Episode 60 - Maple Leaf Up The Truck that Moved Armies

How did a country of just 11 million people become one of the world’s great wartime industrial powers?In this episode of the Rum Ration Podcast, Rejoy and Colin are joined by David Bensadoun, CEO of the ALDO Group and Honorary Colonel of The Royal Montreal Regiment, to explore the story of the Canadian Military Pattern truck.From Canada’s shaky industrial footing in 1939 to the “war of horsepower” that followed Dunkirk, the CMP became a symbol of rapid adaptation, mass production and sheer mechanical grit. The conversation covers the rivalry-turned-collaboration between Ford and GM, the cramped “Monkey Face” cabs, crash gearboxes, desert driving, women in wartime factories, and the extraordinary scale of Canadian production.David also brings a hands-on perspective after helping restore a CMP C60L to running condition.It’s a story of workers, drivers, engineers and a truck that helped put the Allies on wheels and toward victory.