Horse Trailer Decals: Ranch Name, Phone and Stock Trailer Lettering

Horse trailer decals from Work Decals are made-to-order rectangular panels of lettering, up to 24 inches wide, printed on removable car wrap vinyl. They suit a ranch or stable name, a farm name with a phone number, or a name for the trailer itself. They are lettering panels, not horse artwork or a full-side graphic, so plan on a name and a number where people will see them.

What owners put on a horse trailer

Most horse trailer lettering is short. A few layouts that work as a single panel:

• Ranch or stable name only. One line in big letters. The Company Name Decal, Single Line is made for this.
• Farm name plus phone. Handy at a show grounds or a feed store lot, where someone wants to reach you about the rig. The Business Name + Phone Number decal holds both.
• Two lines of your own wording. A name on top and a town or a line such as "Boarding and lessons" below, using the two-line custom text decal.
• Name, town, phone and a website. The Make-Your-Own 5-Line gives you the room.
• The trailer's own name. Plenty of owners name the trailer the way they name a truck. A short name on one line reads well from the road.

If you want a mark rather than plain text, the Prairie Hill Farms logo design is a ready-made farm-style logo, fitted with your own farm name.

Show and rodeo travel

A trailer parked at an arena is looked at all day. A name and a phone number on the side lets other competitors, neighbors and the people running the grounds know whose rig it is. Put the same panel on both sides so it reads from either direction in the lot.

If you pull for other people or board horses, a phone line is useful. If the trailer is strictly personal, a name alone looks cleaner. Either way, we print exactly what you type, so check every digit in the live preview.

Stock, livestock and cattle trailers

Stock trailer decals, livestock trailer decals and cattle trailer decals all face the same problem: much of the side is open. Slatted or open-sided stock trailers have gaps and bars where vinyl cannot lie flat. Decals go on solid surfaces:

• The nose or front wall.
• Solid front corners.
• Solid lower rails or a solid lower panel.
• A tack-room door or a solid rear panel.

On a gooseneck cattle trailer, measure the solid panel at the front and size the decal to fit inside it. A 12 or 18 inch panel often fits where a 24 inch one cannot. A second panel with a phone number on the rear, where drivers behind you can read it, is a common addition.

Aluminum, steel and washing out

Vinyl needs a clean, smooth, dry base. Our install page says to wash the surface and keep it free of wax and polish. On aluminum, avoid rivet rows and seams. On painted steel, check that the paint is sound, since a decal is only as secure as the finish under it. Anything with ribs, dents or flaking paint is a poor base.

Livestock trailers get washed out with a hose, often with force. Our vinyl is wrap-grade 3M or Oracal film with a gloss UV-protective laminate that helps prevent fading and scratches. Keep a pressure nozzle back from the decal edges, and do not aim it along an edge, since that is how any vinyl lifts. If you ever sell or restyle the trailer, the vinyl is removable.

Do you need a USDOT number on the trailer?

The federal marking rule, 49 CFR 390.21, applies to the self-propelled vehicle, so it is the truck that carries a USDOT marking when one applies, not the horse trailer. Whether your truck needs a number depends on use and weight. Read DOT requirements for trailers and do tow, dump and farm trucks need a DOT number, then confirm with your state. For the tow vehicle itself, see farm truck decals.

Placement and numbers

Mount matching panels at the same height on each side, clear of wheel wells, lights, reflectors and door latches. Never cover the manufacturer's plate. If you run several trailers, the Trailer / Unit Number decal tells them apart. Try a layout in the builder.