The Competition Appeal Tribunal in London has listed a case management conference (CMC) on 13 October 2026, for one day, in case 1289/7/7/18. The claimant is Road Haulage Association Limited, on behalf of a class of truck purchasers, against Man SE and other manufacturers. A management hearing is not a judgment on the merits.

The action is a follow-on claim linked to European Commission decision AT.39824 (Trucks) on an alleged cartel in the truck market. RHA seeks damages. The tribunal has not yet determined civil liability in this collective case and has not quantified loss.

The collective proceedings order (CPO) was amended on 21 April 2026. The October CMC is expected to clarify procedural steps, the timetable and case-administration issues. A CMC does not replace a trial on the merits.

For hauliers and purchasers, the stake is whether and how the claims will be tried. Until a judgment, the allegations remain in dispute. Reporting should keep the distinction between the European administrative antitrust decision and the British civil claims.

The parties will put procedural arguments, not necessarily a full evidential case on quantum. Any publicly circulating damages estimate should be treated as a claim, not as an adjudicated fact. The tribunal will publish orders after the hearing.

Case papers are on the CAT website. They remain the primary source for dates and parties. A management timetable announces neither winners nor sums.

Image: David Howard, lorry on the M25, 22 June 2017, CC BY-SA 2.0, Geograph / Wikimedia Commons. Generic road traffic, not a manufacturer in the CAT case. Cropped to 16:9.

Source consulted: 1289/7/7/18 Road Haulage Association Limited — Competition Appeal Tribunal.