If you’ve been waiting for the 2009 F150 Ford trucks to hit your local dealer, take a seat. We are still one month away from the projected release date.

Last month, the Ford Motor Company announced that it was delaying the release of the popular F150 for two months. That pushes the sale date back to the fourth quarter to help dealers downsize their existing F150 inventory before adding more units to the lot.

The new sale date also reflects Ford’s lower predictions for sales of medium and full-size vehicles. Earlier, the company predicted selling between 15 and 15.4 million units altogether. But with dwindling truck sales, that figure is likely to be closer to be between 14.7 and 15.2 million units. That might not seem like a big difference, but it is when you’re a major auto company.

According to Jim Farley, full-size truck sales are only going to account for about “1.5 million units of total U.S. sale volume this year,” as reported by PickupTrucks.com. That includes all full-size trucks, which is about one million less than the number sold in each of the last three previous years.

What does this mean for you? Between now and the time when the 2009 Ford F150s arrive, you can get a great deal on a 2008 model. Visit a Ford dealer today and see the bargains!