Semi truck door lettering is one of the first things a weigh station officer, shipper, or potential customer notices about your rig. Getting it right means staying compliant with FMCSA rules and projecting a professional image on every mile. At Hoosier Decal, we have been cutting vinyl for owner operators and fleets since 2003, and […]
If you operate a fishing-charter or livery vessel in Ohio, your boat carries three layers of markings: USCG documentation or state registration numbers, a state validation decal from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, and any commercial / livery identifiers. This guide explains the rules, sizing, placement, and what vinyl survives Midwest freeze-thaw cycles. Jump […]
If you operate a fishing-charter or livery vessel in Georgia, your boat carries three layers of markings: USCG documentation or state registration numbers, a state validation decal from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, and any commercial / livery identifiers. This guide explains the rules, sizing, placement, and what vinyl survives humid Southern climate. Jump […]
If you operate a fishing-charter or livery vessel in Minnesota, your boat carries three layers of markings: USCG documentation or state registration numbers, a state validation decal from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, and any commercial / livery identifiers. This guide explains the rules, sizing, placement, and what vinyl survives severe winters and heavy […]
If you operate a fishing-charter or livery vessel in North Dakota, your boat carries three layers of markings: USCG documentation or state registration numbers, a state validation decal from the North Dakota Game and Fish Department, and any commercial / livery identifiers. This guide explains the rules, sizing, placement, and what vinyl survives severe northern-plains […]
Popular vinyl colors tend to cluster around a handful of workhorses that read well across surface colors, hold up outdoors, and match what contractors and business owners actually want on their trucks. White and black dominate commercial use. But specific industry sectors gravitate to specific colors, and knowing those patterns helps you make a choice […]
“What kind of vinyl do you use?” is the question we get most. The honest answer: it depends on the application. Standard 3-year vinyl is fine for indoor signs and short-term trade-show graphics. Premium 6+ year vinyl is what you want for vehicles. Reflective is a category of its own. Here’s the working breakdown. Jump […]
Buying or registering a trailer in Washington? Three different stickers and plates need to be in the right places: the federal VIN/MFR plate, the state registration tag, and (if you run commercial) any DOT or company markings. This guide walks through placement, replacement, and what vinyl to use so your markings survive Pacific Northwest rain […]
Cleaning a vinyl lettered vehicle wrong is one of the fastest ways to shorten the life of your graphics. The wrong soap vinyl lifting at edgess edges. High-pressure washing at close range shoots under the letters. Wax gets trapped under lifted corners and holds dirt. The right approach is simple, but the wrong one is […]
Dump truck lettering has to survive job sites that eat equipment. Concrete splash, asphalt residue, gravel impacts, and heavy daily washing are the baseline conditions. The lettering on a dump truck also has to meet FMCSA marking requirements requirements if the truck operates in commercial interstate service, and some states impose their own markings on […]
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