today’s piece is written by antitrust lawyer
Basel Musharbash.
. . . The cost of fire trucks has DOUBLED in recent years––going from around $300 -500,000 for a pumper truck and $750-900,000 for a ladder truck, in the mid-2010s, to around
⚠️$1 million for a pumper truck and $2 million for a ladder truck in the last couple years.⚠️
Meanwhile, . . . New Fire Truck Delivery Time has increased dramatically,
⚠️ from less than a year before the pandemic to anywhere from 2 to 4.5 years today⚠️
AND
It’s not just trucks, ALL FIRE EQUIPMENT is rapidly increasing in price, from air supply packs to maintenance contracts. . . .
. . . a result of a private equity firm, American Industrial Partners, consolidating the fire truck industry and forcing up prices across the board. . . .
“A MATTER 0f NATIONAL SECURITY” ON U.S. SOIL
UnPrecedented Price Gouging➕Concentrated Manufacturing Monopoly
= DEADLY delays for Critical U.S. Firefighting Vehicles and Equipment
Lina Khan had a Plan. Does Trump❓
Big By Matt Stoller
January 25, 2025 Today’s piece is written by antitrust lawyer
Basel Musharbash.
. . . The cost of fire trucks has DOUBLED in recent years––going from around $300 -500,000 for a pumper truck and $750-900,000 for a ladder truck, in the mid-2010s, to around
⚠️$1 million for a pumper truck and $2 million for a ladder truck in the last couple years.⚠️
Meanwhile, . . . New Fire Truck Delivery Time has increased dramatically,
⚠️ from less than a year before the pandemic to anywhere from 2 to 4.5 years today⚠️
AND
It’s not just trucks, ALL FIRE EQUIPMENT is rapidly increasing in price, from air supply packs to maintenance contracts. . . .
. . . a result of a private equity firm, American Industrial Partners, consolidating the fire truck industry and forcing up prices across the board. . . .
https://open.substack.com/pub/mattstoller/p/did-a-private-equity-fire-truck-roll
Excellent article, Craig. I am going to SHARE the link on a certain other 9/11 TRUTH page.
Thanks, Pete!