Fat Truck’s Arctic Defence Role Featured in La Voix de l’Est

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La Voix de l’Est interviewed Zeal Motor’s President, Maxim O’Shaughnessy, on the company’s growing role as a supplier to the Canadian Armed Forces in the Arctic. The article covers the five-year standing offer with National Defence, the 25 vehicles delivered to date for Arctic operations, and how the dual-use Fat Truck® vehicles serve as ambulances, command posts, and personnel and equipment carriers in extreme conditions.

The article also notes that defence now represents 20% of the company’s business, and features remarks from Carlos Leitão, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Industry, and Louis Villeneuve, MP for Brome–Missisquoi.

The article was also republished across Les Coops de l’information network, including Le Droit.

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