Kentucky Truck Plant resumes Super Duty truck production

Approximately 2,700 workers were off the line at Ford's Kentucky Truck Plant. (Source: WAVE 3...
Approximately 2,700 workers were off the line at Ford's Kentucky Truck Plant. (Source: WAVE 3 News)
Updated: May. 21, 2018 at 3:15 PM EDT
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LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) - More than 2,000 Louisville Ford employees are back on the assembly line.

Ford resumed production of Super Duty pickup trucks Monday, after a plant fire at a supplier in Michigan caused nationwide shortages.

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The stamping, body and paint area at the Kentucky Truck plant began operating as normal on Friday.

The 2,700 employees at Kentucky's plant weren't the only ones impacted by the Michigan fire. Plants in Kansas City and Michigan also experienced production suspension.

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