Work Truck Door Decals for Landscapers and Contractors

Work truck door decals for a landscaper or contractor start with three lines: business name, phone number and what you do. A USDOT number joins them only if the truck is covered by the federal rules, which turns on weight and use, not on the trade. Our decal is a solid rectangle in the color you choose, so the lettering sits on a uniform field even when the door is weathered or patched.

Name, phone and the service line

The Business Name + Phone Number decal is $24.99 per decal and fits the job a trade truck does most: telling a homeowner who you are and how to reach you. Keep the service line short and literal, such as Lawn Care, Roofing and Gutters, or Heating and Air. Three short lines read at a glance, and five long ones do not.

Need more? The Make-Your-Own 5-Line decal is $45 per decal and lets you type any text: name, service, city, phone, and a spare line for a website or a license number. Its lines are whatever you type, so a crew with three trucks can order six decals and match every door.

Why a solid panel suits dirty trucks

Dust, dried mud, grass stain, primer patches and a door repainted a slightly different white all change what sits behind a lettered name. A decal printed as a solid rectangle brings its own background: White, Black, Yellow, Silver, Red or Blue, with Black, White, Red or Blue lettering. The builder warns you when lettering and panel colors are too close to read well.

The panel does not clean itself, so wash it with the truck. Put it on a clean, dry door free of wax, as the install page asks, so it holds.

USDOT only where the truck is covered

A work truck falls under the federal rules when it is used in interstate commerce and meets the weight test, a rating of 10,001 pounds or more (FMCSA). A pickup towing a dump or equipment trailer is judged as a combination, which our pickup truck guide explains. Most trades stay inside one state, so the state rule is usually the one to ask about. FMCSA says some states require a USDOT number for intrastate carriers and tells you to check with your state agency.

When a truck is covered, the marking is the carrier's name and USDOT number on both sides (49 CFR 390.21). The Custom USDOT Logo puts name, city, USDOT and MC on one decal at $26. Junk removal and hauling crews face the same questions, and a crew that hauls other people's goods for pay across state lines should ask FMCSA about operating authority too. The who needs a USDOT number guide lays out the tests.

Ask your licensing board

Some state licensing boards have their own rules for marking a vehicle used in a licensed trade. Ask yours what must appear and how before you order, because we print exactly what you type. A license number fits on the spare line of the 5-line decal. We do not quote sizes or wording for any board here.

A crew of trucks, or a logo

Three trucks with the Business Name + Phone decal come to six decals, $149.94, and ship free. Want a symbol instead of plain lettering? Palm Road Script, a green brush logo with a palm-leaf accent, suits landscapers, and the Harbor Serif Stack logo is aimed at service fleets and contractors. Both are $120 per door. See fleet vehicle decals for ordering several trucks at once.