Demolition Truck Decals for Crew Trucks and Trailers

Demolition truck decals have one job from the far side of a job-site fence: put your company name and a phone number where a passing driver or a curious neighbor can read them in a few seconds. A logo is a bonus on top of that. Below are what to print on a demolition crew's doors, three sample layouts and a wrecking ball logo.

Who reads a demolition truck

Demolition work draws attention. The truck sits at the curb or inside the fence while walls come down, and three kinds of people look at it:

• Neighbors, who want to know who is behind the noise and the dust.
• Property owners and builders driving by, who may be hunting for a demolition contractor.
• Other tradespeople on the site, who read the door to see whose truck it is.

Each gives it a few seconds, so the brief is a large name, the word "demolition" and a number.

Crews run pickups, dump trucks and haulers, and many tow equipment on a trailer, though every outfit differs. We sell decals, not wraps, so they go on doors and flat panels.

Demolition truck lettering: what goes on the door

• Company name, first and largest.
• "Demolition", or a plain description such as "Interior demo" or "Selective demolition," only if it is accurate.
• Phone number, with area code.
• City or service area, if you work within a region.

Resist listing every service. "Demolition, hauling, cleanouts, grading" shrinks every word on the line. If you hold a contractor license, check with your state licensing board whether it wants a number shown on the vehicle. We print whatever text you give us, so a number can take a line of its own.

Three sample doors

All names and numbers here are made up.

Name and number. The Business Name + Phone decal is $30.99 per decal and is the simpler choice when a door only needs to say who you are:

• Ironhouse Demolition
• Interior and selective demo
• (555) 014-7731

Name, city and numbers. The Custom USDOT Logo puts four lines on one $32 decal:

• Ironhouse Demolition
• Fairmont Heights
• USDOT 1234567
• MC 123456

Whether a given truck needs a USDOT number depends on weight and use. Start with who needs a USDOT number, and see the display rules page for placement if one applies.

Demolition truck logo: the wrecking ball

The Wrecking Ball Demolition Logo is a ready-made design at $120 per door. A black wrecking ball hangs on a chain at the right end, and a yellow bar runs through the middle, with part of the name in heavy black capitals above it and the rest below. The sample reads "Teardown Demolition." We fit your name to it and send a proof to approve before anything prints.

On the proof, see how large your name ends up, since the ball and chain use up width. The logo has no phone number, so plan a separate decal for it.

Contour cut and dark paint

The optional contour cut adds $10 per door. The decal is cut to the shape of the logo instead of a rectangle, so the chain trails off the end with nothing around it. Black and yellow artwork looks sharp on a white or light truck. On dark paint the black chain and ball would sink into the door, so leave the cut off and let the rectangle sit behind them.

Dust, mud and color

Demolition trucks rarely stay clean. Pick the colors for how the door looks on day four, not the day you install it. Mid-tones such as Silver or Red lose punch under dust, while Black lettering on a White or Yellow background tends to stay readable. The door builder previews each pairing on a truck door.

Measure the flat part of your door before choosing a width, using the truck door decal size guide. Installation is do-it-yourself, per the install guide. Related trades: excavating truck lettering and junk removal truck decals.