Canadian authorities have launched a trade investigation to determine whether Chinese producers are dumping truck bodies in Canada, following a complaint filed by a Canadian company.
A “truck body” is the main load-bearing cargo box section of a truck that sits on the chassis, which serves as a base. These include bodies designed for various purposes such as dry freight, refrigeration, parcel and food delivery, or service work.
The investigation, announced Oct. 24 by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), comes as a result of a formal complaint filed by trucking manufacturers Morgan Canada Corporation and Morgan Transit Corporation, located in Bolton, Ont., and Laval, Que., respectively. The complainants comprise a majority of Canada’s truck body production, which comes in at an annual total of roughly $327 million….