Appliance Repair Truck Decals for Vans and Box Trucks

Appliance repair truck decals have one job on the curb: tell a homeowner you fix the thing that just broke. The name is how they find you again, but the words "appliance repair" are what make them keep looking. Add a phone number, and the door is finished. Everything else is optional.

Words beat pictures on this trade

A refrigerator, washer or oven does not have a universal symbol the way a wrench does for a mechanic. That is why a name like "Brightline" says nothing on its own, and "Brightline Appliance Repair" tells a passer-by what the van is for. If your company name does not include the trade, put it on the second line.

Then decide how specific to be. Three common choices:

• General: "Appliance repair." Short and large.
• A list: "Washers, dryers, refrigerators." Better when your market is mostly household appliances and you want people to see theirs.
• A claim about brands: only if you actually service those brands. A brand name on the door sets an expectation, so leave it off when you work on only some models.

A list of more than three appliances turns into small print. If you need to say more, put it on the rear door, where drivers stuck behind the van have time to read, and keep the side doors for the name and phone.

Sample door layouts

Made-up text, so use your own. The simplest layout, three lines:

• Brightline Appliance Repair
• Washers, dryers, refrigerators
• (555) 010-0156

For a van that serves two counties and has a website you want people to remember, five lines:

• Brightline Appliance Repair
• Home appliance service
• Serving Marion and Linn counties
• (555) 010-0156
• brightlinerepair.example

The three-line version is exactly what the Business Name + Phone decal is built for, with the tagline line optional. The five-line version needs the Make-Your-Own 5-Line. If your van is only ever parked in driveways and garages, the shorter version will be read faster.

The gear-and-wrench logo

The Gear and Wrench Repair Logo puts a teal gear crossed with a wrench above navy capitals, with "Appliance Repair" under the company name on a smaller line. It is a stacked, roughly square shape, which fits a cab door or a rear door more naturally than a long side panel. The gear and wrench say "fixes things" without naming a specific appliance, which helps if you service many kinds. Your name is fitted to the design and you approve a proof first. It is $120 per door.

Choose this one when you want an icon you can repeat on invoices, uniforms or a website. Choose lettering when your name already says what you do and you want the lowest cost per door.

Colors and the contour cut

Navy reads well on a white or light-colored van, and teal is the lighter of the two colors. If your van is dark, check the proof for the teal gear and the navy letters against your paint. Our fonts and colors guide explains how color pairings work from a distance.

For logo designs, the contour cut (+$10 per door) cuts the decal to the shape of the logo instead of a rectangle. For this design that removes the box around the gear. Our comparison of cut letters and rectangular decals goes through the trade-offs, including how each is applied.

Vans, box trucks and the question of a USDOT number

Some appliance techs drive a cargo van. Others drive a small box truck so they can carry a delivered unit. Weight and use decide whether a truck needs a USDOT number, so the answer is different for each business. Read who needs a USDOT number before you decide what to print. If you also run a hauling side, moving truck decals covers that kind of lettering.