Welding Truck Decals: Logos and Lettering for Welding Rigs

Welding truck decals are about being found. A farmer, a fabricator or a contractor sees a welding rig at a job and wants a number for later. The door should carry your name, the word "welding", and a phone number. Everything else, from a logo to a list of services, is a bonus on top.

Searches like "welding truck stickers" and "welding rig logo" mean the same thing here: decals for the doors, which is what we make. We do not sell vehicle wraps.

A rig is a mobile shop, so the door is the sign

A mobile welding rig is usually a service-style pickup with a welder, leads and tools on board. A shop truck might stay near the yard. Both are advertising whenever they are parked. Customers rarely write anything down at a job, so what they remember is the name and the shape of the logo.

Pick lines that fit how you get work:

• Referral work: a bigger name and phone number.
• Mobile repairs: a services line such as "mobile welding and fabrication".
• Fabrication shop: the shop name and city, since customers may come to you.

Sample layouts for a welding rig

All names and numbers are made up.

1. Name and number: KESTREL WELDING, (555) 010-0123. The Business Name + Phone decal covers it.
2. Five lines: KESTREL WELDING, MOBILE REPAIR AND FABRICATION, STRUCTURAL AND AG, HALE COUNTY, (555) 010-0123. The Make-Your-Own 5-Line decal takes any text, which makes it a good fit when you want a services list.
3. Logo plus number: the logo on the door and the phone number on a second decal, so the number can be bigger than it would be inside the logo.

Check with your state licensing board whether a contractor license number should appear on the vehicle. If it asks for one, the spare line on the five-line decal can carry it.

Welding rig logo: the Spark Burst

The Spark Burst Welding Logo pairs an orange spark burst with charcoal condensed capitals. It reads as welding without needing a drawing of a torch, and the narrow letters leave room for a longer company name than wide capitals would.

• On a white, tan or silver door, charcoal capitals and an orange burst both read well.
• On a black or dark truck, the charcoal sinks into the paint. Keep the rectangle behind it.
• Contour cut (+$10 per door) trims the vinyl around the sparks and letters. The sparks are thin, so choose it only when the door is clean and flat.
• Price: $120 per door, with your name fitted and a proof sent to approve before printing.

The die-cut vs rectangular guide explains how our rectangle and cut options differ, and truck lettering cost shows what each approach runs.

Colors for dark rigs and gray service bodies

Many welding trucks are white, gray or black, and service bodies often have scuffs and heat marks. Charcoal on black does not work. If your truck is dark, choose a white or yellow rectangle with dark letters, or a Black background with White lettering, in the door builder. Keep lettering away from the edges of the door where hardware sits.

Neighboring trades have similar rigs: see construction truck decals and fence company truck decals for how they letter theirs.

If you sell the truck or change names later, how to remove truck decals walks through taking them off.