--- title: FTR | Ask the Experts | commercial vehicle description: commercial vehicle | FTR's experts in freight transportation answer questions asked by industry professionals. Real questions that your peers and colleagues are asking that reflect the current state of the industry. --- [![FTR_Logo_Primary_DarkBackground-4](https://ask.ftrintel.com/hs-fs/hubfs/FTR_Logo_Primary_DarkBackground-4.png?width=400&height=111&name=FTR_Logo_Primary_DarkBackground-4.png "FTR_Logo_Primary_DarkBackground-4")](https://www.ftrintel.com) [![AskTheExperts_LPheader](https://ask.ftrintel.com/hs-fs/hubfs/AskTheExperts_LPheader.jpg?width=1991&name=AskTheExperts_LPheader.jpg "AskTheExperts_LPheader")](https://ask.ftrintel.com)     ## [What is the current 2022 outlook for commercial vehicles?](https://ask.ftrintel.com/cvoutlook-nov-21) Posted by [The FTR Experts](https://ask.ftrintel.com/author/experts) on Nov 15, 2021 11:59:51 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://ask.ftrintel.com/hubfs/Ask%20the%20Experts/AskTheExperts_economy.png) ](https://ask.ftrintel.com/cvoutlook-nov-21) Don Ake delivers FTR's 2022 outlook for commercial vehicles. [Read More](https://ask.ftrintel.com/cvoutlook-nov-21) Tags: [Economy](https://ask.ftrintel.com/tag/economy), [supply chain](https://ask.ftrintel.com/tag/supply-chain), [commercial vehicle](https://ask.ftrintel.com/tag/commercial-vehicle), [orders](https://ask.ftrintel.com/tag/orders), [outlook](https://ask.ftrintel.com/tag/outlook), [transportation](https://ask.ftrintel.com/tag/transportation), [production](https://ask.ftrintel.com/tag/production) ## [When trucks are completed will there be enough drivers in the workforce to operate them?](https://ask.ftrintel.com/driver-shortage-2021) Posted by [The FTR Experts](https://ask.ftrintel.com/author/experts) on Aug 11, 2021 11:50:09 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://ask.ftrintel.com/hubfs/Ask%20the%20Experts/AskTheExperts_trucking.png) ](https://ask.ftrintel.com/driver-shortage-2021) **Todd Tranausky and Don Ake discuss persistent labor issues that have made it difficult to fill trucks with drivers. ** [Read More](https://ask.ftrintel.com/driver-shortage-2021) Tags: [trucking](https://ask.ftrintel.com/tag/trucking), [Drivers](https://ask.ftrintel.com/tag/drivers), [supply chain](https://ask.ftrintel.com/tag/supply-chain), [commercial vehicle](https://ask.ftrintel.com/tag/commercial-vehicle), [outlook](https://ask.ftrintel.com/tag/outlook), [workforce](https://ask.ftrintel.com/tag/workforce) ## [What magnitude of orders will we see when Class 8 order boards open up?](https://ask.ftrintel.com/class-8-orders-july) Posted by [The FTR Experts](https://ask.ftrintel.com/author/experts) on Aug 11, 2021 11:34:59 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://ask.ftrintel.com/hubfs/Ask%20the%20Experts/AskTheExperts_trucking.png) ](https://ask.ftrintel.com/class-8-orders-july) **Todd Tranausky and Don Ake discuss what level of influx of orders we could see when order boards open up for Class 8. ** [Read More](https://ask.ftrintel.com/class-8-orders-july) Tags: [trucking](https://ask.ftrintel.com/tag/trucking), [supply chain](https://ask.ftrintel.com/tag/supply-chain), [Class 8](https://ask.ftrintel.com/tag/class-8), [commercial vehicle](https://ask.ftrintel.com/tag/commercial-vehicle), [outlook](https://ask.ftrintel.com/tag/outlook), [order boards](https://ask.ftrintel.com/tag/order-boards) ## [How many vehicles are sitting partially completed because of delayed components?](https://ask.ftrintel.com/red-tag-2021) Posted by [The FTR Experts](https://ask.ftrintel.com/author/experts) on Aug 9, 2021 12:52:19 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://ask.ftrintel.com/hubfs/Ask%20the%20Experts/AskTheExperts_trucking.png) ](https://ask.ftrintel.com/red-tag-2021) **Todd Tranausky and Don Ake discuss trucks in the process of construction whose completion has been delayed by congested shipping. ** [Read More](https://ask.ftrintel.com/red-tag-2021) Tags: [trucking](https://ask.ftrintel.com/tag/trucking), [supply chain](https://ask.ftrintel.com/tag/supply-chain), [commercial vehicle](https://ask.ftrintel.com/tag/commercial-vehicle), [outlook](https://ask.ftrintel.com/tag/outlook), [shipping delays](https://ask.ftrintel.com/tag/shipping-delays), [red tag](https://ask.ftrintel.com/tag/red-tag) ## [What does 2022 and beyond have in store for the Class 8 market?](https://ask.ftrintel.com/class-8-2022) Posted by [The FTR Experts](https://ask.ftrintel.com/author/experts) on Aug 9, 2021 12:46:29 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://ask.ftrintel.com/hubfs/Ask%20the%20Experts/AskTheExperts_trucking.png) ](https://ask.ftrintel.com/class-8-2022) **Todd Tranausky and Don Ake look a little further into the future with regard to the Class 8 market. ** [Read More](https://ask.ftrintel.com/class-8-2022) Tags: [trucking](https://ask.ftrintel.com/tag/trucking), [supply chain](https://ask.ftrintel.com/tag/supply-chain), [Class 8](https://ask.ftrintel.com/tag/class-8), [commercial vehicle](https://ask.ftrintel.com/tag/commercial-vehicle), [outlook](https://ask.ftrintel.com/tag/outlook) ## [What is the current state of the flatbed market?](https://ask.ftrintel.com/flatbed-july-2021) Posted by [The FTR Experts](https://ask.ftrintel.com/author/experts) on Aug 6, 2021 12:20:25 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://ask.ftrintel.com/hubfs/Ask%20the%20Experts/AskTheExperts_trucking.png) ](https://ask.ftrintel.com/flatbed-july-2021) **Todd Tranausky and Don Ake discuss the state of the flatbed market.** [Read More](https://ask.ftrintel.com/flatbed-july-2021) Tags: [trucking](https://ask.ftrintel.com/tag/trucking), [supply chain](https://ask.ftrintel.com/tag/supply-chain), [commercial vehicle](https://ask.ftrintel.com/tag/commercial-vehicle), [outlook](https://ask.ftrintel.com/tag/outlook), [flatbed](https://ask.ftrintel.com/tag/flatbed) ## [What is the general outlook for the rest of 2021?](https://ask.ftrintel.com/outlook-july-2021) Posted by [The FTR Experts](https://ask.ftrintel.com/author/experts) on Aug 5, 2021 1:29:06 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://ask.ftrintel.com/hubfs/Ask%20the%20Experts/AskTheExperts_trucking.png) ](https://ask.ftrintel.com/outlook-july-2021) **Don Ake presents a summary of FTR's general CV outlook for the remainder of 2021. ** [Read More](https://ask.ftrintel.com/outlook-july-2021) Tags: [trucking](https://ask.ftrintel.com/tag/trucking), [supply chain](https://ask.ftrintel.com/tag/supply-chain), [commercial vehicle](https://ask.ftrintel.com/tag/commercial-vehicle), [outlook](https://ask.ftrintel.com/tag/outlook), [OEMs](https://ask.ftrintel.com/tag/oems) ## [What is the current outlook for medium-duty?](https://ask.ftrintel.com/medium-duty-outlook-0) Posted by [The FTR Experts](https://ask.ftrintel.com/author/experts) on Aug 4, 2021 6:02:14 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://ask.ftrintel.com/hubfs/Ask%20the%20Experts/AskTheExperts_trucking.png) ](https://ask.ftrintel.com/medium-duty-outlook-0) **Don Ake discusses the outlook on medium-duty trucks for the rest of 2021. ** [Read More](https://ask.ftrintel.com/medium-duty-outlook-0) Tags: [trucking](https://ask.ftrintel.com/tag/trucking), [Class 8](https://ask.ftrintel.com/tag/class-8), [commercial vehicle](https://ask.ftrintel.com/tag/commercial-vehicle), [trailers](https://ask.ftrintel.com/tag/trailers), [outlook](https://ask.ftrintel.com/tag/outlook) ## [What is the current outlook for heavy-duty?](https://ask.ftrintel.com/heavy-duty-outlook) Posted by [The FTR Experts](https://ask.ftrintel.com/author/experts) on Aug 3, 2021 11:58:56 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://ask.ftrintel.com/hubfs/Ask%20the%20Experts/AskTheExperts_trucking.png) ](https://ask.ftrintel.com/heavy-duty-outlook) **Don Ake discusses the Class 8 and trailer outlook for the remainder of 2021. ** [Read More](https://ask.ftrintel.com/heavy-duty-outlook) Tags: [trucking](https://ask.ftrintel.com/tag/trucking), [Class 8](https://ask.ftrintel.com/tag/class-8), [commercial vehicle](https://ask.ftrintel.com/tag/commercial-vehicle), [trailers](https://ask.ftrintel.com/tag/trailers), [outlook](https://ask.ftrintel.com/tag/outlook), [heavy-duty](https://ask.ftrintel.com/tag/heavy-duty) ## [When will trailer orders and production improve?](https://ask.ftrintel.com/trailer-orders-production) Posted by [The FTR Experts](https://ask.ftrintel.com/author/experts) on Aug 2, 2021 4:24:07 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://ask.ftrintel.com/hubfs/Ask%20the%20Experts/AskTheExperts_truckequipment.png) ](https://ask.ftrintel.com/trailer-orders-production) **Don Ake takes a look at how many orders for new trailers are coming in and whether production is keeping up. ** [Read More](https://ask.ftrintel.com/trailer-orders-production) Tags: [trucking](https://ask.ftrintel.com/tag/trucking), [commercial vehicle](https://ask.ftrintel.com/tag/commercial-vehicle), [orders](https://ask.ftrintel.com/tag/orders), [trailers](https://ask.ftrintel.com/tag/trailers), [outlook](https://ask.ftrintel.com/tag/outlook), [production](https://ask.ftrintel.com/tag/production) [All posts](https://ask.ftrintel.com/all) [Next](https://ask.ftrintel.com/tag/commercial-vehicle/page/2)   ---   ### Submit a question: You **ask**. 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