US Tariff Delay Sparks Rush Across North America: Supply Lines

While President Donald Trump has put his tariff threats against Canada and Mexico on hold, manufacturers aren’t taking any chances.

The potential for new 25% tariffs just four weeks from now has prompted companies to speed up delivery of orders and scramble for ways to protect their supply chains.

Take Iggy Domaglaski, who runs Toronto-based Wajax. He imports heavy industrial equipment like dump trucks and excavators, including from the US — and is not letting his guard down. “We will assume something is going to happen until we find out that it’s not,” he said.

That caution speaks for manufacturing ...