News & announcements
Kluwer Law: 'Dutch court establishes the liability of the cartelists in first step towards the award of damages for loss caused by the Trucks Cartel'
7 mei 2021
In this latest instalment of the Trucks Cartel saga, the Amsterdam District Court (“District Court”) refutes the cartelists’ arguments by ruling that the issue of the award of damages is still on the table. The liability of the cartelist is thereby established. This is the first step in the actual award of damages. The next step is for the claimants to substantiate their claim. It is up to the individual claimants to plausibly prove the existence of a causal link between the unlawful act and the loss suffered.
Publication - Annual Report 2019
28 februari 2020
The annual report of Stichting Truck Claim for 2019 is published.
Annual Report 2019
Publication - Annual Report 2018
21 november 2019
The annual report of Stichting Truck Claim for 2018 is published.
Annual Report 2018.
Re-launch website
28 juni 2018
The homepage of Stichting Truck Claim (“the Foundation”) has been relaunched. As the Foundation is now further in its proceedings we have implemented our new Claim Platform.
Trucks cartel: Follow-on claims set to soar
28 juni 2018
Anticipated to bring a showcase of litigation in the coming years, claims following the European Commission’s July 2016 finding on the trucks cartel are gathering speed, and while liability has already been established, proving pass-on will be a complex task.
CDR News
Commission fines Scania €880 million for participating in trucks cartel
28 juni 2018
The European Commission has found that Scania broke EU antitrust rules. It colluded for 14 years with five other truck manufacturers on truck pricing and on passing on the costs of new technologies to meet stricter emission rules.
European Commission
Course is set for collective damage claim in the Netherlands
6 oktober 2017
On September 22, 2017 the District Court of Amsterdam published a landmark decision endorsing the assignment model of litigation whereby claimants from all over Europe who are victims of cartels can pool their claims in a single legal case in order to obtain damages for the overcharge paid as a result of the cartel. This decision was rendered in the case of victims of the air cargo cartel against air cargo carriers who participated in a price-fixing cartel between the years 1999 and 2006.
Website Online
19 december 2016
The homepage of Stichting Truck Claim (“the Foundation”) is now online. The Foundation represents the interests of corporate owners who bought or leased medium (GVW 6-16 tons) and/or heavy-duty trucks (GVW over 16 tons) between 1997 and 2011 and who suffered damages because of the wrongdoings of the cartel. If you are a potential victim you can register for further information and participation as of today.
Stichting Truck Claim founded
19 december 2016
Today the Stichting Truck Claim (“the Foundation”) is a non-profit foundation duly founded under the laws of the Netherlands with its registered seat in Rotterdam.
Record fine of € 2.93 billion imposed by European Commission
19 juli 2016
On 19 July 2016 the European Commission imposed a record fine of € 2.93 billion against the truckmakers cartel (DAF, Daimler, Iveco, MAN and Volvo/Renault). DAF has put aside € 850 million, Volvo/Renault € 650 million, Daimler € 600 million (+ unidentified amount in 2011) and Iveco € 450 million to pay the fine.