Farm Truck Decals: Door Lettering and Logos for Farm Vehicles

Farm truck decals are usually simple: the farm's name, a town or county, and sometimes a phone number, in colors that show up on a dusty door. The truck is the farm's public face when it pulls into a co-op, a feed store or a roadside stand. Whether a farm truck needs a USDOT number depends on weight and use, so that comes up below with a link to the rules.

What goes on a farm truck door

Start with the farm name, big. Under it, pick one or two more lines:

• The town or county, so people know which Alder Creek you are.
• What you raise or sell, such as grain, produce or cattle, if the name does not say it.
• A phone number, if buyers or neighbors call you directly.

A farm name often carries family history, and a long one is fine as a large first line as long as you drop the extras. The same advice applies to a ranch truck decal, which can use "Ranch" in the name line instead of "Farm."

Pickup layouts and heavier trucks

Names and numbers are made up.

Everyday pickup. The Business Name + Phone decal is built around a name, a short line and a phone number:

• Alder Creek Farm
• Grain and Hay
• (555) 013-7782

Heavier truck on public roads. A grain truck or a farm semi is a different question. Check weight and use first with our guide, who needs a USDOT number, and see our display rules page if a number applies to you. In that case the Custom USDOT Logo puts the farm name, city, USDOT and MC lines on one decal for $26 per door. For farm semi truck door decals, the same decal works on the cab doors.

Keep it above the mud line

Farm trucks get splashed. A decal low on the door collects dust and mud first, so mount it in the upper half, below the window line, where a wipe keeps it clean. Look at the door before you order: a body crease or a handle can cut a decal in two, and our size guide shows how to measure a clean area.

The Barn and Wheat logo

The Barn and Wheat Farm Logo puts a red barn between two wheat stalks above deep green capitals. We fit your farm's name to it and send a proof to approve before printing. It costs $120 per door.

It suits a farm with a roadside stand, a farm-market truck or a pickup that goes to events, where recognition matters. The wheat is drawn in a pale tan and is the thinnest part of the artwork, so check the proof at distance. A farm name in two or three short words sits comfortably in the green capitals. A very long name will be smaller, and in that case plain lettering can be easier to read.

Like the other logos here, it carries the name but not a phone number, so add a text decal on the other door if buyers call you.

Contour cut

For logo designs a contour cut costs $10 more per door. The decal follows the shape of the barn and wheat instead of a rectangle. On a farm truck in a dark green or red, that keeps the barn from sitting in a box. Our guide to die-cut letters vs rectangular decals explains the difference.

Colors that work in dust

Farm pickups are often white, red, blue, green or silver, and all of them look duller after a dusty week. Black lettering on a White or Yellow sticker background keeps its contrast. On a dark truck, White lettering on a Black sticker background reads well. Our fonts and colors guide covers pairing.