There is an October time frame constraint of dually wheels (450 and drw 350). Which is solved late October into November with parts (wheels) scheduled to arrive. But then you get into the late November/December constraints of the 10-speed transmission used in the F450. This beefed up 10 speed transmission shortage has been around all fall, but orders are getting ahead of supplies by early December to the point that they threaten plant closures if enough XL trucks (with the smaller 10 speed) aren’t ordered in enough quantities to keep the plants open.
If anyone needs a bunch of XL work trucks with the standard engine, please order them and they will be scheduled very quickly and help keep the Kentucky plant going in mid December.