Name and logo on truck?

[PetrosA]

Why or why not place your info on a truck?

Do you feel that having signage on your truck makes it or you a target and why?

 

[480sparky]

Edit : OOps. I responded before the poll went up. Never mind.

 

[electricmanscott]

A target for what?? "Nonprofessional Weekly" magazine?

 

[480sparky]

A target for what?? "Nonprofessional Weekly" magazine?

Crooks, thieves, and other scum of the earth.

 

[electricmanscott]

Crooks, thieves, and other scum of the earth.

This would assume they can read.

 

[mcclary's electrical]

A lettered truck certainly does leave you vulnerable to the pushy salesman, however, many people call from that signage that are legitimate customers. I've had customers call ne sitting in traffic, get out the car behind me at the bank and get cards, or write down your number because you're at the neighbor's house (keepinig up with the joneses)

 

[480sparky]

This would assume they can read.

What is 'read'?

 

[mcclary's electrical]

And for the salesman, if they're TOO PUSHY, I set up a lunch date with them,,,,and then don't go,,,,program their number in my phone as "do not answer". They usually don't bug me anymore

 

[Sierrasparky]

It's the LAW in my state!

 

[e57]

This would assume they can read.

When my van had windows in the back - (KEY WORD "WHEN" & "HAD") I had signage saying, "Doors can not be opened from inside." Low and behold several idiots tried....

Anyway I don't have any (since I worked for other people) but am thinking of putting up a shingle so to speak - since I am no longer employed.... Then again I am also thinking of, among other things a DBA fictisious name change....

 

[Cavie]

No name on the truck looks like a shady operation. Here today gone tomorow. Not the law in Florida but if you do put your name on, it must have your license # on it.

 

[e57]

It's the LAW in my state!

No it's not... :roll: Wait what state are actually in?

 

[celtic]

A target for what?? "Nonprofessional Weekly" magazine?

Spud Gun bandits :grin:

 

[brantmacga]

as for being a target, i showed up monday morning to find one of the windows in the van had a beer bottle thrown through it.

thought leaving it parked out front would be cheap advertising.

 

[e57]

Deep Pockets Electric - come and get it!

 

[goldstar]

First off, it's a law here in NJ. The name of your company and license # must appear on the truck. Technically, the license holder's name and license # is supposed to be in 3" letters but for some reason that's not strictly enforced.

Anyway, IMHO having a neat truck with quality lettering, logo, etc. on the sides and back shows people (potential customers) that you're doing well. Your chances of getting a job or referral are better than if you bought some piece of junk van and wrote your company name on the side with a crayon. Appearances mean a lot

 

[220/221]

16' box vans are potential rolling billboards so we letter the hell out of them.

 

[Minuteman]

Ran into Lowe's the other day to grab some hardware. There was a Plumber's Pick-Up in the lot. Nice looking truck, side boxes, company name, a WH manufacturer's logo, no phone number, no license number. His pipe rack was full of pvc and there was a new WH in the bed.

I don't know why he would letter the truck and leave off the license number. State law requires it on all trucks that haul tools and material to a job. Also, why leave off a phone number?

 

[masterinbama]

We've got a 1 man company here that I do Electrical for. He has licenses in plumbing hvac and minor construction (Alabama has a limited GC license for non structural work) He is very good at what he does and loves being a 1 man show. When he bought his new truck his wife suggested he put under all of his other info this phrase "I will do what your husband won't". It only took about 2 weeks of varying propositions that he had that removed.

 

[SEO]

Customers feel more comfortable seeing a lettered truck if they don't know you.